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Show COBB'S VICTIM HAS NO HANDS. Crippled Pressman Gives His Version of the Affray Which Is Now Famous. Kv- International News Service :KY YOi:K. May 17. Clause Luehcr. the man assaulted by Ty Cobb, comes from (leorgla. hb homo town being near that of the Detroit player, lie in sccre-t.'iry sccre-t.'iry for former Sheriff" Tom Foley. Tho trouble, according to Trucker, really began be-gan I hp day before- Luelcer. who Is a pressman. lost all of one hand and most of the other a year ago while worlclng on a morning newspaper. He has been ti Ynnkeo rooter and sat behind the visitors' bench on a line with thlr base most of t lie d.'iys this season. Luekcr nays that on tho day before, when a shout of derlson went up at a poor play by Cobb, the latter singled him out for attack and made a remark reflecting re-flecting on the fumiiy or Looker. The next day Luekcr says Cobb was at first base when aonm one shouted. "Oh, you dope."' Mo returned to the visitors bench and, turning to Trucker, exclaimed: "Yes. I'm dopy again and you know what made me dopy- tho same thing that made me dopy yesterday." There was an exchange of epithets and Cobb, with the Detroit team a.l his back, climbed Into the xenU nnd struck Mickcr. Some one shouted that Uickcr had no hands nnd Cobb retorted: "I wouldn't care If ho had no feet." After ho had knocked luckcr down, "Looker says he kicked him and aplked him iu the aide. |