Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-22

that ne Will never De seen III DdSe
One of the high officials OF ii
statement. A query as to Cobb's co
Il am certain Ty will not play
thinking. based on the best informs
time. He is down on his Georgia
with Flagstaff nearly month ago.
Saturday | received letter ire
through. He said he was very mucl
would be permanent. He said the
below the knee. apparently has heal
a limp that seemed impossible to owe
with a cane under instructions fro
limb would Stiffen on him.
Cobb. as every one knows. is well
fixed financially. and is the head or
a happy family. He has found II
more difficult every spring to tear
himself away and don UNIFORM
but the tremendous salary anu tne
incentive Of working for his FANNY
would finally bring him out. rms
sprinc lie was more backward than
ever. ana the players believe that the
lack of early conditioning is re
sponsible for his present INJURY. VI
course. everybody connected with the
cIuo is pulling for Ty to return put
as | have said before. | sincerely pc
lieve he is through for good
Was Great Drawing Card.
when one look back over Cobb's
career on the diamond it is hardly
believabe that we will see him no
more He was 10 the Tigers what
Walter johnson is to the Nationals
and Babe Ruth to the Yankees. NO
matter how poorly Detroit might pc
going the knowledge that they coulo
get peek at Ty Cobb served to draw
out the fans by the thousands HIS
sensational fielding. great batting and
really marvelous base running mas
been the theme for story and con-
versation for the past ten years or
more, and the fact that old Fatner
Time has beckoned him into retire
ment will be regretted by base ball
fans from ore end of the country to
the other. Tyrus is no kid any more,
and his slowing down. coupled with
the injury. probably accounts for his
retirement as the Georgia peach
could never stand for trailing any
man in base ball.
To those personally acquainted with
Cobb he was lovable fellow. and al
though he carried himself on the held
with a certain domineering air it was
assumed for the effect it would have
on the opposing players. Walter john
son says Ty is a prince. and no player
knows Cobb better.
Zachary slated for Toll.
In addition to being cloudy and
threatening yesterday afternoon. it was
cold enough for overcoats. and the play
ers. as well as the fans, were glad the
second game between the Nationals and
Tigers was called off. For today's game
Zachary will be on the mound for the
Griffmen, while Dauss will do the hurl-
ing for the Tigers.
The following paragraph appeared in
one of the Detroit papers commenting
on the way the Griffmen used their bats
in Sundays game
"Slow balls. fast balls and hoo.ss that
left the southpaws of the three left
handlers on the way to the hitters in
good health. were retrieved somewhere
in the next county mang3ed beyond
recognition. If the famous French
T5s' used in the late world war dis
charged projectiles with any more haste
than attended some of the base balls
fiogged by the Nationals or created more
havoc it is well that 5000 miles of the
Atlantic ocean prohibit intipate ac-
ouaintance with them"
Eddie Charity is the hard luck bat
ter of the Griffs. If there is as swell
catch made in the outfield. robbing the
batter of double or triple five times
out of six the halter is Charity. Eddie's
hard luck is the talk of his teammates.
No member of the Nationals can hit the
ball harder than Iron Man" Charity.
but it is either right at some infielder
or an outfielder will capture the drive
by making a circus catch. Eddie is
aHay down in the records, but his
friends on the team predict that he will
he getting the breaks soon and rapidly
climb.
Ayers Booster shows Up.
An old newspaper man of Detroit.
well known to the players. and now
in the ad-writing business. dropped
into the hotel last evening and, was
given a warm greeting. He is great
hettor on the games. and told the
Grifmeh who surrounded him that he
was coming down with big roll the
day Doc Ayers pitches for Detroit
against the Griffmen. All sorts of
money was showed in his face. but he
kept the boys off by telling them to
wait until the great day.
You don't know Doc" he said. she
has become regular shut-out pitcher.
and will give you boys the trimming
OF your young lives.
Walter Johnson had been listening
to the remarks with broad grin,
and when the visitor had concluded.
he said:
Here's a better bet than any YOU
can get from the other boys. I'll bet
YOU $50 we not only beat the doctor
but I'll bet you the $50 even that he
doesn't finish the game against us"
The Ayers booster started to get out
of Walter made him change his mind
and he only said: Wait until he goes
in against you
The joshing continued, and when
Ayers admirer left he was showered
with invitations to be sure and come
back when Ayers goes in the box
Can Break Even on Road.
If the Nationals are fortunate
enough to win todays and tomor-
rows games against the Tigers their
showing on the swing around the
western end of the Circuit will be
worthy of unstinted praise. They
will then have played twelve games,
winning two in ST. Louis. one in
Cleveland and possibly three in De-
troit, which will make their record
six victories and six defeats. Look
ing back over the games in which
Judge, Harris and Milan were forced
out through Illness or injury, it is a
wonder that the Nationals were able
to defeat a bush league club. Judge
and Milan now are back and Shanks
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