The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-10
BALL PLAYERS FIGHT
Hefzcg OF the Giants Thrashed By
"Tyn Cobb.

y CobD.
The CCbb-Herzog rumpus which
Saturday stirred the baseball camp Of
the Giants ana Tigers, took a new
turn Sunday, with Bonnie Kaufi, the
Ty Cchb OF the National league. en-
tered into the hostilities. ready to
tlean VI anything in sight and Will
ing to bet $500 he could do IL.
Benne took It upon himself Sunday
morning 0 appear in t1e lobby OF the
Oriental hotel, Dallas, Tex, all pr!med
TO start something He displayed his
$500 check and declared he wanted
70 post II as forfeit for 2 finish fight
with Ty Cobb. rough and tumble rdles
to prevail.
Tyrus was not in the hotel lobby
II he had been something probably
would have busted with a bang n
The meantime Bonnie went further
with his announcement He said he
intended 10 be generous about the
thing and was perfectly willing TO
present tie check 10 any deserving
charity in case he failed to stop Copb
IN 10 i inutes. Again to show he was
Of r benevolent frame OF mind he
went still iugthor and proclaimed that
Z he couldn't get Cobb for an antaG-
Onist he would mix IL with any gen
tleman on the Detroit team.
Bennie's Offer was not accepted
and Sunday night strained relations
still existed between the Giant and
TIGER players.
CotD did not play Sunday lie has
declared that he would not take any
further part in the series. Herzog
says that ne wil be ready to play
SOON His face is somewhat bruised
stlll as the result of the battle in the
room with CpbS Satui day night. but
it was not this that kept him out Of
the game Saturday One oil tue ioeal
cpnstsbuiary who tried 10 act as
peacemaker wrenched ierzog S
ihoulaer while arying him away from
Cobb.
The Whole trouble started Saturday
when Cobb spiked Herzog when the
,ormer was sliding into second base IN
the third inning The two players
began sighting Police stopped tho
fight. and Cobb was ordered out OF the
game
In the dining room after the game
.Herzog " ent ever 10 Cobb's table and
notified the Detroit star that he would
call or him in his room and they
would settle their differences. Cobh
vent to his room Immediately after
dinner and with Trainer Harry Tut
hill of the Tigers awaited her1og, who
reported promptly with Heinie Zlm.
Norman as his second.
After few words the two helliser.
ents threw off their coats and Dro-
ceeded 10 dust off the furniture with
each other. The result was fore.
gone conclusion as Herzog weighs
only AT. while Cobb is not far from
200 pounds
Herzog was worstei in the encoun'
ter, Cobb knocking him down two or
three tines, cutting him up cbout the
face ana dislodelng couple Of teeth
Tuthill aud Zimmerman watched the
scrap and when il had gone far
enough they separated the comba'
tants. who then shook hands and de-
c!arei o truce.
When Cobb came down from dinner
he met McGraw In front OF the hotel
desk and the manager OF the Giants
proceeded to give him 4 tongGe-lash-
ms Cobb kept his temper and
walked away after few moments.
In a statement later in the even
ne COBB said he felt badly about the
affair and again declared that he
would not play in another game |
against the Giants. He stated that |
he Giants started to ride him over |
Il Fort Worth about being out play
NJ golf and reporting late for the
Jane. and thar they continued these
actics SATURDAY.
1t is said that he admitted to other
members Of the Detroit team that he
deliberately spiked Herzog in retail
tiOn for the taunts.