The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-10

by DAVID y. WALSH.
J. ~. Sporting l.dltor.
AUGUSTA. Ga, March 0.--Scvcn-
tPn years ago almost TO a month.
certain manager stood nt the gate Of
the Augusta baseball park and en-.
formed a ball player that his ride.
ulous services were no longer re-
qeIred.
BE gone" he Missed through a
nasty pair OF upper inCisors. do
not darkon my outficld again"
sThat was back In 1905, the mid
Victorian period OF baseball. In tho
ensuing interval tho identity OF tho
certain manager has become very
uncertain but that od the ball player
grew apace until today no stands not
only as ono OF the greatest outfiold-
ers of all time, but q major league
nmnnger OF some prominence.
AiIo is called Ty cobb by those who
know him and by those who do not,
and ho has dHrkoncd many an OUT
'fpld In his time. Indeed, It this
vary moment he can go out nud
darken all he wants over tho same
Augusta ball field from which hc
vJhs banlshed, for no has returned Ia
tie scono OF his first tl1al ana first
failure OF the excessive bnllyhoOed
manager Of tho Detroit Tigcra.
once "lIcy, YOU" the sap.
tIIo IL now MIR. cobb, tho gentle
Iaan who has given his native state
more publicity than General Shcr-
mans march, whero once ho was
Hey. You" the sap.
Just how he managed 10 achieve
lnfTItn L. "A a
ter OF record for he smoto a home
i, run beyond the right field fence ON
N Ids first appearance at tho plato and
later In tho same game strung
along with a double.
But the certain manager must
have been what is known as touch
audience. He let Cobb play one more
game then ensued the hlsslng cpl
sodo related above.
sTy was mover one to stay put,
however. lie talked his way back
into tho Augusta batting order some
weeks later and did 80 we'll that he
wns purchased by tho Tigers late In
the same season. He was riot IRON
tho outset, thereby proving tho Ger
tain manager n great hisser, but .
rather indifferent judge OF baseball
flesh.
Cobb's Outfit Not So Had.
VA Cobb 1A uoWn n'IN WIN ~ W
II lkoly outfit on his hands Ho ncod'
only TO develop a shortstop to re-
mace DOME Bush who collapsed las
MAR and pitcher or so TO WORK
with Ehmko and Leonard; thci
everything will be sweet. Tho snort
don possibly has been found IN th'
person of Fred Haney, up Tor "a tra
from tho omaha club of tho WestorI
league. Haneys appearance an,
,sat..tnI inrGlDlV Ol
Bush. Just how fnr he may carry
Tho resemblance is another matter
no nIays ground balls well, gets 'n'
hail away from him rapidly ana a.
tpgether handles himself after th'
manner OF a finished lniieldet
Uaney stands out as the heat pros
pcct In the camp.
other recruit outrcldors hangln,
about for "A Crumh from the rlCl
mans table are Emery Riguey Her
man Marriott. who was given a tria
Iast year; Dan Clark from Wichiti
Falls. Fred Barnes and ono Mann
the last two being youths OF uncertain
lineage. Rigney Is the most promis
ing OF this crowd, but the individun
more likely 10 he retained IL Gcorg
Cutshaw. the veteran obtained frou
Pittsburgh, who is handy pine
bitter for any mans club.
Some Promising BoNmcn.
The pltchcr In need may loo syl
vestcr johnson, right handler, oh
tnined from Portland for $4,000 an
five ball players, or it may be BcI
Cole, tho left handler, who won soy
III sral straight FOR the Tigers In 1891
I'll sylvester is said TO have held Tn
best fast bah In the minors la'
N gear. Herman pillette, nnothe
Fight handler sent on by Portland !
tho same deal, also is promisin
youth.
Tho club Is well hooled with lei
handlers, this being especially note
Northy in view OF the fact that IN
hft handed crop seems TO have bee
d victim OF blight
In addition 20 colo and Leonar'
there ia Rube Oldham, a young ma
by the name OF stewart. who come
up from Texas IN tho rear of
ballyhoo.
tl Houlng, pauss and Ehmkc con
plctc the list OF prominent rigl
handlers.
The recruit outfoldor Is as super
fluous as a sparerib here. There
III a great combiuatlun-Coh hoilma
and Noach, with Ira FlaEstead 10
utility. Also there are Johnny Nc
hardt. former Notro Dame tootha
t Altar: Rob FothCrgill from Roehesle
and Floyd Herman, known q
VBabe" because he takes KUN q
The ball, Sohchow the bah sSldoi
Co-operates.