The Washington times., 1921-05-16

1t is as though he had been having
vacation for the past four or five
years. He is by no means the same
Ty this year that he was last year
or the year before. He is nearer the
Ty who opened the eyes of all base
ball fans for ten years, during the ten
years when the Detroit Tigers were
winning pennants. or deciding who
did win them.
BUSH IS sTANCH.
Ty's stanchest supporter this sea
son is that great little veteran in
fielder, DOME Bush. Bush admired
Cobb with all the hero worship of .
rookie. He cannot say enough gooc
things about his leader. He talk
about him at the slightest opportunity
He goes into raptures over Ty's under
standing of the different kinds OF meI
that go to make up baseball club.
And. IL you leave II to DOME, the
one club TO make the real hght dowr
the line against the Cleveland Indians
will be the Detroit Tigers.
"They just can't stop us, that's all
Not with Ty running wild" concluded
Donie, before taking breath and
launching into a new stream OF prais'
OF his manager. And DOME Is thor
oughly in earnest
Iy Cobb as a player was q wonder
for more than ten years. He set up
all sorts of records. must OF which
Lre still his. He was the greatest
single player in the history of the
game. il he continues as he has
started, il is more than likely that he
will finish his career under the main
tent as a winning manager.
"BOYs PULL TOGETHER
mo. ! haven't the greatest team
in the business. nor even in this
Il tague," says the chief Of the Jungle
Cats, but the boys are all pulling to-
gether. That's of the utmost impor-
tance. too. The team that pulls. to-
gether Is the one that usually wins
MY ball club Ia that kind of q ball
club, nobody is out there trying to
pay ball by himself. Each man
knows what he is to do and that what
he does is the best thing for the team
as whole. Then, IL we have the right
kind OF luck, we win. We can't win
every game, but we can and do make
hot fight for every game we play"
The individual members OF the
team are strong for their new leader
There isn't the slightest jealousy be-
ing shown on the part Of any OF
tntul. w tOnianS hHOW tnAt Io
die Ainsmith was always a hard chap
the Griffs. But that Same Eddie Is
a different lad this year.
He had to be fined q couple OF
times last season for breaking loose
This year he is stepping right along
as well as when he frst broke into
the league more than ten years ago
The whole baseball world has, OF
course, heard OF the rules put in force
by the Tigers new manager. There
is nothing especially new in retelling G
them. But. contrary to the belief OF
the old line leaders in the East. who
guffawed when they heard OF them
early this spring, they are produc-
ing the goods. Why? They are bas-
ed on common sense.
MADE HIS OWN RULES.
Ty Cobb was never much of a man
to obey fnicky rules himself. He
scorned them when leading the league
in about everything a man could do.
Indeed. for the past four or hve years
he has just about made his own ruler.
He was always in the best of physical
condition. and kept so. Beginning
there he allowed himself utter free
dom of action. He is doing the same
thing now with the players working
for him.
Yes. l suppose a lot OF wise fell
lows did grin at me when they heard
OF the rules ] made out for my play
srs." smiles Ty. We'll. I'm glad they
have had their grins and their laughs.
1t will be only a matter OF time when
all those old-fashioned rules will be
thrown into the discard. They are out
OF date, that's all
when l came into the game. hard
rules were all right. There were
many hard actors playing baseball,
men who would never understand
anything but iron, discipline. But
that was many years ago. Today a
different type of player is to be found
playing baseball and new rules, bassd