The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-25
TANNING
WITH
FARRELL.
tn Cobb's dispute hit.
Another amusing yarn.
Sympathy for Fletcher.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL


~ batting class this year BY an Of
floial edic, from Han johnson recalls
several incidents OF thu past. when
The quest for a few additional points
IN the averages caused more or lees
tricky maneuycrA
The famous contest between Nap
I.ajoie and Cobb several years asc.
when an automobile was offered for
the hating leader In both leagues. h
one OF the most quoted. In one Of
the games late ia tho season when
they were running neck and mock.
I.ajoie got a flock Of hits on hunts
down the third base line The guar
dian OF the hot corner was playing
way back IN left field
A MOTHER amusing story IL told
~ OF the race this year IA the Ma
tional league Rogers Hornsby. tho
81. Louis star. was anxious to set
into the 400 Glass and the ~. Louis
writer's travelling with the team In
Chicago were just as anxious TO have
their fayorite make the mark
Before the last game In Chicago.
enc Of the ~. Louis writer's APP
preached the official scorekeepcr and
IN a round about way refreshed hts
memory on thu rule that the batter
should BE- favored In case OF doubt.
that Rogers was a nice boy and that
he wanted 10 bat 400. etc.
The official scorer admitted that
Hornsby was entitled TO conSdcra-
J ton
The ffrst time up Rogers Knocked
this third haseman over with drive.
The second time he smashed liner
To center and the third time he
doubled. whereup the official
scorer remarked TO the ST. Louis
scribe:
who In tho --- told you that
bird needed any help
IF the American league president
i fears that the judgment OF a sport
writer as an official scorer might b.
Influenced BY personal feeling or par
tisanship. il might not be . bad idea
TO have hts unpires give the deci-
son on . Questionable hit
CQUfRE CHARLEY EBBETS
- learned sincs the close OF the sea-
son that Brooklyn has . ball club. II
was only = suspicion until the Squire
asked waivers on II Of the Brooklyn
players and svuryons OF Thorn was
claimed By other mAj<s league clubs
II must have pleased the squire. even
q shsy were tagged . dollar . dozen.
GENERAL sympathy has been ex-
NJ tended to Arthur Fletcher. who
has been imposed upon. with the
management OF the Philadelphia Ma
tionM Fletcher Is a popular player
and he deserved a better fate.
Philadelphia papers say that
ylstchsr should have demanded q
/lcng contract. but II is@hArd TO zee
how anyone but the kaiser should Be
penslizsd with such . Job Tor more
than year.
lYorRE DANES 1874 football
IN eleven might have. been called a
team Of captains. Five OF the reg
uIars were variety leaders In other
sporsA In addition 10 Captain Car
harry. the grid leader. there were
Paul Cashier. captain Of the baseball
team and twice captain OF the hockey
team: Gus Desch. captain Of the
track team and the worlds record
holder for the 4se-yard hurdles.
Mickey Kane. captain OF the basskst-
ball team. and Neil Flynn. captain
q the hockey team Twelve other
men ca tho squad won letters In
other sports
Kane and Cashier had several
0ajor league offers for baseball last
vAr, but tAey decided to continue
thru ths university.