The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09

Copyright, 1924. in the United States.
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 Ty Cobb had way of getting into the headlines. He forced his way in by delivering in a crisis. No man ever provided as many thrills to spectators in sport as Cobb. He came through oftener than any player that ever lived when coming through meant victory.
 An illustration of this was fur nished several years ago. Bill Don ovan finished his career as major league pitcher soon after Cobb reached his top form as player. Donovan became manager of the New York Americans. In one DetroitNew York game the Tigers were one run behind when they came to bat in the ninth Detroit managed to get two men on with two out. It was Cobbs turn at bat.
 Donovan turned to his trainer and said:
 Start collecting the bats; this game is over.''
 A Whitening Look
 Gilhooley. utility outfielder, sitting next to Donovan on the bench, re- marked:
 You figure he's going to strike out Cobb?'
 Donovan gave Gilhooley whitening look and told him:
 No, he won't strike out Cobb. What Cobb is going to do is hit.
 But he hasn't made hit today countered Gilhooley.
 Il know he hasn't But you can | AI.f ,1..,, t you want to bet that he won t hit now. There hasn't been a chance for him to pull anything today. This is the first chance he's had to win this game. Watch him.
 The pitcher got two strikes on Cobb. It looked as if Donovan had guessed wrong. Then two and two. And then
 Cobb took vicious chop at the next one. The ball shot out on q line. Right and centerfielder started for the fence. Two runs scored. The game was over.
 That's him." said Donovan, walking towards the clubhouse through cheer ing mob. That's him all over-CoDb every time. He saves his hits until they can drive him into the head lines."
 Superiority Complex
 Psychology, which bobs up at every turn in Cobb's playing career, mastered the delicate situations for him. In q pinch the edge was with Cobb at all times. He had the advantage because he believed himself superior to any man that ever pitched a base ball. He was a better batter than any man he ever faced was pitcher. Of this he was conviced.
 He always had that advantage. Cobb never went to bat in a pinch, while a be was at tine zenith of bis career, that he did not believe he was master of the situation.
 Cobb coming up struck fear into the hearts of an opposing team. It put them on edge. They believed after a while that he had some supernatural power. They overplayed the situation whenever it involved Cobb in a crisis. They over-strained over-pressed.
 Facing pitcher in pinch, Cobb knew he had it on that pitcher. He was not afraid ofs the pitcher, but the pitcher was afraid of him. The pitcher would over-try. He wanted to put too much stuff on the ball. This had but one result: He got little on the ball or he got so much that he did not control it and soon found himself in a situation where he either had to walk Cobb or cut down on his stuff to get the ball over.
 Situations never bothered Cobb, but they bothered his opponents. He had the psychological advantage. He had them on the defense, and when you put man on the defense the odds are all in your favor,
 Master Of the Thrill
 Spectators marveled how Cobb came through so many times in a pinch i; how he so often provided the break in the game that won for Detroit But there is really nothing mysteious about it. With Cobb coming up when bases were empty or Cobb coming up where the score was lop-sided, one way or