Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-02-23 | Page 8 | Why Sisler Overbalances Ty; Youth Vs. Age, Quinn's Reason

Why er Overbalances Ty vs A Quinn Quinns I 8 Re Reason son i C o j I S r S S J- J 1 I 1 T WOULD not not trade George Ri lel I I I for foi foTy Ty Cobb If It Bobble Bobbie Quinn had done nothing noth noth- ing log else to make make himself known I to the baseball world that de declaration would have done itTy it S Ty Cobb the player the he king of swat at the greatest of ot them all not good enough for lor one ons side of a base baseball ball trade At first blush the idea is preposterous Ty Cobb Cobb JH I ui the greatest attraction in baseball He ile draws thousands of dollars at it the gates He lIe Is Is' personally jle ble for the winning I of more ball games me I perhaps h S than a any other t r ball bail player e But But But- ButTy Ty Cobb is 31 years old He lie Helas has las been playing major league ball for thirteen seasons Cobb has not started to o go back yet but his greatest years are behind him Is 15 24 HP lIe has played big league baseball for three years Last year rear tar he was outranked only by Cobb and Speaker at as as a batter in the American league lIe He is a wonderful first baseman He would make a splendid outfielder He lIe HeIs Heis lIeIs Is a remarkable pitcher His IDs base running running run run- ning is superb Unless all signs fail fall his greatest years ears are ahead of ot him How many years ears of stellar are left lett In Ty Cobb Who Vho can tell Wagner a el Lajoie Anson Crawford werI wend I up there around twenty years Their I cases are remarkable Cobb may last longer as a great ball bali player lie He started young oung and may continue for ten or twelve years yet yot On the same reasoning may last twenty years Quinns Quinn's reasoning is logical He expects expects ex ex- to usurp the place Cobb has monopolized In the sun for fop so many years ears in which event as a future prospect is a a. greater nR asset lt than Cobb