New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Joe Jackson
Serves Notice
On Ty Cobb
Sockless Wonder to Make
One More Bid for Chief
Batting Laurels

Chicago. March TO- Joe Jackson
sockless. perhaps, in the first few years
of his baseball life. but a member OF
the exclusive nobility Of baseball bat
tcrs. no matter what his early history
announce that he will be out after the
American League hitting honors from
the beginning OF the 1917 season lie
has already served notice on Iris Speak
or and Ty Cobb that they may include
him among the bclliGcrents IN the Ban
Johnson circuit this summer
This is no, q new determination for
General Jackson. but he has just fallen
shor, OF carrying out his intentions IN
the past Last summer nc gave the
leaders real chase for the topnotch
place. but he was not in MS best swat
ing spirit an summer
he was recovering last year from
had slump that had clunG 10 MN an
through the summer of 1910. ana ne
intends TO start where he left on iast
fall when the schedule starts next Aprl.
Pleased with Surroundings
Joe likes the fans of Chicago and ne
likes TO play with the White SoH.
There Is no limit 60 the effort he VIII
nut forth TO get his base wallOps under
these conditions. lie was not happy
in Cleveland. lie grew careless ABOUT
his base hits even during the last sea
son he was there. When "a player OF
the temperament Of Joe gets into tnat
frame Of mind he is Of little value TO
a ball team. There is no danger ot
lack OF interest with the SOY.
There is no question that the eX-
annie of Joe's batting has good enc
on the other members Of the hlte
Sox team When he is hitting the DaIl
hard and often the other men on the
team get into the same habit. Nhen
Joe is enjoying a slump II has the OPP
posite effect on the other sluggers. al
though IL does not cut out all the base
hits by any means. In other WORDS
the base hits of Jackson are big part
OF the offensive of the SoX.
This is a fact on every team where
there is a heavy hitter. When ly
Cobb is IN a slump the Tigers WIN very
few games. When Iris Speaker lets
up in his hitting the Indians 60 TO the
had. While the White SoX are not al
together dependent on Jackson 5 slug
cinc, because Eddie Collins ana nap
Felsch arc also regarded as sluggers. 1t
cuts down the teams batting percent
age when the lanky Carolinian is IN the
dumps.
Nine Years in Game
II is nine years since Jackson saw
the big league for the first time. lie
came 10 the Philadelphia Athletics in
the summer of 1908 and reported the
following spring. but was sent to
Savannah. where he put in the season.
In 1910 he went TO the New Orleans
club. under option from the Athletics
and was sent TO Cleveland in August
of that year. He was with the Cleve-
land team for four years.
During the fifth season there ne
was sold by Charlie Somers to the
White Sox. thus landing with the SoX
on August 81. 1915. His best batting
wear was 1911. when he came to the
Clevelanders first That year he had
an average of .40s. The next Two
wears he made 1875 and .575, but he
slumped down to 1888 in 1914 and
onk made sos i'm 1915. He jumped
hack into the class Of the leaders last
season again. making an average that
was close 20 Cobb's and Speakers.