Deseret Evening News | 1910-09-15 | Page 15 | Coombs, Shutout Kid of Athletics, Who is Twirling Best Ball in the Big Leagues

COOMBS SHUTOUT KID OF ATHLETICS WHO IS TWIRLING BEST BALL B LL IN THE BIG LEAGUES wr v r tA 1 hy Pr Sept Sopt 13 John W Coombs whose whole great grat work on the tho rub her ber thin year car has hoa kept ept the Athletics out In front at rf the American league pen nant i used to In bo called Inning Jack by Iw raaon of his hili having h i n on tho rubber for tor the tho Mack men In n that lUlU contest In Hoe ton oi Reft lt 1 which the th White Ele won 4 t to 1 I now IH I tho Shutout Kid ICI Jack hung rows row of at ciphers 1 tho necks nf of six alx tAm In the last two months Toombs Coombs Is having a 1 Brand and leads the th American elah Jab men In tho number of ot victories turned In To date he has hall landed H 4 battles loM lo t only Keven Coomb Is III K na lIa tive tIA of ot I Me Is 26 6 years ars old Connie Mack lack first tnt heard hear of hh present box wonder when Jack was wall at nt college Coombs the tho In June 1900 and an thren months Inter astounded the lm e ball hAi by b pitching a over oer the Ih Sox Hox It I Is la tho opinion of ot sharps that Coomb now Is II pitching th Ih best ball In the big leagues Now Nol the Ath have won the tho pen much mu h of ot the credit will be due 11 to the Colby Colb graduate