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There's a funny fellow" says the
baseball fan. "He can give me more
laughs than both the Philadelphia
teams together"
Girls at Oregon University have
taken up rifle shooting, perhaps in
preparation for a social career in the
films.
The big league star may hate to give
up golf but as long as the manager ;
him wear snappy knickers in the hotel
lobby all is well.
Cleveland ministers are trying to
stop Sunday bowling. They want to
get the boys out Of the alleys by Eas-
ter.
Pitcher Joe Martina denies vigorous.
~ that he has taken up the spitball.
Still a dry Martini, as it were.
Benny Leonard is pictured sparrins
with Jackie Coosan. showing that
there are times when q really game
champion doesn't mind taking a
chance. I
We have been keeping this from the
Irish a long time but those micks who
celebrst ted on st. Patrick's Day when
Jack Delaney knocked out Paul Der.
lenbach should know that Jacks real
monicker is Chapadelaine.
A while back Babe Ruth lost a
5000 bill on the way to the bank 10
send Mrs. Ruth four times that much.
The same day Black Gold won the
Louisiana Derby and Babe didn't pick
him. Attention of Mrs. Ruth.
With all the boys dropping ont from
the ranks Of Olympic eligibles because
they are literary and there's a rule
against athletes writing about them
selves. suppose the Olympic committee
puts on few typewriter events for
the fellows.
Mr.. It. Cobb
Ty Cobb says this will be his last
year as a player and the pitchers hope
so. Cobb was n star when Niagara
was a mill pond. but he's still harder
to fool than widow with a purpose.
Ty was one of the first ball players
to experiment with the hazardous
science Of thinking. Before his time
the average athlete imagined he was
getting full power out of his bean
when he used it for dandruff ranch.
Cobb used to startle the buyers by
dashing from first to third on an in
field tumble. When he wasn't doing
this he was going all the way home.
He was harder to figure than cross.
eyed woman driver in traffic.
Old-timers used to call Cobb lucky
stiff. Said il he ever fell into a man
hole he'd land next to a wine barrel.
Experts wrote pieces for the papers
saying he was mere flash in the skillet.
All of 'em were as right as usual.
Cobb was lucky like Edison. Morgan.
Chaplin and Miss Joyce. The Young
man simply has a swell line Of gro
ceries and he was always prompt with
deliveries.
Cobb has lasted longer than dou-
ble-decker toothbrush in North Caro-
lima hermit's shack. Genius is a
sturdy bird. 1t takes more than a
light tap on the Van Dyke to send real
talent kicking.
Baseball has never known a more
daring or colorful base-runner. Cobb
leaned from base to base on his own
juice = he could get more miles on a
pint OF spiked foot oil than anybody
that ever played the game.
They tell you base stealing is an
art. With the Peach il was a habit.
like walking in an upright position
and using soap on the back of the
neck.
Smart crackers used TO say: Jen-
nings had great ball club in Cobb.
They could have gone four furlongs
farther and said Ban johnson had a
great league in him.
Old LENA" Blackburn
Old LENA" Blackburn. one-time
$4,000 beauty" of the Chicago White
Sox. is still roaming around in the
American Association. Blackburn
came to the Comiskey club back in
ION Ne aama with q 0reat renu-