Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 8 | Brightest Star in Baseball to Set This Year

BRIGHTEST STAR STARIN IN BASEBALL TO SET THIS YEAR Ty Cobb V Wonder onder Performer Perform Perform- er to Forsake Favorite Bats at End of Season BY ALLAN MARKLEY Universal Service Staff Correspondent NEY V YORK Aug Au- 3 Much has I ji been written and nud said about baseballs greatest man man and year after year we wc have watched and marveled marveled mar mar- I elc over the wonderful feats of Ty ly Cobb on the diamond diamon little dreaming of the time when he hc would no longer longcr I be bc the thc chief drawing card of the great American game But that time is al almost almost at- at most here There are arc few who realie realize real real- ize ie that Cobb is making his farewell appearance and there are arc of course others who doubt the statement It has not been long since Sarah Bernhardt the great reat figure of or the stage m made de her final appearance touring America Even E more recently we remember the thc smiling Harry Lau Lau- dr tIp-r funnier than lr c bowing for tor the last time behind the footlights to Americans As the those these e great artists ci ci the stage have lIn passed as th shi ships pass passIn In the night antI and we remember th thom m only In our dreams so the tho famous premier premier premier pre pre- mier ballplayer will pass Cobb Is making his farewell tour smiling and playing his spectacular brand of ball balland balland and hitting hilling em as hard as ever When hen the sun settles below he the horIzon horizon horizon hori horI- zon on the night of or October 7 th the Career ca career career ca- ca reer of oC the greatest hero of the Gr greatest greatest great great- att at- at I est t game will come to a close at tho the end nd of the day Cobl Cohl wilt will then pack up his three favorite bats tho the same ones with which he has pounded tho the onion for tor years and together with several several sev sev- eral worn nn and torn fielders fielder's gloves turn them over to the American Red fled Cross Crolls to auction ort oft for or the tho benefit of or our fighting men on the thc other side I It ml might ht bo ho well to mention here that in offering them for tor sale sule the tho old eagle eagle- ec eyed batsman will be bc parting partin with his best friends That the will bring a record price goes without saying an and in doing so they will only onh be bo following the example of their master For what has stood in his wa way Nothing Records lice Rec have havo been shattered those he has hall made himself as well veil as ns those made smale b by other othen I 11 I I r I The hats bats will be bo sold and probably resold until the they have reaped a fortuna fortune for for- tune tuna With which to furnish our boys with baseball Cl equipment u tYes t. t Yes the they will go o mused Cobb with tears In his eyes as ho he carefully fondled the favorite bats ats a n few days day ago And I Is it certain that you are through h asked naked an nn Inquisitive o reporter report report- er who had the nerve ncr to put tho the lues- lues tion In a as man many words Quito through declared the Georgia Georgia Geor Geor- gia bin Peach Tho Interview lew was closed It was only one o of the man many that have havo been bean almost as an brief Tho The wor word has passed out to a sorrowful I Once Oice not riot long ago someone who was close to tho the favorite player asked him whether hether he ho would consider going to toi i franco ranCO l to Instruct the soldiers in base se ball Cobbs Cobb's answer was on the end o ohis or of his tongue J To go to to France and not got ot Into the game would bo ho far Car wor worse e to me than warming the tho bench In a n. bush busl league he replied h Then n he added I If l I went over o arid and didn't get et Into the tho tn fray I would feel teel an as though I J was wasI walking to the plato plate with tho the ha banes lases es I full and tho the nJ na manager cr ca called me mc back to send In n a pinch hitter