New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-21
Ty Cobb'S Baseball Crime Not
So Bad as Painted.
WHY MATTY STILL IS KING
Racing Should Not Be Exotic
for Favored Few-Views on
College Mines.
BY Herbert.

country. is not greater than the game
There is a feeling, however. that Mr..
Navin is drawing too fine line and de-
pending on exaegeratons TO make ms
side of the controversy appear more
tenable Cobb may be hard to handle
Temperament is a common failing WIN
most stars. but II IS hard TO accept Mr.
Navins point Of view in cloudins the
issue by raking up Old scores and point
ing out that Cobb was not always
smenable 10 discipline. The Georgia
Peach" kept on making safe hits ana
plfering bases even il he did sho"
temper AZ times and absented himself
occasionally from morning practice. Mr.
Navin and the Detroit club would be glad
10 have Cobb. Temperament, and all ana
discipline OF no discipline AT their own
price.
Every player should observe the rules
of training as well as of the game ana
II is the business Of the manager TO see
that he does so II a club owner makes
an exception he has himself to blame
Cobb's only baseball crime at this time
IS his desire to get a salary that he con-
siders himself worth, and that no DOUBT
he is worth. II is true that Sl5Ccl l. lot
of money for second division club to
pay for one player, and II Is a grave
question whether he is worth ~ much To
Detroit: hut the price is the thing and
Mr.. Navin would have done better to
have come out boldly and say so with
out resortiug 10 side issues, largely I'M
material No doubt, two or three owners
I'm the American League including Frank
Farrell. of the Yankees. would welcome
the opportunity TO pay Cobb $1,000 year.
as he is wonderful drawing card; but
The laws of baseball like the laws OF
the Medos and the Persians. are IRE
Nocaule. and must be so, of necessity so
that Cobb must play with Detroit or not
al all. unless Mr. Navin can screw up
his courage to the point of boarding the
Detroit FAIRS" and selling the great
player
II Frank Chance INDUCES himself TO the
extent of peeling off a couple of $50 DIS
every time one of his pitchers WINS
game a big hole will be cut in the salary
he is drawing. even If that salary touches
ZOO wear. as has been said. Neatins'
however. deserved something more sub
stantial than mere words in giving the
peerlcss Leader his first victory In the
American League, and over the world
champions too.
II is no wonder that the fans rave
,vcr Christopher Matthewson. Big SIX
scts his bumps now and then but the
confidence that he inspires whenever he
items i'm the box is the natural result ct
accomplishing great things when needs
must. once again Matty has proved his
light 10 that oft-told SAYING: King oil
en- all" lie pitched the Giants to their
first victory in the National League race
pn Thursday. aided and abetted ty
Laughing Larry Doyle. who drove out
four hits I'm five times at bat including
home run and timely single that set
lied the battle in the ninth inning Mady
and Doyle make a great pair
Frank Chance is quoted a. saying
pitchers can make or break ball CLUB
and YOU can take it from me that we
have the best pitching staff, taken as
whole. in either league This does not
sound exactly like Chance. but he may
have been carried away by the flush OF
victory over the Red SoX last Wednesday.
lie has said previously taat the Yankees
had the makngs Of one OF the best pitch
ing STATS in the country, and II is Just !
possible of course. that he is now con-
WINGED that IL is made lie has a mighty
good staff-of that there is little doubt
hut results must speak for themselves
and results so far have been discouraging'
10 say the least
one could almost write sermon on the
text provided By Vice-President Marshall
when he SAID few days ago: 'Ihe art
accumulated upon the baseball diamond
&c clean" No sport appeals so largely TO
tho youth of this land as the great ma
,iorai game. and. fortunately organized,
bseebaII is governed so well and main
,ained at such a high standard that the
league games serve as stimulus without
as rule. leaving any evil effects Inc
professionals do not always set Soou
example in emphasizing the spirit 10 VIII
at anv cost Tricks are resorted TO from
time 10 time and methods are USED III
coaching or kicking" which are an OF
fence 10 good sportsrnanship, but on the
whole the games are clearly played ana
the good far exceeds the evil.
This leads up 10 the absolute necessity
~ discipline on the diamond and the need
of putting almost autocratic power in the
hands of the umpire. The players, paid
though they are, have much at stake |
and the desire to win necessarily leads TO
the loss OF temper when decisions go !
against them. 1t IS the umpire's first
business to maintain order on the field, |
and to insure this happy condition pun |
ishment must be meted out firmly and |
quickly. but withal. with justice. | agree !
with Dave Futz. president of the Base |
ball Players Protective Association, that |
every man who is punished should have |
a hearing. but il does not follow, as sug- /
cested. that the hearing should come be- !
fore a man is suspended Under the cir |
Ban Johnson, president of |
the American League is right in saying: |
1T would be too obstructive i'm main |
tanning discipline IN The playing field"
An innocent man is oftentimes deprived |
OF his liberty before being tried and ac- |
quilted. and baseball players. suffer no
greater hardship I'm being suspended be- |
fore a hearing The way should be open, |
however, for wrong 10 be righted and a |
fine RENTED as some umpires are dis |
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