Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-10

men, but there are two or three posi-
lions that seem TO need strengthening
Big Ed. Sweeney, It is said. Is no
showing much of a desire to get Oh
the Job and earn his money and Their
| have been other instances where
little more energy could have beer
employed with considerable success
Both Zeider and Borton appear to b'
acceptable and maybe Rhndy Wal
lace. of the st. Louis Browns, will be
come a member of the Yankee tean
before long and help steady down and
brace up the infield. The hope.
less Yanks have hope and Chance, BY
the way, seems to be taking every.
thing like a gamester. With all his
bad fortune, the Peerless Leader
has retained his numerous friends and
his thousands of admirers in New
York. There was much joy all around
when the Yanks won again.
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The New York fans are rubbing
1t in on Hal Chase. They booed him
on Saturday at every turn, and he
just took 1t all and said nothing.
The fans were probably right once
upon a time for their coldness toward
Chase, but they are wrong now. He
lie away from New York, and good
luck to Chicago for her hospitality.
The Gotham fans should feel de-
lighted over the change and give Hal
a hand, in the hope that he will do
as well for Chicago as he did for
New York. II he does no better
New York will not miss him any; but
the concerted booing appears to be
out of order. Chase has quit the old
Job for a new one and why hamper
him? The trouble is, the fans feel as
If Chase didn't give New York the
best he had and they do not want
to see him do well anywhere. Hal is
still wonderful player and he can
make good anywhere, If he so elects.
He will have to be on the Job for
Charley Comiskey, for that is one
gentleman who will never stand for
any "pouts" or "sulks" when the
battle is on.
When Iy Cobb went ION strike" he
left himself open to criticism, and he
will probably never hear the last of
1t. When he got back in the game
he played like house aflre, but re-
Gently he hasn't been doing so we'll
One of his poorest series was the one
at Philadelphia last week, and nearly
every scribe in Sleepy Town" took a
crack at the famous Georgia
Peach" One after the other said
that Ty was laying down his full
length on the team and that he
would never be worth sou marquee
to the Tigers. Cobb seems to have
become peeved over the situation,
and even goes SO far as to be inter-
viewed on the matter.
at is doing me a great injustice to
make such charges, and nothing was
ever further from my mind" declares
Cobb. 1.-THE trouble with my playing
in Philadelphia was that 1 fell into a
batting slump. No player looks good
when he is not hitting, and under
such conditions there is not much OPP
portunity to do anything to help his
team. They have little use for me in
Philadelphia, anyway" Ty says, land
they never overlook chance to mis-
represent me to the public, but any
one who knows me knows that
never quit"
Cobb is right-it is an injustice to
say that man is not doing his best.
But you can't stop the fans from
talking. In fact, it is the "gibber"
and the 'jabber" of the rooters
that really makes Cobb so valuable
to baseball II he is doing his best,
his conscience, at least, is clear, and
that covers a multitude of sins. The
news is rampant, though, that Cobb
isn't satisfied in Detroit and that he
desires to get away from there. 1t
is also said that there Is more than
one American League magnate who
would be only too willing to take
over Tvs contract, which seems to
be a rather heavy load for the De-
troit Club. There is much smoke,
anyway, and perhaps the fire will
break out before long.
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Bike fans are just beginning to be-
come interested in the game, if yot