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Show f REFUSED TO JINX CLUB Hotel Statlcr at Detroit was having tho celling of Its lobby painted. Decorators, scaffolding, paint cans, cans of paint, canvas and ladders were being used. All this Is not sufficiently ex inordinary to make It worth even a hotel note. There wasn't an Item of news In the whole act until Ty Cobb enterod the hotel. Ills objective was the desk. Cobb took ono look and saw nothing but ladders. To advance ad-vance a single step he would have to pnss under ono of them. Tho Tygcrs had won eight straight games. Cobb did not turn around and walk out Ho retraced his steps by backing out, facing frontward front-ward only after ho had reached the sidewalk. I |