Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-22

troit and Detroit will, sooner or
later, have to make arrangements for
the great players transfer to another
team. His kick over the salary ques-
tion brought out some bad feeling
and Cobb hasn't been the greatest
help In the world to the team all
season. In an individual way, he is
holding up his end, but he isn't work
ing in unison with the other machln-
cry of the team, it is claimed. He
wants to get away and it looks as If
Detroit is not going to stop him,
either.
How to trade Cobb and to whom
to trade Cobb is a puzzle that isn't
worked out In a hurry. Ty would
come high and Detroit would have
to he shown some excellent material
as part of the bargain. The rumor
that Iris Speaker would be traded
for Cobb even up seems to listen
well, although there are some fans
in Boston who wouldn't like to see
Speaker go nohow-Cobb or no Cobb.
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The fact that Tyrus Raymond
wants to get away from Detroit is
SO evident that every club in the
American League is trying to figure
out how to get the Georgia Peach"
AS far as some of the clubs are con-
cerned, Detroit would want the whole
team and then some cash to boot
and the price wouldn't be looked upon
as too high. The most even trade,
though, would appear to be Speaker
for Cobb. Ty would do well in the
Hub where he is a big favorite and
neither club could be accused of get
in Speaker. would be getting first
class player, but would be losing a
greater player, perhaps, yet withal
a dissatisfied player. With everything
rosy all around. Detroit would be
better off with Speaker and Boston
would benefit greatly by the acquisi-
ton of Cobb.
Cobb would like to play. He would
join New York in a minute and he
would go with Charley Comiskey, of
Chicago, without any urging. New
York would really be the best place
for Cobb. Such deal would help the
league all around. 1t would give the
Yankees a star player and a great
player and maybe Manager Chance
would be able to build up ball team
around the Detroit star. As far aa
players go, New York has nothing to
offer Detroit in return, and as an
out-and-out financial deal some
money would have to change hands.
Cobb is a great attraction and he Ia
worth considerable Just on his own
drawing powers to a club Nothing
less than $4,000 would touch him.
and on top of this the club magnate
would have to give Ty something
like $4,000 per year to make him
happy and work for the best inter-
}ests of the team. When you think of
the $35. 900 for one lone ball PLAYER
and know that you will have to hire
twenty or more men to help him
out, you are likely to give the mat
ter cOnSidara hIa ,or,..iz T.
pay, of course, in the long run, and
the acquisition of Cobb might mean
a pennant and worlds champion-
ship, which would more than bring
Dack the money paid out. 1t is all
gamble, though, and baseball Is the
biggest gamble in the world. You
can put the greatest ball PLAYERS in
the universe together and they will
not win you pennant, vet Won can
put Just one man in the proper p,ace
on team of mediocres and tbey
VIII scamper off with the flag lust
like breaking sticks.
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Tyrus the Great" NAV have reaI
merit in his method to tear h;nseIf
away from Detroit. If a man close
TO throne knows what he ia talking
about. Hugh Jennings is PLAYING his
mai engagement as a manager In the
old Michigan town Next wear so tho
STORY goes, the redoubtable Hugh will
be much closer to civilization and
VIII be leading the Brooklyn Superhas
IN an attack on the National Lea
pennant. Jennings belongs in the Ma
tional League. where most of his
friends are He took a berth in the
American League because II was the
best thing in sight. He made good in
every way. He liked Cobb. the two
got along well together, and Ty did
yoeman work in order to win the pen
nants. Stories have cropped up now
and then alleging that Jennings and
Cobb didn't hitch. Hugh told me in
the most positive manned that he
and Ty never had n cross word and
that Cobb was the easiest ball player
he had ever handled.
Cobb doesn't need much coaching,
you know" Jennings said, "but he
does what l tell him every time he
goes to the bat, He is not only a
great star, but he is wonderful team
man. How do you expect we would
be able OF win three pennants If Cobb
wasn't working in unison with the
other players? No. it's all a mistake
to accuse Cobb of being an individual
player! He is a team man and he
has never crossed me yet"
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