New-York tribune., 1912-02-10
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Philadelphia Fans" Would Rob
Ty Cobb of Baseball Crown.
DEMAND II FOR COLLINS
J. Franklin Baker Orders an
Even Dozen Bats Built
on Home Run Lines.


than d hard hitting outfeldcr. Philadelphia
fans" arc trying to pry loose the crown
Of baseball from Ty Cobb's brow and place
II on the receptive head OF Eddie Collins
Philadelphia never could reconcile Itself 10
Ty cobb. and win not admit that he is
the greatest Of living ball players as long
az the COllnses. Bakers ct al wear the
uniform OF tho Athletics.
Combining defensive and offensive ability
10 the highest degree, il is maintained that
players like Wagner. collins and Lajoie
do more to hold their teams up in the race
than the Cobbs. Schultes and JackSOns
This is difficult question to decide. Clever
fielding and good hitting arc fused IN out,
tolders more often than not but in among
the inGeders II is rare that brilliant and
spectacular fielder is mighty with the stick
Before the advent Of Collins. Wagner and
Iajoic were unqucstionably the kings o.
tn" inheld. but Eddie has forced his way
mp until nc has outShonc his rivals Ills
youth and speed on the bases give him IN"
call over Honus and Larry, both OF whom
can hit and feld quite as well.
There are many inheldcrs who cover
lot OF ground ari hit we'll, such as Baker
end McInnis. OF the Athletics; HoblItzel. Of
the Reds: Lord of the White Sox: Chase.
OF the Yankees; Konotcny, OF the Cardi-
nails. and Larry Doyle, Of the Giants. but
none Of these has a batting average hover
Ing around 80, year in and year out, and at
the same time possess the fielding ability
Of Collins, Wagner and Lajoie.
The big league teams are generally con-
struCted on the basis Of strong defensive
iuneld and a strong offensive outtieid. but
there must he good fielding and hitting
ability all around Most championship
teams have two or more exceptional hit
iors in the outned. such as Clarke and
Leach. II the Pirates; Holman, Schult"
and sheckaItl. OF the cubs and Cobb and
Crawford Of the Tigers. The Athletics are
an exception as their principal hitting
strength centres in the inNeld around Col
lins and Baker
II the inhelders have hitting strength 50
much the better for team. But II doesn I
prove anything for Collins and be VIII
have 20 keep up his good work for several
,aasons In order TO convince most fans
that he - as great player as th" only
Ty cobb.
ar even dozen Of those HON" run bats
is tho order John Franklin Baker ot the
PHILADELPHIA Athletics. sent 10 a Louls''"'
turner few days ago. Accompanying the
order was tho bat with which h" maze ms
fg,o famous four-base drives that won IN"
championshlp FOR the Athletics over IN"
N.v. York Giants last fall. II was mao" ~
Louisville of Kentucky mountain wood thdt
contains luck or something equally potent
and Eo wants the twelve nov ones mad'
lust Ike H. Also he wants the sacred relic
az his prowess returned 20 him al MS tarih
az Trappe. Nd.
Five. nov players were signed by the
Eooklyn Superbas ycst"rdal Two pitch-
ere Rurk and Dent. Two outh"lders Daley
.,,r Jem.s and a utility player Breen. are
now In line.
Rurk was with the team last season. but
tl. others are now 10 Bro"Hlyn. and may
r,-rr be ANYTHING else. Speaking OF IN"
fire, named. Tom Rice says. &C. Sanford
Urrk has the high ambition 20 pitch a fnlI
gam. without being knocked out OF IN"
hoy or being Withdrawn b"caus" Of his
q .ldncys He was with ~ all last season.
hy. was 20 Wild that he made the Wild Man
os Eorneo look Ike n New England deacon
a. a funeral
charles hetter known as Duke, FarreH'
the oldtirnc catcher. recently with th" New
York Yankees. has been signed 10y TN" BoS-
ton club ~ the National League" as "
soout He will go South with tn" team on
lis spring training trip and help King
coach ,bc Young pitchers and catchcrs.
TE. pbiladelphia club. OF IN" Nauonaf
League. has released Beck. m" hard-h'i-
ting outCelder. IN Buffalo: STANLEY. pitch
.r 10 Rochester. and Hall, another pitcher
to Tacoma Arrangements w"r" made
whereby auv Of these players can l." re-
caIIoo whenever the Philadelphia cluJ
needs their services.
George Bonhag predicts that h" Will
s,,,ash the fve-mile record week from
tonight. when he lines UP against WHO
Kramer and a dozen other runners IN on"
~ the feature races OF TN" eleventh annual
indoor games Of the Columbia University
Track Association at the 22d Regiment
,,r,or, Bonhas IL now in training. ana
,...,ar,lav travelled the distance In close I"
record time.
Another race that is likely to produc"
,,.o mark will be- the onc-mile run for the
p,vter Gun. Abel KIviat has two legs on
mis- t-ophy. but he will hav" 20 be at his
r., ., win this time. az he will find a
..,r,b,. oppopcnt IN Tel Bcrna. the Cornell
.,,,, In the 6O-yard dash such good men
a.. ,tcycr Rosenberger and Clarke are en-
,.r,d Never believes he will win and at
49, .ar,c time establish a new record.
,,.oershieIds. jr.. members of the Montreal
,,..,n,o, club have entered for the cham
,,io,s,ir tournament Of United states al
Boeton on February 81.
p,cb,rd Grant q graduate of Harvard
University and track coach Of IN" M
lit. of Minnesota, has been re-"nCaSed
,,- rho coming year by IN" athletic board
NJ control
Lon u l1vnn, who manages and dirccls
tho pugillstic affairs of Andy Parker th'
waIterweight pugilist Of Connecticut ac-
cus.s Mike Gibbons Of running out OF
match with Parker. The men were Matched
to box before the Falrnont Athletic Club
., Tho BRONX next week. but Gibbons de-
.o,or.d tho bout off and took on Freddie
,I,cLs the mlddleweight from Detroit
II,,.t,, ,,ai,.d the decision over Walter Cof-
fev I'm a bout at local club fecehli!' Out
failed to show any ALARMING amount VI
ability I'm doing So
Parker is one OF the best weiter"elshts III
the ring to-day He is twenty-five years OF
sg. and has been boxing for three seasons.
Dur,ng that time he has had more than
tfty battles. Twice he has been defeated,
nm, in each bout where the decision went
o,atr.t him Parker broke his right arm
and was forced to quit Eleven battles
-. go, ,be limit. but Andy ended forty