The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-26
In Addition to His Great Play
ing His New Attitude
Will Help Him
\ NO LONGER APPEARS TO
BE OVERLY ARROGANT
Has Handled His Contract Prop.
ositiOn Here With Skill
and Tact

Ty Cobb will this season not oni!
regain the wonderful popularity. par'
Il OF which he lost through his hold ne
out when the Tigers needed him bad
u " but he will add TO II greatly dur
n Ing the coming season.
Cobb as a ball player has without
q doubt been the greatest idol of the
3, game, but there have been angles in
the mans disposition and slants 10
a home OF his actions which have robbed
" him of some OF the whole souled ar
"a lection that the fans have for players
like Walter Johnson and Ed Walsh.
But this season Cobb seems abso-
Y lutely without those idiosyncracies
4 which have put flaws In, his brilliance.
4 He II apparently changed man from
/. what he has been in times past
Admiration for him could not help
but be increased by the straight for
y ward, manly way In which he handled
a his contract proposition once he ar
4 rived In Detroit. The public was be-
4 ginning to be rather tired OF his hold
\ lng out, and his statements from the
y south. In spite Of the fact that they
read the latter with avidity hoping for
\ some new light on the subject.
But once In Detroit. Cobb gave out
. Good. sensible, straightforward state
\ wents, said that he had travelled q
y thousand miles to see President
Nayin and thought that undoubtedly
\ ~ would sign. He made an engage
\ mont with the Tigers boss. had a
4 s1ong. quiet conference with him and
signed his contract.
M There was no fooling around, no
Aesitation. Cobb was here for pur-
pose and he fulfilled It with as little
fuss and feathers as possible.
~ Tyrus came here neither In the hui
a initiation OF a man who has been
4 neowbeaten nor in the false bravado
'S0f man who il blumng though
y hoa1en. Cobb gracefully admitted that
q ~ 316, 900 stun was on. and that he
\ md Navin knew about what he would
about COBB and his relationship to
31ho club and the American league.
H16mo Of which hurt Cobb. But In
Sotoad Of taking personal offense at IL
1 ~ has realized that the press must
Dg1nt the news and has philosophically
Il noeopted some Of the bitter things
tabliphed concerning him.
HiD treatment Of the players. both
.stho old fellows and the newcomers.
1no been very pleasant. He went 10
#1no Tiger club house yesterday after
Y noon and jocularly inquired II anyone
1aa heat him to my locker" He
om1lod when he found that his locker
KWoo exactly where It was last year
sSon1 that his uniform was there walt
ING lor him.
h introduced himself to the young
.otorO and wished them we'll. This
\ Wnamt q whole lot to many OF them.
&N1ooo ambition 1t has been to remain
With the club At least until Cobb
\ startsd playing.
II Comm keeps up this spirit, he
] Will proved . wonderful asset to the
!felub'B spirit % well 40 to It's playing
power. Even the Tigers who haven't
3 toon the best friends of Tyrus In the
i poDt are free to admit that he puts
= ginger. = tight, into the club that
no one else seems capable Of.
M Cobb's ambition this year is to
break his former records II possible,
y hut to assist the eDtroit Tigers to-
WARDS luture good years, AT all events
Cohb's reinstatement may not come
q soon % expected. A dispatch from
q Chicago this morning says that the
4 National Commission has a special
n meeting In Chicago Wednesday at
A which time the Comm matter will no
II doubt be taken up and disposed Of
Cobb will no doubt be reinstated
4 and fined. II is announced that he
himself will pay the fine.
CO0b'S reinstatement means a shift
N 81 the Tiger lineup. eDl Gamer IL
~ opparently OF his hitting stride, 30
that Il II ligely that Sam Crawford
n viii be shifted from right field TO
h Art base and Cobb placed in Sans
" oun field. Tughie High remaining
" WhoFe he n.
|9 r. this shift Is made 1t will be sole
Ef1y for offensive strength. High Is a
n 6ood man for the second place In the
81 TIGER batting order and Gamer has
1s6t proved of great value lately fol-
Iowing veach.