Show CRAWfORD BLAMES CO B fR SHOWING DETROIT Mich Oct 10 Repeat d criticism of Sam Crawfords Crawford's 8 playing has stirred him into makin making a statement in defense defenso of himself himsel t Detroit s 's showing this year js is not the direct result resul of the poor playing by J. J members of the tte team out Dul out or me does not exist on the team in tho way way I it ou ought ht toI toI totI to I tI understand Cobb has complained that wi with me nio hitting behind him in tho the batting order he has been handicapped on the bases Maybe it was tho the same fault that worried Bush ush so G that he was shifted in the lineup Cobb criticised Bush a number number of times and on one occasion occasion oc oe- oc- oc casion I remonstrated Bush is as valuable to the club as any anyone one member mem morn ber As the the result resul of the incident Crawford and Bush BusI are not on speaking terms with Cobb Cobb Cobbs Cobb's s 's unpopularity with wih pla players according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to one of the Detroit team is isas isas isas as much responsible for Detroit's poor showing as anything else Several of the players openly say that Tennin Jennings s has given Cobb too much leeway leway and andone andone andone one of the backstops on the tiger team says Cobb has been too anxious to get get base baso hits I think the the best thing the league can do is to adopt a rule rue prohibiting prohibiting a 3 prize for the leading leading batsman if such a prize has the tho bad effect on a team that it i did this year on Detroit Detroi |