The Detroit times., 1914-06-22
COBB is SO DEPRESSED HE
WANTS TO QUIT BASEBALL

shoulder and said. I'm glad that you
have been a gentleman IN this
thank you. Il has been Worrying me
and I'm glad that you have acted al
right
while he went over 10 get my hiti
the how kept talking 20 me IN spite
OF the efforts Of Mr. Carpenter 20 shut
him up. Finally he dared me 20 go
into the street and hght Il out. /
did"
cobb was informed that Carpenter
insisted on taking action against him
II have nothing to'say about that
said Ty. 1T is Lis move, u he thinks
that he has a case
II have no definite plans for the
immediate future But You may say
for me that 7 Would not consider any
Federal league offers If made TO me
at this time ] haven't received any
this morning and don't expect 10 re-
ceive any. Talk OF my going 10 the
Feds Is windy,
Ever since | held out for more sal
ary in the spring Of 1918 however. |
have had worse treatment from the
fans than AZ any time before that /
think that il was the way the news
papers treated me at that time mat
caused the fans 70 turn. Since that
time things haven't been so pleasant
I'm Detroit in spite OF the fact that
have worked hard for the club
President Frank . Navin Of the
Tigers saws that he will stand back
OF Cobb 10 the limit in the present
trouble. Navin finds IL his duty 10
get Ty back into the game Just as
soon as possible and legal and medl'
cal aid will be az his disposal
Manager Jennings says that while
he dislikes very much 70 have Cobb.
out OF the lineup be and his men viii
fight all the harder TO make up for
Tvs absence. Hughie High will re
place Cobb in center field.
The players are naturally sore that
Cobb should have got into the fracas
and that they are without his ser
vices. but they aren't going TO lie
down because OF Il BY any means.
The injuries sustained BY Ty Cobb
on and OF the field this season may
cause the Tigers the loss OF the pen.
nant
Tvs first serious hurt came when
Foster. Boston pitcher, hit him IN the
ribs with fast ball and broke a
bone. That kept Cobb out OF the
game for a couple OF weeks and put
the Tigers IN slump that dropped
them from first place TO the lower
part OF the first division.
With the Tigers right on the heels
OF the Athletics at the present time
the loss Of Cobb through his latest
injury. is likely TO mean another
Tiger slump.
There are several important series |
To be played In the immediate future
In which Cobb would have been very
valuable
The absence of Cobb from the line
I'D comes at very inopportune time. |
II looks as If It is right now II ever
that the Tigers have 10 make their |
stand for the flag. II they lose ground
now after having YanQuished every
hoe except the Athletics, they can
hardly hope TO make up the distance
later on IN the race.
Cobb's absence from the lineup and
the escapade which caused him 10 be
80 injured as TO leave the team, gives |
little Hughie High another chance 10 |
make a strong bid for fame and popu-
arity. High replaced Cobb in cen
ter yesterday and he will undoubted-
" play there right along. High played
Tor Cobb when Ty was dickering for
4 heavy contract in the spring OF 1919
and he made himself very popular by
his work az that time He has
chance 10 repeat and II he can come
through successfully he will be the
hero Of the Tiger contingent
NEW YORK June 22-Willis
star lightweight OF the east
,ide, makes bis bow tonight for the
irst time since he defeated Knock
,ut Brown. He will meet Kid Don