Evening star., 1913-04-13

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home, and by beautiful fadeaway slide managed to
escape being touched.
Later in the game he and Crawford attempted the
play: This time Castillo, seeing that Cobb would
beat perfect throw third shot the ball to the catcher
Then he proudly doffed his cap while the Cuban fans
howled with delight He had prevented Ty from
ing.
SEVERAL years ago. when Cobb was first thrilling the
~ fans with his sensational work the bases, many
and again heard players insist that Tyrus was a
"lucky bonehead," rather than great base runner.
To support their contention the players would relate
of Tys stunts that contrary to the laws of the
game and commonly referred to bad baseball.
Shortly after hearing several players argue this point
Ty do something that regarded in that light.
ball had been played, and also knew Cobb well enough
to feel there method in his madness. At the
close of the game made it point to ask him why he
tried to steal third with two out and his team
runs behind
@That stunt is being called a fine bit of bonehead
work by by the opposition said Ty: Il admit limit that it
preston desired to create. lot of players say
bonehead base runner that simply put my head
down and wild, regardless of conditions. That is
just the light in which hope to keep myself before the
other boys Just long they refuse to take
ousy just that much easier will it be for to pull off
things that of the ordinary. figured the game
was lost thought would make the boys feel happy
by pulling something that really made me look foolish
When everybody begins to think that
begin to be difficult"
Every now and then to this day Cobb with game
lost does something that still creates the impression
that he is lucky than wonderful Just so long
he accomplish that end he will be satisfied
MANY of the star batsmen said to have grooves
A'A This that certain style of ball is difficult
for them to hit There of number of bat
tiers who hit almost any kind of delivery. Eddie
Plank the great southpaw of the Athletics discussing
famous batters in the American League, made novel
comparison of those two big hitters, Tyrus Cobb and
Napoleon Lajoie He asserts that Ty makes you put
them and then cracks them safe while Lajoe hits
them mile whether they over or not.
The wonderful Lajoie is always dangerous with the
STICK perhaps dangerous when the pitcher pur-
posey trying to waste ball on him. Larry has long
been known bad ball hitter and pitchers seldom
give him anything the heart of the plate feel
safe in saying that Larry would increase his batting
average thirty forty points If he would work
dotes on what would be called wild pitches waste
balls. l have umpred in at least halfdozen games
that he has broken up by hitting waste ball safely
Many young pitcher upon reaching the bench after
Larry has cracked of his waste balls to the fence
has asked it is necessary pitch out than two
says Larry great hitter because he hits them whether
they not. 1t is necessary only for the ball
to be in the vicinity of the plate
CHRIsTY MATHEWsoN is a wonderfully great
pitcher because he has always possessed the knack
of keeping the ball just where the various baters like it
least. According to Mathewson, Hans Wagner is one
of the very few batters who troubled by particu
lar style of delivery Mathewson says that Wagners
only groove is base on balls because by purposely
passing him the pitcher eliminates the possibility of
double, triple, or home
Steve Evans, the clever Outheder OF the ST. LOUIS
Cardinals, is great admirer of Mathewson. In his
opinion greater pitcher ever heaved ball. Regard