Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-09
Local and Foreign
Sport Field Covered
STAR ATHLETES SHOULD BE
CAREFUL OF THEIR ACTIONS

effect their examples will have on the
youth OF the country and conduct
themselves so thar they will help de-
velop the lesser players and safe
sport
Are You a hunter or a euteher3 ~
All sports cannot be judged by re-
suits. For instance, the best hunter
is not always the man who brings
home the most game. In that case q
butcher would hold the worlds cham
pionship. "Ty" Cobb Is one OF the
best hunters have ever seen. He
seems to have some sense which tell
him where birds and other game are.
but he win not come home laden
down, for the reason that he Is sports
man enough TO give the birds a fair
chance, II he puts up a coVey In one
field and marks down a bird or two,
he win spend an hour trying to put
these stray Cnes up, even though he
knows that there Is another convey In
the next field. He Is game in that he
never tires, and he persists In what
he goes after. but he gives the birds
fair shake always. / don't believe
''Ty' would any more think Of shoot
ing a bird on the ground than he
would contemplate committing muir
der One fall Cobb got into a row
with a man with whom he was hunt
ing because this fellow tried 10 shoot
some birds he caught on the ground
after he had had tough luck in firing
at those he saw on the wing. ''Ty'
tells me he missed those on the,
ground, too 2
You remind me Of that old story.
declared Cobb to this companion, after
he got through bawling him out
strong. You remember the two guys
who went out hunting and one saw
the other raise his gun and aim under
some growth. He looked and discoy.
cred two or three quail running
You're not going to shoot those
birds when they are running, are
you? asked the surprised hunter.
b No. replied the other, I am g0
ing to wait until they stop"
Stallings tells story about Cobb's
prowess as hunter which Is worth
repeating.
"Ycu cant beat Try nor fool him, !.
says the big Chief" Some times
when the boys get to hurting the
birds pretty bad down on my place
III skip over a coyey or two, but you
can't get Cobb by them. He was up
at the plantation last fall. and every
time started to miss q spot where
/ thought there might be some birds,
Cobb would stop and say:
That looks like good bird country
over there. Let's try It out.
He would be over In the location
and scare up the birds and come
back with some
Roblnson's Dogs AZ Fault.
Wilbert Robinson, the Brooklyn
manager, went to Stallings place to
hunt with a party OF the Chiefs"
friends last fall, and he brought his
own dogs and fun equipment.
Il don't want to hunt with any.
body said Robbie the night hs
arrived. "Pll 60 out by myself and
skin anybody In the party .
The next day Robbie broke away
about dawn, figuring to nail the early
rising birds, and he was not back at
dusk. Finally little after dark he
turned up.
Where's your gamer asked Stall
ings, and he looked into the pockets
of Robinson's hunting coat. He found
one rail bird.
My dog don't know this country,
declared the veteran catcher.
Well, any way, Robbie was not
like the golfer who hung up new
record for the course every time he
played around alone. And the Brook
lyp manager consented to take on
some partners the next day and got
better results.