Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-04
Detroit Tigers Play the Producers Association Park Fdl

| He was "A green NoungStcr when De
! troit secured him from Augusta. Ga,
| I'm 1905. Detroit wanted to sell him
! but changed its mind because of some
/ tc-up in the deal from the other side.
| since the day he first played for the
| Tigers cobb has been "A regular. Right
| field was where he started and a few
| years ago Manager Jennings shifted
| him to center where his great speed
was of more value to the club. Any
one who takes an interest in baseball
| knows Cobb's batting performances.
| The records are never official unless
Cobb leads In nearly every depart
| ment.
| tobb Is director in a bank i'm his
| native state, owns game preserve OF
several thousand acres and is one of
the chief stockholders in an apart
mont house syndicate besides having
other investments which will net him
| big returns after he quits playing foi
| the Detroit club. ON the day he LAYS
aside his Tiger uniform for the last
time Cobb viii he through with base
ball. lie can afford to quit when he
| feels like II. In the meantime ne CON
tinues drawing the highest salary
player ever pulled down.
Crawford Rich. Too.
Samuel Crawford is one of the men
whom Cincinnati let go. lie stands as
living indictment against the judg
mcnt of the Cincinnati owners which
80 often has been assailcd. Baseball
writers, in their leisure moments. sit
down and pick team of ali-stays
composed of men who We're dropped
10y Cincinnati sam has the distinc-
tlun of making every team. Likewise
does he make all teams of modern
players who appear on all-star Amer
lean league clubs. And that is more
than the remainder of the cast on the
ali-star former Cincinnati teams man
ages to do. Samuel is the hardest
hitter in baseball. II living ath.
lctc, admired by everybody ooth as
player and man, lie Is an idol on the
American league circuit, lives ON the
most fashionable boulevard IN Detroit
IN palatial home purchased from the
results OF worthy investments ana auN
Gay he intends to retire car continue
reading the English masters, winch
Samuel does when he Is not ON the
ball field.
Bobby Neach. the third member of
4 pctroits outficld trio. is a former
pitcher. lie is quite sWarthy and
quiet in appearance and manner
Ncach rarely speaks. But he is
| terror to pitchers I'm a pinch and ac-
| tons count here. \each supplies the
action. lie has wonderful throwing
arm and is a sensational fielder
Burns south Leader
George Burns. who besides being
mighty good first sackcr. is hard
| hitter would go wen in stage YER
sion OF any of Robert ". Chambers
best known works George is pretty
nifty on the society stunts, is a splcn-
did dancer and the most popular man
among the players at any bail Dur
| ing the winter months hC gives dane
/ ing lessons.
George Young. second bascman.
could go into a lecture room and bat
with the hig leagues of the iutclloc-
! tual field. George is a learned, we'll
| bred young man, with an attractive
| personality. lie is "A wonder at field
ing, hut not such a good hitter. lie
has a fine baseball brain and is rated
one of the brainiest iufioldcrs In the
league, although his experience in the
majors does not cover more than one
year.
DOME Bush, the dynamic shortstop-
per. owes much of his greatness to
the interest of Hughie Jennings has
always had In him. when Bush
joined the Detroit club Jennings pre-
dicted that the kid would be the
greatest shortstop in the league. Many
claim that no shortstop ever had a
thing ON Jennings, with the possible
exception of Wagner, hut then Wag-
ncr also plays any other position.
Nughe took Bush IN hand and taught
him most of the tricks Jennings used.
Eush added a lot of his own to this
collection and since he had speed and
willingness Nughic discovered an apt
pupil in the midget and Bush made
good his tutors predictions.
\ Mountain Climber.
No more genial than Witt. third
sockor and answering to the given
name of oscar. could be imagined
Oscar is rather fran and during the
winter months he leaves his home in
san Francisco and goes into the
mountains where ne exercises in the
open air and sleeps in the open dur
ing his vacation months.
oscar St1nagc. catcher during his
hlgh school days was picked as on
of the smartest ten pupils on the
Pacific coast He also is a smart ball
player and there is not quicker
thinking catcher in the majors. Os-
car is big hut for a man OF his size
none could hc more graceful The
way he outguessos the hatsman and
bascrunnor on hit and run play and
breaks it up with "A pitchout ana
throw to the bag. is uncanny. Pitch
crs always pick Stanagc for partner
on the firing line.
second String Catchcrs.
Del Baker. petroit's second string
backstop, is farmer in the north
west when not playing ball. lie and
his brothers own n few ranches that
comprise thousands Of acres. There
| is not catcher more aggressive than
Baker and II will not be many sea-
sons before he is rated one of the
very best in the business.
Red" Mckee. the other backstop,
is brainy performer, lie is trying to
come hack after being cut nearly all