The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-11
Big League Gossip
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
of
Giants and Manager Of the Cincinnati 1sda

CINtlEEATT. O. June 1Q.-Therc are
etiil some multcrinSs and murmurinSS
pt "a" cobb HrrX"E row in Texas this
spring. and Il magazine published under
AN a!!ltrr1tlv" nnmo with the identity Of
the editor buried IN small typo--lllic tn"
pcriscopc On IL submarine-has just
b"lCi!cd forth an attack on Ty which Is
unjust in The extreme.
In the first place. tho writer Of this
p;-nn!ns knows about rs much OF base
bali IS | 90 OF the Russian language.
Also Cobb is called many Ill sounding
names. This has hurt Ty and the great
ball player would iIkr to have brief IN
tcrvlew with the writer. 1t would also
bI fast. l dislike ~ take Sides IN Il COLI
trCvcrSy and mlX-up like the Cobb-Her
Zog pam, but III Justice TO a great ball
player | feel J should tell TVS story as
he told il L" me when no came 10 Gin
Clnnaii This IS Tie FIRST time I have
cut it loose.
Tie Giants ar all pretty crazy" dc:
clare! ''"hh. cJmprehensivcly but
TIRE" or l"ur of Ln"E are aggravated
gases. Then there are some fine fellows.
too. I'll" first day was OH tho field.
ll""%ng and - couple more took after ME,
"rd IicizoE called mo every fighting
nam" h" could think Of I tried 10 let 1t
Sid" over. although when l put on my
uniform and 30 out on the field. don't
i'ri hIv. to siHni for everything.
li"w~yrr. | couldn't figure he meant
what hc called me TOR We had been to-
g"Lh"r som" AMI friendly during the last
Worlds Series.
Il had hen playing golf in the morn
irr and got out - the park late the sec
rud day. Even before thu game began.
lIcr.u- had cut loose on the same line.
The first tim" 7 came - bat. nc was
splitting narcs at mo like II volcano In
action 81 | stopped out Of the box and
said:
Nov cut that out. If you don't I'll
find = way 20 settle with you
THAT bali club doesn't seem TO think
another 'cam las even right 10 tie
tj."rl. As a matter OF fact VIC played
them 10 i stardstil on the spring series
Shoot one at his head hollerrd H"r-
z"g Ut the pitcher and then went after
me again.
Pretty soon got down to first base
and started {" steal. Herzog had me
OUT, but he came down the line TO show
n.~ UP. lie could have tagged mo and
steppGr! back. I Jumped and hit him. He
went down like a ton Of bricks and came
ur lighting. Fletcher ran over and
grabbed my arms from behind, but the
Giants second bnS"mau did not manage
to hit IN" h.f"rc they separated us Now
YOU know Marty. tn" base runner has
right to lka; i.tr. and WAS within my
rights.
THAT night when I was eating din
said:
~ want 10 see YOU.
"'.k!l right answered
'Hcn"&t l thought he wanted to apollo
GIG.
And l don't hpht with guns or
knives hut with tirst$. he went on. I'll
hr 'hrrc in hall AN hour.
ION, 81 that's what sou want Well,
III accommodate YOU
III" came up with Zimmerman.
How 10 lou want 10 fight? asked
Hcr"og.
Rough and tumble told him
"'No.' Sud Zimmerman. No hitting
when n mans down
II agreed - that.nithouGh Tn not
much Of a tiSht'r md much better at the
rough HnI tumble. Then HcrXoE said II
! would ar"!ogizc. h" would call it on. /
thought that was going too far. Ic had
com" MP 70 turn me out Of my room and
! VA bound bed apologize or fight. Well
tn. r"Gt was easy"
ThatG C0hh's story. don't take
sid">. ] just tell il. But know the
gentleman who made This last attack on
cobb :S wrong. If" Paints n picture Of
a!S" says TN went int" tho grandstanI
iii u" York one" AT IN" old American
Lea 81" rnrE AMI attnck"d an Innocent
r""''r. h"nt!nr him uT happen 10
Er"w f"hh walked into Il tough. hlrach.r
hHnrh wh" hIa given him ample provo
ca i"C.-r bunch who would not hrsitnty
l" "l' :: gun ana Culth went in single
handed.
:'Hh'"''' =" ~" m trying ~ stop Tv
'"h"'I !" r'.r" ',jak.& un his mind" said
j. innings :h,':.
r-f:rsr.. ',t,n>r's. $50, .h~r@ch q
$500 paper n'@n 90 ,t"r."- ~ ia; a.
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