The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-10
BY John J. McGraw, Manager Of the
Nav York Giants.

:, New York Giants.
The American League has the greatest
ball player in the world To-day and the
rooters OF tbs American League are Try
ting to spoil him. l mean Ty Cobo. OF
The Detroit Tigers.
Cobb was hitting between $3.50 and
$40 the last time I SAW the averages.
and yet the bugs" have been riding MN
because he Goes not. get blow every
time he goes to the plate. and because ne
does not happen TO be leading his league.
However, from what ! know OF " |
think he will be up there heading them
all before the season is over.
1t would not surprise ME II Cobb quit
baseball after this season. He has Of
ten said he was through when he was
thirty. since ne did not want to go
through the process of sliding back and
since he wished 20 engage IN the cotton
business down south anyway. Rut he
has another ambirion. II is 10 play one
more worlds series TO. show what he
can do If the Tigers should win this
season. and II TE should have a good
stretch in the series" I don't think he
would put on the Big League "spansles'
again.
when the crowd is or you." Ty once
told 4 friend Of mimi VINO knows him
we'll. lit is like being cut. by a buzz saw.
You can't tell which tooth GU; YOU. and
there is no chance 70 get back. | dcUt
mind when they just Kid NE. bu;. when
they start calling me the Names they
have in ST. Louis and Chicago this year.
I just got to get back at some "nc. I'll
try to find the tooth IN that buzz saw
if I have to lick the whole buzz saw. 1
won't stand for, X, and don't have to.
either q.
Cobb is q very nervous fellow and
high strung and hot headed. lie plays
baseball all season under 4 big strain.
The ordinary crowd away from home
does not worry him UNTIL they begin 10
set personal III their remarks and they
shoot some tough ones lit Chicago. Phil
,adelphia and St Louis. Especially in 81.
Louis. The outfieldars hav" 10 boar the
|runt of the cracks which come from
p bleacherS.. And when Ty hears some
those names. he gets worked up
= he would run BLIND into the whole lieXI-
can army And YET he RAYS better The
tougher the opposition. he IS that kinl
of Big LeaGuer-nne all through.
In the past. there has benu a lot oc
talk about ro~dy baseball playing in he
big leagues. l think something ought 20
be done about rowdy roofing. II would
be easy to stqp his practices by station
ing few plain clothes mon in the
bleacherS and ict them pick out ttn
guys who are doing the hnliering and
arrest some "f them. wuUi, b.. :, good
!. great bail player. No r~an IS paid :"
absorb the abuse h. IS forced 10 stand
in some OF these towns. And the strain
finally breaks some "t them.
Inc OOSS. VINO SttItCq "a MAKE hand
books at the hall parks. were soon root
ed out by club owners through plain
clothes men. Id liz" :" So a campaign
against leather iunEcd ro"t":s. have
known some hom" managers n ihn past
! who did not discourage ta.ss Kind Of
work from the hi"ach"rS--nn, tia; an
saying IL Is the. cas-" ros. but there has
been more Bullying this sca<un than at
any other time IN years.
In ST. Louis they used 20 tide our
outfielders 20 beat III" band" said Eddie
! Collins to me- wh"n h.: vas u member
of the mild Athletics .'t:;rcialiy w..-c
/ they on RUDE piGrag. .':tilin. him Il
, mule cared bono head and wnrs.."
The Braves arc OF the uIIpir.S again
and climbing. That bali Cub rant pl.y
baseball unless 1t is at concert pitch.
and the only WAY IN get than - r"uv"rt
pitch Is to fill them :ul at scrap arc,
{ cut them loose. did no: :ank the
other methods would las, through ,hn
season. and l expect the ;narl In make