The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-03
COBB BETTER
THAN KAUFF In
TEXAS CONTEST

1 Houston, Texas, April 3-Tyrus
Cobb and Benny Kauff were the most
applauded performers. yesterday af-
lternoon when the Giants and Detroit
Tigers played off their tie in the
series before a. crowd of 1000 Texas
fans, but Sam Crawford and Bobby
Veach did most of the work. The
Tigers won under wraps by a score of
to q. OF their fifteen hits Veach
and Crawford collected seven. Fur
scoring five themselves and batting
in the other four.
Back OF .inferiorkpitching the Giants
could not combat the savage attack
of veach. Crawford and Cobb. In
three different innings Veach and
Crawford coupled hits. Cobb made
two-base hit and stole around the
bases with one run. He gave, a won
derful exhibition considering the fact
that it was his first time In uniform
th3sS ApHng. OF hisk five soutfield
.chanoaa four were sensational
AS If this trio was not enough,
Manager Jennings piled on the last
straw when he pitched Harry CoVa-
| leskfe. the Giant-ki1ler Of old The
/ Polish left-handers set McGraMs boys
! down with three hits and one run, all
I gathered in the second inning In
| the4ehhersfour rounds which Covales-
pitched Giants did not see
first base When he retired IN the
sixth the score was to l. the
game was decided in the second inn
+ ing. when the Tigers pounded RUDE
Benton for three runs.
Detroit made fifteen hits, for a to-
tai of twenty three bases while the
!; Giants ran a bad second with six
blows, for q total of only nine bases.
The American Leaguers also showed
marked superiority in fielding. Cobb,
Veach and Bush were defensive stars.
/ The Giants spilled four errors and
/ their Unfolding was quite anateurish
! at times.
Kauff was at a disadvantage in
4 his duel with Cobb. In the early inn
lings a strong wind blew out to centre
! field 1t did not give Cobb much
bother, as the Giants could not gel
+! any drive to their 1unges at Covales-
) kfe's pitching, but Kauff had his
troubles, and high hits sailed over
his head for extra bases. Veachs and
Crawford took toe holds every time
they swung, and as a result their high
filters, which looked easy Tor kau u.
would be suddenly caught by the
wind and carried faster than Kauff
could run toward the fence.
Kauff had no opportunity ITO steal
a, base, as he doubled the only time
he got on the bases. He did not strike
cut WAai7e-s PalEnero in the seventh
inning famed Cobb
The Georgian was up five times
He first grounded TO Benton. In the
third inning Eesreau passed him
5 Cobb promptly stole second, and lat
err, when caught off second base, he
dashed to third. Doyle made per
feet throw, but I1obert made a rank
huff A moment later the Georgian
scored on Veach,s single. In the
fifth inning Cobb grounded to eFletch-
-EIee- dauh1ed stes Left centre in the
seventh and Scored on another double
Z by yeach. Then in the eighth he
tanned. But that time he was weary
from his previous exertions. and after
missing a third strike he quit the
game.
Kauff went to bat four times, It
grounded to Maise1 the first time and
to Covelskiet the second. In the sixth
his double helped develop a run. II
the eighth he drove long fly te
Crawford Kauff's one chance in the
field - D lIo4lg summing catch. Abou
the only satisfaction Benny derived
from his first clash with Cobb wa.
the knowledge that he did not strike
out.