The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-03
Eood and Fuel Bosses Demand Early Start of Games
Detroit and Cincinnati to
Open Series Here Saturday

shining star ever since he enlisted with
~ cobb and company, TIT one trouble
iH that with Cobb on u team the other
players huye 10 plHy second fiddle
Win any other team In tho big leagues.
vN,ch would be almost al we'll known
No. Cobb. ana instead " arguing tho tcl-
utiyf value ~ rs Cobb and George siH-
Ter, ihe ~. Louis star, tho fans would DO
arguing about Nehch ana Cobb,
Las year Bobby Yach drove In mora
runs In the American league than any
other American league player. and that
IN Il feat which should In itself carve for
him Il niche In tho hall Of fame.
Just think. he sent more runs across
tho plate than did Ty Cobb. iris Speak
e.. George BiHlef, Eddie Collins. HhppJ
FelHch or tho famous Homerun Baker.
Bobby yench II one Of tho best
sports IN the American league. Ito
never becomes angry when losing, but
works ail the harder. being determined 10
put every game on the right side Of the
ledger II his efforts can do II. lie IL not
and umpire batter. though no has plenty
~ pep. Be In ono Of Tho greatest fac
tors on the Detroit team and his work
wHH In q great measure responsible for
tho Tigers finishing In the first division
last year
IIai Chase needs no introduction 20 The
American baseball ian lie IN one OF tho
best drawing cards m the game and those
who have never seen him handle tho job
Ht the first station will miss 4 treat II
they hil 90 see him In the games here.
chase has been a his league star for
years and was tho champion batsman OF
the National league IN 1915
Routh Leading Batsmsn.
A youngstcr. ono Eddie Roush, another
Cincinnati ppyer. took those lAurels
away from him for the 1917 season and
NEI. auNN N..UaH kINNaF NNIn hn "a 4 chs nf0
10 line thkagats over tho fence al Sara
toga park both Saturday and Sunday
afternoons.
This is Eddle's first trip In this section
Of the country and may he his last. for
there Ia no telling when he will get into
tho armed service OF tho United States.
Just think what you Will have missed "
you do not SEQ tho youngster who led the
National league In batting tho year he
broke INTO real big league ball.
HAIRY COvclcskFs failure TO get his
trusty left wing into shape last season
was partly responsible for Detroit not
finishing higher In the race. but the big
POLE says he Il there this season and
when no is there" Detroit wins a game.
Beat the Giants.
Covelesh broke into sensational base
hall history some years ago when ne was
pitching for tho Pittsburgh team. Tho
Giants and the cubs were fighting II out
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the National league. During tho series
between the Giants and the Pirates.
there were five games In II; Coyeleskt
pitched and won three and the Cubs
won the pennant m a result OF that Sc
ries. Right then Covelcski won the title.
The Giants Killer" The climate at
Pittsburgh did not agree with Coyeleskt
and he went 10 the Southern league
where he rounded Into great form again
when pitching for Chattanooga, After u
season In tho land N sunshine he went
10 Detroit and was Jennings mainetay In
the box until last season.
The Pole has been showing his old-tlms
form AZ the training camp and the De-
troit fans are already counting on a PEN
nant. II Covelcsh II right they have
more than m even chance at that.
There are many other players with
the two teams who play hero Saturday
and Sunday, hut this Is enough about
them for today.
There will he moro tomorrow.