Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24

ais. to D. That was not score cal
culated to require nearly three hours
to amaSS.
Fans who had paid little heed tc
the Georgian before yesterday then
learned what detriment he is TO base
ball. Cobb opened his whole bag of
tricks in this fourth game of the
series here to give the crowd in Clark
Griffith Stadium everything but sport.
SenSeless prolonging of arguments
with the arbiters, heated and insulting
discussions with spectators, appeals
10 administrative officials of the
Washington club for protection" UNI
dignified censure of players-all were
put before the fans. 1t was moss
disgusting exhibition.
From start to finish the game was
nothing but a riot for Cobb. His raw
ings began in the first inning when
Catcher Larry Woodall suffered 4
verbal flashing, presumably for per-
hitting Sam Rice to seal second, and
continued until he left the field In
company with a Washington club of
fetal at the end of the endurance con-
test
Cobb Raved Continually.
During the fray. there was bed
lam in the Tiger dugout and in front
of it. Cobb never overlooked an OPP
portunity to call down his players on
the field and on the bench, apparent
ly Then about midway of the game
Cobb claimed he had been struck by
something hurled from that part of
the stand behind the Tiger dugout.
The Georgian may have been hit, but
there was no certainty that the missile
was hurled at him Intentionally.
However. Cobb all but climbed upon
the roof of the Tiger dugout and de-
livered forceful Grafton to the fans
assembled nearby: Apparently it
made no difference to Cobb that there
were many women among the fans
seated back of the dugout. Yester-
day was Ladies' day at Clark Griffith
Stadium and thousands of fair root
ers We're present. Yet he did not
hesitate to make a most unwholesome
spectacle of himself,
He did not make a favorable inn
preston upon the fans with his ora
torical efforts. Naturally they hooted
and booed him and the irate
Georgian ambled to the front of the
left field stand in which President
Clark Griffith of the Nationals was
seated. Cobb called Griffith to the
stand barrier and asked the president
for protection"
You protect yourself" said Crit.
fifth, and I'll look after the fans who
are annoying you" by protect your
self Griffith meant that Cobb should
control himself. And that was just
what Cobb did not do.
But Griffith did all he could to take
care of the situation. A captain of
police at the presidents request CON
Quoted a quiet investigation of the
affair and later took a seat in the
stands near the Tiger dugout to see
that no disorder occurred. Secretary
Ed Eynon of the Washington Club
also took seat in box next to the
dugout and was there for the re-
mainder of the game. Yet Cobb fail
ed to compose himself.
Cobb's final outburst came in the
ninth. Then he publicly rebuked Lu
Blue, Tiger first sacker. Blue may
have deserved q rebuke, but the
merits of the matter had nothing &c
do with the manner in which the re.
buke was administered. Resenting
this censure in public, Blue pushed
Cobb aside and for that was banisheC
Immediately. The Blue-Cobb affair
was a fitting finish for an afternoon
Of raging and raving by the Georgian.
Probably but one thing can quell
Cobb--a stiff backed umpiring system
that would deal with him summarily.