The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-02
FANS STRONG FOR NEW, BRIGHT
STAR IN BASEBALL HEAVENS


New York, July 1.-The Cobb sun
that has been lighting the ways OF
baseball for fifteen years, seems to
be setting behind the clouds.
Slow OF late years in getting start
ed on his annual achievement OF the
greatest in the national pastime, the
Detroit star has been so tardy in
getting under way this season that
baseball is listening for his valedic-
tory.
Cobb has justly been considered
the greatest of all players. His feats
have so far overshadowed his near.
est rivals that fandom despaired OF
ever seeing a youngster from the
new school rise up and take his
place.
Who will fill the shoes of Cobb
when he steps out?" has been the
makings of an argument for years.
The question has gone without an
swer until this year.
Put the query to any fan today
and he'n answer Babe Ruth" with
out hesitation.
Filling the shoes of the great Ty is
o herculean assignment but the Yam.
kee Babe not only promises to do
that but threatens to make record
that will stamp Cobb as the No. 2 Of
all time.
Cobb has batted over 300 in II of
his ) years career. He has been
the leading hitter of the American
league in IL out of 1S seasons. The
peak of his greatness was achieved
in 1912 when he batted APO, his low
est mark was in 1906 when he fin
ished wit han average of .320.
In 1927 games Of IA seasons he
has stolen 7GS bases. His speed,
skill and daring on the bases was
a Lig factor in earning his sobrquet
aa THE Great. The same fleetness
Of foot made him the star fielder
OF the league.
great record he has made but
the Babe has record himself.
Considering Ruth not as the great
est homrun hitter of all times, not
as the greatest attraction in the his
tory of the game and the highest
priced bit of baseball flesh in the
major leagues, hut as an all-around
ball player and he is almost there
Babe Ruth is a first class pitcher.
Given regular turn in the pox
there is little doubt that he would /
be the best southpaw in the league.
Memory still fingers Of his 10 vic {
tory over Jim Vaughn in the first /
game OF the 1913 worlds series when I
he let the Cubs down with six hits.
This season when Manager Higgins
was in a bad way for pitchers, Ruth !.
volunteered for box duty with just
a brief warming up and went in and
won his game. He can still pitch.
He is a first class baseman He
has proved his ability on the first
corner and keeps bHushed up on the
infield game by working out almost
daily on the initial sack during bat
ting practice.
Babe Ruth is first class outfield-
er. also. He's fast on his feet.
excellent Judgment. fine wing and a
wise head. He VIII rank close 10
the best right field 9rs in the league
with the exception of coming in for
"shoe string" catches
AS a batter he shines the greatest
of course. Cobb scored counties
hits by his fleetness in beating out
infield rollers. Ruth smacks his
where they amt" His hits are all
clean.
BY terrific swing Of football
shoulders, Ruth set high mark last
season with 30 homers. This sea on
he promises to run the number to
between 40 and so.
His smuggling tendency was a han
dicap early in the season in one way.
He either knocked the ball out of
the lot or struck out. In one of the
early games he struck at ball with
such force that he strained his back
and was out for several days.
He has been less vicious since and
connects consistently with the ball
Singles. doubles and triples have
been added to his collection until he
promises to become a more valuable
batter than Cobb.
In addition. Ruth is a good base
runner in spite of his rather ponder
Gus size. He's fast, skillful slider
and carries enough weight behind
him TO get the way from the MAORI
ty of the basemen. He has stolen 6
bases this year and Cobb 5.
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