Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-07
COBB WISHES SCOTT
WASENLTSTED MAN
White Sox Twirler, About to
Aid Uncle Sam, Stops Ty
After 80 Straight
CRAVATH RETAINS PACE

AB. X. II. o. A. f.
Cobb, cf. ......... o
The scribe who has been earnestly try
ing to retain interest with the daily dongs
of the league leaders has a sad story to
relate todRy Were we gifted with the
eloquenCe of a Gordon MaCkay, the steadi-
ness of n Grantland Rice or the courage of a
Hugh Fullerton, might properly present
facts In manner fitting the story but it's
n gift as the fellow says who stole second
with the bases loaded.
When Death Valley" Jim Scott is nurs-
ing the corners Of trench in Joffre's
France and welcome order is given to tack
the Stars and Stripes on Bill the Kaisers
favorite chicken house he can Join in the
charge with the thought mat his final APP
pearance in baseball for the present season
was not without its laurels. Jim twirled
baseball for the White Sox yesterday after
Faber was sent to the showers by Man
ager Rowland and previous to his entrance
into the game Ty Cobb had NOT made a
hit Ty had already secured a single in
thrty-five consecutive games and needed
but six to beat his major league record Of
forty straight Jim's business was to try
to win the ball game for the White Sox,
as it would have kept them in first place
and he tried so hard that Tyrus Raymond
failed to hit.
Fall of Cobb
Yes-that's the story. Cobb fell by the
wayside. For the first time in nearly six
weeks the p. L. linotypers dropped" an 0
in the third position Of Ty's hit column, and
thereby hangs tale. And John Gilmore's
proofreaders didn't even query IL. either
Must have figured 1t was about time, or
maybe Perry Lewis "railroaded" the box
score At any rate. we extend sincere SYM
pathy to the Georgia peach. He still is the
most wonderful ball player in baseball. and
with wish that all his future troubles will
be base hits we will pass on to more pleas
ant details,
While Pat Morans employees were abso-
lutely refusing TO win from Pittsburgh.
Gavvy Cravath succeeded in getting a rec
ord of a safe blow in nineteen consecutive
games Cravath could do nothing with AL
MamauX, but when Carlson relieved the
veteran the big fellow came through with a
pretty drive between King and Carey, He
had two strikes and three balls on him at
the time and 1t was his final time at bat.
Mamaux Hits
Mamaux did not set the world aflre with
his pitching, but he hit consecutiyely in
three visits to the plate, and they were
timely. Fisher had pair of pretty drives
and batted third next to King. who plaved
n splendid game in right field and tailed
two safeties. Paskert led the Phil attack
with single double and a triple
pOS''l was nlJtlnB the rollers to Cleva-
land, and while the White Sox dronned a
to l verdict to the Tigers, the second
straight for the latter and the only Victories
on the home lot against the Sox, the Barry
clan jumped into first position by n nargin
OF four points, Witt. Veach and Heln$n
had pair of hits, Veach and Heilman;s
two-base blows in the fourth proving timely
Jack Smith and Walt Cruise each bit si1'
giles In the defeat suffered by the Cardinals
at the hands of the Giants. Benny Kaunf
and Robertson featured for the New YorIt.
ers with two hits apiece. Zimmerman and
Burns had single and the latter starred IN
a pretty play, securing Gonzales's low drive
and doubling Hornsby off second for !
double play that saved the game.
Eddie Collins got his eye on the balI ord
tailed pair, Eddie Roush and Hal Cbase
counted the same, Konetchy, of the Braves
had three hits OF the five allowed bv Gin,
cinnati pitchers, errors losing the gane o.,
Matty's boys. Olson, OF the Dodgers hi
safe three times out Of four and Flack anf
| Mann, of the Cubs, counted twice.