Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-01-31 | Page 4 | A Wonderful Baseball Play

A WONDERFUL BASEBALL L PLA PLAY Y I In the February American Magazine appears a a. page entitled Two Glimpses o ot T TV Ty Cobb One of ot the stories told la Is lathe the following which relates how the great Detroit baseball player player perhaps perhaps the gr greatest player In the world world made made a a. lucky scratch hit and then scored on three throe stolen bases The greatest baseball pia play I t ever saw nw occurred In a game between th the tho Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia and the Detroit Tigers In Shibo park Philadelphia June 1912 Ty Tr Cobb his first time limo up hit a anasty anasty anasty nasty grounder oun toward first base Tho The ball bail had a deceptive bound and Stuffy Sturry had some Bome trouble reaching for it and keeping hold of or tho ball bail when he got It But he managed to scramble over and touch first first- Just as Ty raced over the bag bas Connie Macks Mack's loyal rooters declared the Georgia Peach out by a a. mile but the tho umpire had Ideas of ot his own and Tyrus res rested led safely on the Initial sack lack eair eair The unexpected usually happens when this star is running ba bases es and andon andon andon on this occasion he did not disappoint his admirers After Alter the pitcher had thrown the ball Ty Ti having Ins a a. fairly good lead decided to amble along down to second figuring no doubt that Lapp the Athletic catcher would bo be taken off art his guard and throw wild To try to for or or second after acter a A. catcher of ot Lapps Lapp's ability has the ball bali requires nerve of or a n high order Ho lie Is usually there with a a. perfect peg pes but th or of Cobb Jog jos- ging ng along alons was too toe much for tor him and he heaved the ball into center Hold field Cobb saw Barry crouched In iii front of or the time baso base as ItS If It to receive Ive the ball bail eo so gathering speed he ho made one of or his famous bent leg Ie lilacs and lan landed cd behind behind be be- hind tho the bag Then seeing t that at th the ball had gone to center field Cie me 10 started for third base baso at top speed Someone I I it was Collins made Collins made a beautiful throw to Home Homo Run Baker Balcer who stabbed Cobb with the ball bali as ns that tha t well ell known l gentleman was waa In itt the act ot of sliding head first for tor the third haven of or rest ret The crowd groaned when whon the umpire motioned Cobb flare eafe at third While ad admiring ad- ad miring his nervy exhibition tle fans tans reaIl really wanted tho the dangerous fellow tellow dl dis posed d of ot and ho he had r reached third b by th the tho closest kind of or a margin ln T Ty slapped tho the du t from hi his tO toga loss 8 and nd f as lima usual I ran several feet up the path toward home each time the pitcher started 1 to wind up The haute batter had now novu gathered ath two strikes and with t tie n next wIndup Cobb raced for tor the plate at full tull d. d sliding with Hh great t for force a against Lapp who was waiting for tOt him with the bail But tho the throw had nad been beena a a. little too high and the catcher was ivas taken off oft his feet before he could touch the daring dating baso base runner Cobb therefore stole tiree ee bases after atter having reached first b by a lucky scratch hit and made the tho first run of or the game before th the next batter battor up bad hit the ball bail