Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
TEMPERMENTALITY
IT SHOULD Be NOW
Georgian Proves Evers, Zim-
norman ct al Have Moth
ing on Him.
BENNY KAUFF IMPROVING
By JACK VEIOCK.

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New York, April l4.-Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb, greatest of ball players
is apparently entitled to another
moniker.
Ty should be passed the laurels as
king buzzer of the temperamental
players as well, for it is apparent that
he has something on Johnny Evers.
Heinie Tim and few other stars who
have become famous for their shows
of temper on the field of play.
Cobb's recent fsticuff engagement
at Dallas, Tex, with Buck Herzog
was nothing short of disgraceful, and
Cobb deserved severe punishment
from Ban Johnson for his actions.
Had it been a case where botk
Cobb aud Herzog were to blame for
the trouble the thing would look diff.
ferent. But Cobb openly admitted
that he spiked Herzog purposely, and
such a thing is bad for the game.
Cobb gets by with lot of arrogant
stuff, because he is pretty capable OF
taking care of himself in a personal
encounter with any player in the big
leagues today. He can fight, and he
has temper which makes him see
red any time things don't go to suit
his prima donna tastes.
The rumpus in Dallas may be an
evidence of a change of brotherly
feeling among the ball, players that
was predicted when the props were
knocked from under the Players
fraternity last winter. ..
At the time base ball men high up
in the game predicted that more RI
valry would be noticed on the field
of play with the Frat out of commits
sion, and the series between the Gil
ants and Tigers, at least, demonstra-
ted that two big league players have
returned to, the "fghtin' ways" of the
old-timers. Kim
The base ball fan doesn't demand
rowdyism, however.
He is satisfied to see q well-plsyed
game of ball in which the players ex-
ert every legal energy to win, but
that lets him out.
A good exhibition of fsticuffs is a
nifty thing to watch If it is pulled of
in sixteen-foot ring, where fistieuffs
belong, But such a thing in base
ball, if it became common, would
soon stir up feeling against the game
that would do it world Of harm.
Just because a player is tempera.
mental is no sign he should be al
lowed to get away with It all the
time.
And Tyrus Raymond Cobb has no
reason to expect that the base ball
public will excuse the player who ad-
mits that he tries to slash an oppos-
ing player with his spikes.
Little Benny Kauff has not been
press-agented to death this spring.
As result Benny is showing up to
much better advantage with the
Giants than he did at this time last
year, and all because the base ball
public is taking him as a matter OF
course and not expecting too much
of him.
Throughout the spring training trip
OF the Giants, KruH exhibited batting
and fielding ability that is natural
with him, and he looked 50 per cent
better because he did not have a
worry in the world.
The knowledge that the base bali
public was watching every move he
made, hurt Kauff last year. II hurt his
hitting, most of all, and column after
column that was written about him
got to be subject for no little
amount Of kidding" directed at
Benny by the members of his own
team.
Some writer OF base ball quoted
kautf last year as having said he
would show up the Giant sluggers.
He would show 'em how to hit that
pill.
And some of the players took it to
heart. =
As result every time Kauff failed
at the bat some of the boys on the
bench reminded him of what he had
said" and the thing go on his nerves.
But Kauff is broken in" now, and
~ heo iSoihSu indt OilS Up tTDIu NC
Graw is worth all the scattered advice
OF a many-minded base ball public.
Following McGraw's orders will prob
ably make 800 hitter out of Kauff
this year.
Brooklyn fans are preparing a ped
estal upon which to enthrone a new
idol this year, and they will be greatly
disappointed if their expectations fail
to materialize.
The new idol that Brooklyn is pre-
pairing to pay homage to is little
Benny Fabrique, the new shortstop-
per, secured in the draft last fall from
Providence.
Fabrique's work around the short
field and his wonderful hitting in ex-
hibition games with the Red Sox were
source of great satisfaction to
Brooklynites, not to mention Your
Uncle Wilbert Robinson.