The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-06
COBB TELLS OF SUPERSTITIONS
And PECULIARITIES OF PLAYERS

siscisu rss' si% ls's tho he
70 nave zig iAeaas ssr adS is q" a6asse
salute every time he goes TO bat. bat
OF Re team and siask burn. ne pro ,bsst n
willing to put aside his own preferences
60 help the big Frenchman. Another
every time he goes up TO The rubber.
That also must be tough on the mas.
cot sa, ne proosoly would Be w,ilins
thought Il would aid the sox to win
games.
Parscu,sr About BATS.
Ran players usually are very psrtieu-
to one particular piece OF wool and ~
badly as though they had lost a dear
friend. You can't blame them either. for
the frail Ia what helps a man TO make
his living and get his salary raised In
the old national game.
Dclahanty. formerly De,roits second
hasemsn. that was as highly priced by
It's owner as though Il had been a crown
Jewel old Betsy" was the name OF this
club. and l suppose that Jim still has
her. At least. he did as recently as this
sR5ing when ! met him in clncinnstI;
and battered, but as hard rs iron and
with lots Of wood" In her, as the play
s s say y. takes a strong man TO swins
way he used 10 crack out the hits with
That homely old stick was a caution.
went around raving like a wild man. he
made up hts mind that he couldn't hit
with any other bat. and I don't believe
he would have had much u y batting
average ~ his old friend hadn't turned
up in due time He had model of the
old flail In the bat factory and could
have had dozens turned out that looked
just like her. but he wasn't satisfied
with any OF them. He said that the new
bats were like lot Of punk and that the
h.NN ssaFa 49, - -
haven't any particular love among
my bats. seeming 20 be able to use one
about as well a. another. providing there
" good. seasoned wood in them and they
are turned 90 my particular model.
usually stick 20 one as long as my hit
ting keeps good and then switch 20 AN
am goinG badly. get sore on myself and
break up = few clubs until find one
, until begin 20 go badly again.
Never Got the Nat.
one OF the most famous bats IN the
country y that With which Frank Baker
worlds series. This stick was given TO
him hy DOME Bush on the last trip the
Tigers mede 20 Philadeiphia Frank
took fancy 10 IL one day aud DOME.
who naturally wanted 70 see the Ameri-
can League come out on top in the
worlds series. told him to take Il slorg
Frank promised TO give Bush a new hat
. " the Athletics won the worlds series
but. 30 far a. know. the hcihiGear never
l. NHN WV lNTANfnUNnNs MNeu 10 near
/ Bush naEEinR Baker about that promise
but rather think that Frank retired 70
/ the farm without ever coming across.
Bats varv q lot. a. anyone viii no.
3 tirc who looks over the stock on dis
: play In front Of the players benches.
Every good hitter has his own particu-
/ lar tastes On regard TO his implements
| or war Willie keeler. for Instance.
one OF the greatest batsmcu tho game
ever produced. used a short thick log.
| which hcheid almost In the middle.
while Joe Jackson. one 81 the kings %
modern sluggers takes whole tree up
/ 90 tho plate with him and grabs 70 we'll
out toward the end Ioo's pole Isn't
| 30 heavy o. ~ looks. however NJ ~
big and thick enough 20 EiU an ele-
plant. but Joe seems 20 he able 70 get
st pitching
] lie must know how TO use a.. for he
/ has 20 his credit what was one 81 the
longest wallops made IN tho recent his
/ tory % tho American league This was
syat over one ~ the faErolos on TOP
\ OF the Polo Grounds New YORK IL
/ takes husky poke 90 ret the ball into
TIE upper tier - the horseshos stand
/ on fair ground. but Joe wasn't content
! With that. but put tho pin clear over
4 the roof ana out o. the rark
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