Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-22

Robes world series work consist
ed of fine batting and bad throwing.
He was valuab BILE for his hitting, but
he would probably have cost the
White SoX the series by his mad
throws had it not been for the super
fielding of Donohue. The first sacker
kept Robe from being a world series
goat and made him a hero. Also, in
the same breath. it must be said that
Robes bad throwing made Donohue
hero, for he caused Donohue to
make more spectacular plays than
any first baseman ever crowded into
series before or since.
Makes Great Throw.
1t was in the final game of the
SoX- Cubs series that Donohue pulled
off what many insist is the best throw
ever made by first sacker. 1t
would be difficult to imagine better
play. The Sox were playing under a
two-run lead in the, eighth inning. Big
Ed Walsh had started the game, but
doc" White relieved him later on.
The Cubs could not hit the left-hand-
ed delivery of White and so they
started a bunting attack, showing all
their hunts toward third. Robe had
thrown high, wide and wild at every
opportunity, and the Cubs expected
to win on his bum pegs. Sheckard
was on first when Schultz rolled the
ball to third. Robe grabbed the ball
and threw high over first. Donohue
made a marvellous jump and just
managed to stab the ball. He saw
Sheckard starting for third; he also
saw that third was uncovered, as
Robe had forgotten to go back to the
bag after fielding the bunt. Donohue
saw another thing. George Davis,
shortstop for the Sox, was running
just ahead of Sheckard, trying to beat
him to third. In the minute fraction
of a second he graSped the situation,
half-steadied himself and threw. Da-
Wis was running with his head turned
to first for the throw. He wanted to
see the ball and be ready as soon as
he reached the bag to catch it.
Donohue timed the speed of Davis
to an inch. He shot the ball just
ahead of Davis SO that, running as
he was, the veteran shortstop ran
right into the ball and grabbed it
while going at top speed. The ball
reached Davis about 10 feet from the
bag and an instant later Sheckard
crashed into Davis: but the fielder
had frightened his grip on the ball as
soon as he caught it and tagged
| Sheckard as the runner hit him.
Davis was tossed into the air and fell
in a heap, but did not lose the ball.
They thought he was hurt. but be-
fore any one could reach him he stag
gered to his feet and continued
through the ninth. The play saved
the day for Chicago.
Robe, as I have observed, helped
make Donohue a brilliant star in
that series. A few times Donohue
almost broke his neck going into the
air or diving after Robes wild throws.
At the close of the last game Donohue
rushed across the diamond and threw
his glove in Robes face. .
Never again did Donohue reach to
the level of play he showed in that
series. He had never been that good
before. He was good player who
became g. great player when the
supreme test arrived. Some great
players are not even good players
in a big series.
Ty Cobb is unquestionably the
greatest player of all time. Cobb
was in three world series, but he
was regarded as a failure in each
one The only time that Cobb really
did anything out OF the Ordinary
was in the world series Of 1909, De-
troit against Pittsburgh, the third in
which he participated. In the sec
ond game of that series he stole home
while Vic Willis, pitching for Pitts
burgh, held the ball. It was a clean
steal, and it was his only unsual
play in three years Of world series
competition, Probably Cobb felt toe