Show Evans Names Three Feats Cy Young Leads Vf Y r 1 r I 1 4 j 1 th r 1 i 4 a f fI I c Young A I D BILLY By-BILLY DILLY EVANS S CHICAGO Mar Mat G Wat C What are lure baseballs baseball's felts Yeats The Th superlatives superlative of sport are arc always Ing- Ing Here Her are aro ar the th three greatest teals feats In baseball as I see them Ty Cobbs Cobb's record ot of leading the American league for or nine years with a low average ot of an and anal a hIgh mark of o no Babe Dabe Bab Ruths Rutha Ruth stunt ot of making 5 home runs run In a a game fame schedule Is i certainly a II super teat feat Cy Young Young- extraordinary par par- In winning ov over r games gaines In 22 years year service as a a 0 bl big league pitcher pilcher are mado niada to be broken I 1 have always felt that this trio of records would stand for years and years It if not for or all time While Ruth Ruths Ruth's teat feat entitles him to 10 the honor of being regarded retarded 11 as the greatest slugger the game r mo ha has ever have always alwa's felt the performances ot of Cobb and Young even mort more meritorious YOUNGS YOUNG'S EAT VEAT GREATEST Ruth stunt wa was waa a year one flash ons of remarkable batting a 0 sprint affair so 0 o to sp speak ak while the performances es of ot Cobb and Young were sustained efforts Cobb ov oven n nine years Young 22 2 Youngs Young's feat looms up as al a the greatest ot of o the th three Winning Vinning 20 0 ball bail games fames Is ll a rare stunt for tor a pitcher these theae days dal Capturing 26 25 Is decIdedly unusual Yet Young youn over a period of o 22 years year averaged 25 G victories per season Cobb finished his nine years ot of American league batting leadershIp In 1915 1 Ho He H began It In 1908 The record has already stood for or 10 However Howe a serious menace has lias come corn up In the person ot of Hoger Hornsby star batsman ot of the National league uc When Hornsby 1 finished tho th 1925 season with an average of It made matle his hie sixth straight year vear ear of leadership In the th National lie Ito started In 19 1120 1920 20 with the lowest mark lark of the six years pars COBBS COBB'S IU IN l DANGER D In leading the th National league for six consecutive seasons no bl bateman In tile the th history has hu been on such auch a a furious batting baiting ram ram I I lage lila Jill average tor for that period lii 18 practically to be b exact 1397 Unquestionably Hornsby Hornby Is the outstanding batter In the th National league He Is I easily eully 25 G points bet bet- betor bet bettor tor or than lii his most dangerous con colt con tender On form Ito he h should con con con- continue con i to show the th ho way for anum a num nurn number I her ber of ot years year un Ies incapacitated i hy y Injury or illness Of Ot the three teats teals In bese liall lieu there Is I a chance that Cobb Cobbs cord will be b broken by lie He must take takO down the lh National league loague batting crown for tor four our more gears eau to to top Ty So you see Horn Horns Hornsby by y still has his work ork cut out At the th close dor of the 1925 season sealon I asked him what he h thought about his bus chances chance to better Cobb great reat record lie II modestly mode replied I have a Il chance to break brek Cobb mark and have hope bopes of ot doing It II Its It's II a Ion long lone way for tor or I must lead three more year eara to tie It Good h health lh a and the th break breaks are essential to batting If It I continue to enjoy both Ill I'll certainly be b dan dan- dan din gerou |