The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-05
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The battle among Speaker, cobb &-A,
jackson having reached such htNiaj
point, we asked Ty the other day wfY
ho thought OF the finish II suppose "
IL stin Hnyhodys fight" he said, hut
| feel a good bit better about II now than
| | did "A few weeks ago wheu | seemed
unable To make any hcadwaN. In this
game or any other, "A man Is never
beaten until he thinks h. Is or until the
race Is over | have never figured that
/ ] WAS going to lose Maybe / will Hut
/. ] won't believe II uutil am beaten.
! / was thirty-fivo points behind about
/ three weeks ago and today am less
/ than twenty | feel more certain of my
4 hits now than | have at any time through
the race and | hope to finish around
/ l15 This may not he good enough TO
win-and then again-maybe It Will
On tho Jump,
| We asked ~ about the report that he
WA losing baschits 10y trying to save
his legs, now that he had rraChcd the
veteran class SHOW me the chance for
a hit he said "aud IN risk more than
my legs I've been I'm the game now
about eleven years and I've never tried
to save myself yet. for | don't believe II
helps In any way The only way to
play any game ~ At top speed. And "
YOU use your head YOU are lcss liable to
get hurt this way than by trying to save
1 yourself or prevent injury
Jackson Right Alongside.
This batting race has been adjudged
between Speaker and cobb Hut all the
time Joe Jackson has been hanging on
within short reach. hitting consistently
and holding his own. with the attention
shifted to other parties Joe will do bet
ter than II he was tossed into the spot
light e lie stll has chance to complete
the big drive that failed In 1871 and
1912 when he averaged 400 and stlll I'M
ished second
The Western Chance.
The west maintains i,s best chance
since 1910 to rc-cuter the world series
corral when the Red SoX attempt sue
cessive assaults upon Chicago, Detroit
St Louis and Cleveland without Jack
Barry around sccondbasc they must rise
to great heights before they ever start
home in thc lead with only one club 10
beat their outlook would be- fairly PINK,
not to say soothing Hut to beat down
three close contcndcrs looks 20 he upo%
the verge OF hopeless task. Detroit
Chicago and st Louis all play ht tol
speed at home They will all he climb
ing through September when 'arilgau
club will be battling for nm even break
The Red SoN have shown great ghm"ness
before, but there IL always limit when
the other fellow has little more stun.
Picking the Winner
II the Red son are coIlared and thrQYt
back, what western club VIII come
through There isn't any advance an
swer that isn't also rank guess l"'
+ troit St Louis and Chicago are wei
matched. they are playing nt home ah'
they are meeting the same clubs attcl
this week They have stuck together
after playing l2O games. Where II th'
dope TO foretell the winner with onlN
twenty-three or twcnty-four games l'ft
Chick and the Top.
: Fate has II queer way ot gong ~
= things. There In no doping the nctlon
of destiny when chick Evans, after ~
=, or seven starts; was beaten again III ~,
y first round NJ Detroit last year. most q
. those who follow golf gave his champion
ship fame up AS hopeless case. Nov
o. he Is the only amateur IN the couhtr
I who has chance TO land the two grea
" tournaments OF the year In single sea
C son Fate nucd him from erratic gol
a week before the open to the best gol
he ever played II Isn't nj all unlikel
that after having held him back for $
long. fate may decide 10 make up 10
N past lapscs by crowdlng all she has upo
v the Chicago star at this campaign An
.if Chick should add the amateur to hi
4 open championship, having crashe
" through the barrier he will be as easy :
stop In campaigns on beyond hs pceVls
If rhinocerus who has decided to ru
amuCk
DO YOU think Speaker can Ty cobb =
/, queries reader Huns Of this sort Tyru
4 beyond measure. We refuse To answer
III Speaker beats cobb" queries al
other bystandcr, (which book do No
! think Ty ought to read The Light Thl
,r Failed" or 'priveu out OF Eden" W
' would sugges, Paradise Lost" or "OnC
le to Every Man" Also IT Never Can llaI
~ pen Again
w First call for yale Fears Holy Cross
'N and outlook Dark at Harvard