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Show JACK COOMBS BUCK FOR SEU'S WORK Jack Coombs 's Eecord. Tear. G. W. L. P.C. 1012 40 21 10 .677 1 1311 49 28 12 .'iOJ 1910 ..- 48 31 9 .775 1909 ..' 80 12 11 .622 1908 24 7 5 .683 1B07 14 6 9 .400 1906 23 10 11 .476 John "Wealey-Coomb8 will be back to pitch for Connie Mack and tho Athletics In 1914. He signed a contract "Wednesday. "Wednes-day. The Information, that Co5inb3 had regained his health and would be in condition to mount tha pitching peak for the -world'3 champions In April, or a bit earlier, will bo glad news to hun dreds of thousands of admirers of Connie Mack's Athletics. For 1914 Mack will be prepared against a relapse on his pitching staff with Coombs sitting around tho bench. And a complete downfall doesn't appear fl at this January date. Not judging by the movements of the curvefs all of Coomba's return Is a miracle. After he Injured his spine in tha, past sum-mer sum-mer the prediction was made that ha would never be strong enough again to pitch a ball. But Coombs rested, the JM most competent of physicians were lH hired, and here he comes back, to plun fH the Athletics tp tho 1914 Hag. Coombs arrived in 190G without rnanv advance notices as to his ability lit fooling tho fonce buster. He traveled at a so-so pace until September 1, 1906, when he hurled twenty-four complete In-nlngs In-nlngs against Boston, wlnntn?- 4 to L That game placed "Colby Jack" in tho center of the spotlight. rH In tho twenty-four innings Coombs dis- 'ill tributcd but six passes ami whiffed eighteen. Furtlier feats for "Iron Iau" Jack come In 1911, when he pitched fjl forty -six successive ciphers. This record VM romaincd until "Walter Johnson went jH fifty-six and one-third Innings last sum- jH mer. |