Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-03

The Hal Chase deal has stirred up
runors galore in baseball circles.
No sooner had the announcement
been made that Chase had been
traded by the Chicago Americans for
Zeider and Borton that the story
spread that Hal was simply secured
by the White Sox to be used in a
deal with Detroit for Ty Cobb. Now,
of course. such a thing is possible, but
it would shake baseball from the
cellar to the garnet if it ever came
to pass. The yarn Of the probable
change of the players reads well and
sounds all right from both sides, but
! the Detroit fans and the fans the
country over, in fact, would feel as
if the game were being juggled en-
tirely too much as box office propo-
! sition. Cobb is the greatest player
| beyond doubt, in the world today
He comes at a high figure and his
demands this year brought about a
rather heated and prolonged contro-
versy. The matter was settled and
Cobb, after missing a number of
games, finally got back into the fold.
Nobody, apparently, has been able
to learn of the exact terms of the
no doubt, which is generally not very
satisfactory.
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Detroit may feel Cobb's big salary
keenly, but the club, financially and
every other way, would be worse off
without him. Even a pennant win
ming team wouldn't suffice, There is
only one Cobb. He is a circus and
in some of the American League
cities he is billed like circus. The
fans go to see Ty play, not Detroit
play. He is an asset the like of
which has never been seen in base
ball. He draws the crowds wherever
he goes and his playing, when there
is anything doing, is worth the price.
Other kings of the diamond have
their following. Take Hans Wagner,
for instance. In New York Wagner
draws tremendous crowds but there
are some clubs in the National
League circuit that he doesn't benefit
a bit With Cobb it is different. He
hasn't any poor town. The fans
everywhere flock to see him and
they like him and applaud him for
his wonderful feats on the diamond.
He is as we'll off in Detroit as any
where, as far as the league is con-
cerned. and while he would be 4
tower of strength to Chicago. such
a deal would not be approved in a
general way. Chase for Cobb, in
any event, wouldn't be fair trade,
and even a money consideration be-
sides would hardly make all things
equal
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Without Charles E. Courtney, the
eminent rowing coach, Cornell is sure
to be in a most uncertain way when
that time comes around. This year
Coach Courtney is still showing his
wonderful tact and his ability to
teach his men how to get the most
out of their efforts on the water but
when his present contract expires,
A.. will howe
to get another boy This is in ac-
cordance with a statement given out
by the coach himself. He declares,
however, that he would not be aVerse
to acting in an advisory capacity,
but he maintains that he is getting
too old for active duties. Courtney
has had wonderful success at Cornell.
He has been coach there for twenty
eight years or more, and he has pro-
duced so many winners that his sue
cess has always been regarded as
phenomenal. A superior oarsman
himself. he was able to teach the col
lege boys the way rowing should be
done. He has always been the boss
of the job which is a good thing,
and he has been a severe boss, from
all accounts, in the bargain When
he goes Cornell will miss him as much
as college coach was ever missed.
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Besides being considered the best
crew in the intercollegiate regatta
to be held at Poughkeepsie June 81,
Cornell has also drawn the outside
or best position at the start of the
race. OF course, water conditions
and weather conditions may change
positions, and Syracuse, with No. l
position, may be favored when the
race comes. But the prospects are,
as in previous years, that No. 6 po-
sition, held by Cornell, will be the
most desirable when the contest is
really on. Wisconsin drew No. 2,
Washington No. 3. Columbia, which
is well liked, No. 4, and Pennsyl-
wanna No. 5.
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Harvard and Yale are preparing
Thames. Great confidence is being
felt at Cambridge on the outcome,
while at New Haven there seems lit
tie to hope for. The prospects are
for a Crimson victory, but Yale will
be watched with interest because of
her English system of coaching.
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The American polo team, it would