The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
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Inter.League Games Prom5
ise To Oppose Cobb and
Kanff.

CIV Associated Press.)

announcement E6EGHL1yet na
frolt American league baseball club
VIII meet tIe ewYork Nationalssin
exhibition gamesgatg Dallas Texas on
March Is and 26: iss causing much N;
tereat among local fans: a diamond
duel between two amous bal. players
-one whom fandom generally mas
crowned king and the other who was
the champion batsnaansot q Eeaeral
leagus-wm probahlystake place waen
the Tfgers and Giants clash:
Ty cobb. Detroits centerfielder,
who has crown to regard the premier
batting honorsS ofsthesAmerican league
as personal property, will have his
hrsk opportunity TO match his skill
and Wis With Ethose&of Benny Kautf.
The Iatefs greatarecords atsbat iand,tn.
the outHeId for Brooklyn caused nu'
merou baseball writer's to refer to
him ~ the Cobb Of the Federal
When The independent Organization.
went outsof existence, Kauh was plr-
chasad by the NewYork Nationals.
Although he has had differences over
sninry With Manager McGraw, It Is
generally belieYedsthat+ Kauf will be
In the New Yorksline:up, not only dur
ing tie tfainlngSseason, but as a regi-
lar during the 1916Ecampaign. Man
aeer Jennings, ofsthe Tigers, granted
Cobb permission to report at the
Maxahaehie, Tex.,&training camp this
anrfne WheneYerEh he felt like 1t. 1t
seenss certain that Cobb will not do
1nuch spring training. as he. has said
thak such conditioning weakens him
during tie crncialfautumn games, but
some of Cobb,s closest friends. who.
live In Detroit, assert that he Will pc
in that Dallas SERIES IL he has to walk
from Georgia.
Isatff has never played in Detroit,
but tumerous stories have :come 10
Inc Tigerf camp concerning his ability.
Former Detroit stars who were with
Federal league clubs last season have
generally declared that Kauft Is one
Of the greatest batters3 theylhaye ever
seen. Theg have not been inclined to.
class Kauh with Cobb as q base
runner; they have said that Cobb
eprcbsbiy's dssa bit more dangerous at.
hat bacanse OF his versatility, but.
they all seemtngly have been ready
10 lake issue with any declaration
that Kaufb lis not the greatest natural
batsllan IN the game.
Local writer's and followers OF the
Detroit club who have regularly
watched Cobb IN action have pointed
out that Shis greatest feats have been
achieved against clubs or individual
players % championship calibre. A
feW offtheses Wtich3have helped make
baaebaH historysSfollow:
Scoring from first base on a single
and scoring fromEsecond on a. sacrii
noe ny toteenter field, in the same Sc
rfeas against the Philadelphia Athlet-
les Who then were worlds champions.
Scoring tromTfiFstsb base on a single
nj the expense ofsHa1$ Chase, playing
first hase for New York. Chase
thought Cobb would attempt his usu,
al tick % tnrningsthird and then!re
turnfng 20 third base: Chase, after
putting ont the runner coming to first,
threw 20 third. Cobb out-guessedl him
and sprinted home.
IN q close game against Boston.
Cobb took Q ngs1eadEEoff third base.
Cobb deliberately stood on the base
line until the catcher started his
throw Then he turnedsa and sprinted
Tor third bases but being accident
ally hit by the bal, scored the catch
ersbefngs charged with an error.
WAkt9E 1u4tS Senclatl3s
raferred 10 asSthe mostEeffective pitch
Ell III the American league, when the
game depends uponsa single play. An
AmericHn league umpire delights In
telling story ofsaEclosee game, when
cobb laced Johnsonain one of the last
innings. Detroit had the bases filled;
two men we're out. Cobb, it is claim.
sd, walked tpWaTdSJohnson and said:
WELL WalteE here's the chance
both Of shaYefbeenslooking5f fol-. Now
We can decide who has the most
Nerves.
Johnson pitched. The 1.-THE body OF
the Georginn hurled itself forward.
The BAN dashed$toEthe outfeld: Three
man scored.
Cobb pulled up at third, and no.
tIelng Fiat johnson seemed rather
downcask used highlands as a mega.
phone, and. according to the umpire,
sRlds
Newer mind. Walter, old boy. You
pitched tint ball soTfast I never saw
It. ] lust shut mySeyesS and slammed"
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