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Show Why Manager Cobb Hired George McBride as Coach Some years ago when George McBride Mc-Bride was shortstopping for the Nationals Na-tionals his play seemed to be unappreciated unap-preciated by a large contingent of local lo-cal fans, says the Washington Star. His rather light hitting and his quiet demeanor may have been responsible. A Washington newspaper man on his way to a world series game In New York met Ty Cobb In the smoking car when Cobb, relieved of the season's strain, was in a rather communicative mood. "What's your opinion of McBride?" Ty was asked. "A lot of Washington people seem to be down on him." "I consider McBride not only one of the most valuable players on the Washington Wash-ington club," replied Oobb promptly, "but one of the most valuable in the American league. His stickwork, usually usu-ally timely, is light ; but it could be 20 points lighter than it is and yet it would be hard to supplant him with a better man. What the public doesn't know about the values of temperament tempera-ment and character in a player is a whole lot. His actual baseball knowledge knowl-edge is exceptional." The Detroit coach for the coining season, Manager Cobb's right-hand man, Is George Florian McBride. |