Show Ansons Anson's Anson Anson s 's Record Will Be Target For 1924 1924 Stickers In Baseball Ty Cobb Is Only Star to Como Come Close to Old Timers Timer's Mark lark l MarkBY ark BY fly GEORGr ICK 1924 1 24 by Th The Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated dated Press Association N NEW W I lORK 1 ORK March 8 Bali players who ho ho are edging up to the season of ot 1924 1 with the th laudable resol e to lead load the world In hat hat- hatting bat batting ting should tak take notice th thit t they hase ha a 0 old ear v 22 old ear record to before they can cn kit bit on the throne and beam boam blandly down on the serfs That's Cap Ansons Anson's record Charle y who tho has seen geon just about all ot of th them m will ill OU that Anson was as as the best hit bit hitter bittor hit hitter ter tor In baseball It If Comiskey Is 1 right then the state of not Iowa Iowa New York where baseball was wasi I born ev e ei England where here It tl rived nor where It gl glow ew thicker than blackberries iS blackberries Is 1 entitled to the credit tor for sending forth the all ot of I all to el through I the tales states and eventually to Eng Eng Eng- England England land spreading the tho fame tamo of Ills his ash ashar war ar ar club And most mot fit it is 18 It that the Hawkeye state should hae ha ve produced such a batter batterr r r consecutive e veirs eu of batting supremacy the only pIa er on the hc of oC Anson is Ty Cobh Ty is isa isa isa a Georgian Miny a inq pia er camo came into the spotlight be- be bel b l leen een Anson and Cobb CoLb yet this gre hound of the hills along alone the river nver Is the only one ho has approached with Ith any hanco hance to equal Ansons Anson's ecord I I IGnI Bin Comiske who ha has seen een Cobb playas play as long lone as h ho saw An- An Anson Anson An Anson I son will vIli tell you firmly in his melodious bass I gro that Anson Ansonia ia a the tho greatest hitter that r eser evri 11 lived ed To pi rices ess him further ho he hoi hoI heI I i will III tell teli vou ou that Anon Anion oat eAI nod nodI I his reputation by sheer batting I while Cobb 0 owes oies es part of ot hi his hia to his he heels ls Anson he hc vv s lii concede couldn't beat the ball to first as Cobb can because Anson couldn tI t I 1 iun lun un But Dut Anson knocked thorn thom so they couldn t get the tho ball lie didn't have hac to run Kentucky Is i another claimant fot ot batting Back In the theda thedas da das s of ot the old American association not tion-not tion not the tho present mInor league but Lut th the American t association tion that th the Nat L 1 batter was as raised d In b by the th nam name of ot Pete B 0 nine Old timers In that thit league say he ho was the greatest batter baiter of ot them all Bro lIng could hit an thinG thine anywhere When he ho batted a long loner on ono one ho he run the tho bases and then Ihen I bLand and anti gaze caze III In admiration to- to vi to-vi al aid d the where the ball had dl When hen hin an outfielder would make a II phenomenal catch of on one of his clout clout Pete Pet would stand on the tir field and cry at t the thought of oC that wasted Misted biff big un un Kentucky Is offering up a new Dew pia t r this vear ear who ho may never Dlo s but ishO ho can hit them almost as well sell as Poto Pote could It if you will e Neal of ot Louisville He Ho is h Combs who aho ho ht his has been transferred to tho the Now New York Yanks Ot Of 0 cours courso It I Is Neal Neals Neal's bu business iness to boost his hl I players layer but Neall Neal insists that Combs Is the hitting bitting man that he ho has its ever seen In e etia l And Neal h hat seen een a lot of o them And Anti now Ohio enter enters Into the Competition There are ro a lot of ot ol old timers who ho will tell teli you that Ed d Dolehanty Delhanty was as king kinc of ot them all Delehanty WIl- WIl WIlborn w ws was s born In and pia ed his first t ball bail on the lots lot where they n w build huge hue steamships to navigate the Inland ocean Ills tame fame film grow grew and he lie nut But Ms s flint st Jump to w V Va was token taken afoot atoot and end on friendly freight trains Delehanty to this da day holds hold batting In tho the American league Hh ono weakness was for tor or neck hIgh balls Wrap p om ens around hi his Adams Adam's apple le and ho he woul SIng aing S Ing at theta them vory vory time tima It If he connected good night goodnight strikeout It If he h didn't he h would strike out like a a 1 elen deriel leh But Is I not Ohio Ohio's only claim to batting tame fame luCre I hero are arc for Instance Ewing and Geee both hailing bailing from the state I B STAR STAll Pennsylvania presented the grind old game am with liens Wagner W Honus didn't remain In the game long enough h to equal l rec- rec rec ord record Ills his leg legs vore ore or out ut rom Irom rom run run- Ing run ins the tb bass baos ba os Maryland Marylind ot of o having pro pro- produced Babe Babo Ruth Also Alio Cupi Childs who ho once one tied with Brouthers Brouth- Brouth ers cr tor for a n championshIp ch New Tork boasts bo ts Br uther I and ond Eddie Col- Col ColI I i Teus Is mighty proud of o 1 1 I I I Speaker and And Call CaU- Call Is the home of oC Bellmann lit ht years year's American league hat hat- hatting tine hat ting champion But th the grand frand old state stat of oC them all for tor quantity production Is Massachusetts Massachusetts mother of ot batters baiter might i well eli bo gra en on her e escutcheon cutcheon Herbo bos s Include Jimmy Ran itan Duffy Durfy Hamilton Burkott Burkett Donoyan La- La LajOie joie La-joie jOie Job Doyle and |