Show CAN HORNSBY HORNSBY BEAT MARKS I HUNG I UP BY DUFFY COBB B I STOCKTON Calif April Is 18 18 Hornsby premier bateman of the National league going to beat T Ty Cobb Cobbs Cobb's record of ot nine years consecutive batting cham chain championships I Will vill he ever excel the long longstanding longstanding standing batting record of I Imade made by Hughey Duffy Puffy In 1894 I Nothing is Impossible says HornsbY Horneby Its up to the Individual I ual entirely I Ive beaten Hang Wagner Wagners s rec record ord of four Cour years year batting battinI leader lender leadership ship In the National I have havo only tour four years fears more to go to equal Cobbs Cobb's record and one year ear after arter that to beat him Im I'm still hit hit- hitting hit hitting ting them right along so along so why not It If you rant ant ant to lilt hit you must mut think youre you're going to hit Self Self- Self assurance baseI assurance Is a great thing in base base- baseball I baiL ball but the tho greatest single factor I In hitting bitting The plate Is 17 inches wide A Astrike Astrike strike ball bail Is one crossing ln the knee and ant the shoulder When a strike comes hit o o er hll It 11 Theres no use trying to out out- outI outguess out outguess I gue guess pitchers There Theres There's only one I rule hit hit them when they como come over o I Duffy long standing mark of was wae made In the day days when foul strikes didn't count But Dut bat bat- bat batters let tera are better now and they may eventually offset offet Duffy's strike foul foul advantage Are the batters better or do 0 othey they face taco poorer pitching In the these das da's day of fat at averages average A little of both says BaS horns horns- hornsby Horns Horn Hornsby by We Vo Ve have many pitchers who can strike out three or four tour In a 1 arow Brow row when nobody's on base then blow up when they get in a pinch But Dut there are still till some cleyr clevo the heavers the boys who count or on putting them thorn our 01 ov r so 10 the batters batter hit bit to some fielder anI an then tighten up and do their headwork when headwork 1 Is II needed To the good batter ull all pitchers look alike We e all are liable to slumps lumps but chan changing atI tyl oe oc t I help p a lot If It you OU can M II 1 the inel h breaks will wll eventually com come coma your I way again It Is good business to watch ratch other real hitters and improve your own batting when hen aou ou cal pick up some good pointers but but- but Dont hit guess guess hit em when the they come o erl over oven |