The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
JY COBB, VEACH AND CRAWFORD LIVE
 VERY SIMPLE LIVES

While in Boston, Cobb, Crawford and Veach, the slugging crew of the Detroits, told John M. Austin how they kept in shape. don't have any particular rules, said Cobb ''I live eleanly because I want to.
 .sI should say. however, if I were called upon to lay down sort of. 10 commandments for the education of youth, that men should leave liquor , absolutely alone. The same applies to the use of cigarettes, which never use myself, because I have never ac- gars. few a day, but never inhale the smoke.
 Sleep is another essential for good health. believe that no one should attempt to get away with less than eight or nine hours Of it. Some peo- to strike a happy medium in our manner of living we would be the better for it.
 Then, too,'' he continued after a pause, people eat too much. There is nothing that will pull a mans health down quicker than eating too much An overloaded stomach has the same effect upon a man as an overlooked wagon has on horses
 ''I eat two meals only day, break fast and dinner at night. Most base ball players do the same thing, be-
 
 i will do to a man trying to playsbalI fin the aftern9on.''
 For a wonder Ty Cobb does not do ' much walking. This habit is chiefly ! the sport of sEnglishmen, yet it's vir- tues are well known. In the winter months he goes to his home in Au- gusta, Ga, and spends his time either hunting or playing golf. MT. Cobb is ] nearly as good on the links as he is on l the diamond and it does not seem to
  the ease with some ball players. z
 AS for Sam Crawford, tsWahoo Sam as he is called, the man who knocked a home run and made. King j George of England sit up and take i notice a few years ago when on a tour i of .the world, he has gained for him 1 self the reputation of heinz the most regular man as to his habits of any baseball player in the country. .Ipt ts1 believe in the old adage: Early to bed and early to rise,' he said as he sat out on the stone steps of the hotel. That's why I am in bed at 10 o'clock. every night and up at ' o'clock every morning. The rest of the time I'm playing ball, resting up and seeing the movies '' -% v And that's the truth, too, for Sam Crawford is one of the regular pat rons of the silent drama and can be seen in one of the numerous Detroit houses every night in summer and winter.
 He says they have no effect on his eyesight, and asi he is slamming the horsehide pill for about .315 there is more truth than poetry in his re- mark.
 Crawford stands about six feet three and is as tbig as a house. Ii . he ate all he wanted to he would tir the scales around 300 pounds. As ii Mhs he will weigh around 225.
 s'I live right said Yeach. 'eWhat is the use in abusing ones privilige to live, anyhow? We, who are for tunate to have been given good, sound bodies, should take care of them just well take care of one Of our children. Health is the biggest thing in life, and Pm thankful to say thai I've had nightly little sickness"
 veach is the sh ortest of the 'tslug ging crew" but he has that we'll knitted frame which denotes strength He has a. clear pair of rather greenisf eyes, and they appear to be the kin6 that are able to hang onto the ball.'
 Veach says it is a great feeling re get hit.
 '1f you turn in a good newspape1 story there is a certain amount o1 pleasure in knowing that it is good. feel the me way when I step up t6 the plate and connect with theb all. cannot tell whether my connection i. going to develop into safety or not but I do know. that there is some thing great in feeling your bat hit the horse hide.''