The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-04
COBB-KAUFF CLASH
WILL BE INTERESTING
Batting Kings win Meet When Ncs
York Giants and Detroit Tigers
Meet at Dallas, Texas, March
rs and 26-Some Side
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lights Given.
Detroit, Mich, March 4.--OAicial an.
nouncement recently that the Detroit
American league baseball club will meet
the New York Nationals in exhibition
games, at Dallas, Tex, March 25 and 20,
is causing much interest among loea.
'ans. A diamond duel between two "a
nous ball players--one whom fandom
generally has crowned king and the other
who was the champion batsman OF the
Federal lcagle viii probably take pla,e
when the Tigers aud Giants clash.
Ty Cobb, Detroits outGelder, who has
grown TO regard the premier batting
honors of the American league as per-
sonal property, will have his first oppor.
tunity TO match his skill and wits with
those OF Benny Kauif. The latter's great
record at bat and in the outfeld for
Brooklyn, caused numerous baseball
writers to refer to him as the Cobb of
the Federal league"
When the Independent organization
went out of existence, kauff was pur-
chased by the New York Nationals. Al
though he has had differences over salary
with Manager McGraw, il is generally
believed that Kauff will be in the New
York lineup, not only during the train
ing season, but as a regular during the
1915 campaign. Manager Jennings, OF
the Tigers, granted Cobb permission to
report at the Waxahachie, Tex, training I
camp this spring, whenever he felt like
it. 1t seems certain that Cobb will not |
do much spring training, as he said that
such conditioning weakens him during |
the crucial autumn games, but some of
Cobb's closest friends, who live in De-
troit, assert that he will be in that Dial
las series, if he has TO walk from Geor-
gia.
Kauf has never played in Detroit,
but numerous stories have come to the
Tiger camp concerning his ability. For
ner Detroit stars, who were with Federal
eague clubs last season, have generally
declared that kauff is one of the great
,st batters they have ever seen. They
nave not been inclined to class Kauff
With Cobb as base runner; they have
aid that Cobb probably" is a bit more
dangerous at bat, because Of his versatile
y, but they all, seemingly, have been
eady to take issue with any declaration
hat Kauff is not the greatest natural
'atsman in the game.
Local writer's and followers of the De.
roit club, who have regularly watched ,
Obj in action, have pointed out that his !
reatest feats have been achieved against :
hubs or individual players of champion :,
hip ealibre. A few Of these, which have I
elped make baseball history, follow: =
Scoring from first baseball on a sin :
lie and scoring from second on a sacri.
ce fly to center field, in the same series,
gainst the Philadelphia Athletics, who J.
zen were worlds champions.
Scoring from first base on a single at
he expense of Hal Chase, playing first
ase for New York Chase thought Cobb
ould attempt his usual trick of turning Il
lird and then returning to third base. Of
base after putting out the runner com
e to first threw TO third. Cobb out ri
Iessed him and sprinted home. h
In close game against Boston, Cobb
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berately stood on the baseline until the =
ltcher started his throw. Then he
Irned and sprinted for third base but,
ing accidentally" hit by the ball, scored
and the catcher was charged with an
ror.
Walter Johnson is quite generally re.
red to as the most effective pitcher
the American league. when the game
ponds upon a single play. An Ameri
n league umpire delights in telling
Dry of close game, when Cobb faced
hnson in one of the last innings De-
bit had the bases filled; two men were
t. Cobb, it is claimed, walked toward
hnson, and said:
HWeli, Walter, here's the chance both
us have been looking for. Now we can
eide who has the nerve"
Johnson pitched. The 1.-THE body OF
, Georgian hurled itself forward. The
II flashed to the outfeld. Three men
red
Cobb pulled up at third and noticing
1t johnson seemed rather downeast,
d his hands as megaphone, and, ae-
ding to the umpire, said:
Never mind, Walter old boy. You
ched that ball so fast ] never saw it.
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