Show I Cobbs Cobb's Batting Mark Is In Danger 1 U 1 Ac ft h hi i I 4 1 1 i k I I TV COBB o I 8 11 LW h i- i It I By BILLY I A EVANS S pride prid ot of the th Nationals SAN ANTONIO Tex rex March 18 It waIting to spring upon his hll hi dia- dia ells Ono One On of ot the most mo t interesting bat bat- tine bat opponent and wrest wre t a alIn lIn ting challenges that has baa entered record that promised to live for tor- forthe for forever the ranks rank of ot baseball statistics Is ever and forever going on When Ty Cobb became becam the llie Amer Amer- AmerIn American In one on corner sits it Tyrus Ray flay Raylean Raymond lean ican league swat kIng for tor or nine sue suo mond moM Cobb the th terror of the tho years no one ever dreamed I American league that lute hie hi record would bo be equaled In the tho lh other squats squat Rogers Roeer much less les excelled COBBS S RECORD m CORD G AB ABR R 11 II IB TB 2 3 2 4 A AV 1915 IH 31 13 a 3 1914 97 7 3 56 69 22 11 I 2 1913 Iv 70 U 17 It 18 14 4 1912 30 23 7 1911 1111 leT Hi 47 24 8 1910 11 2123 36 13 8 1909 21 n 33 10 9 37 1908 im 88 ItS 27 36 3 20 4 au 1907 1 07 ISO 97 29 10 0 5 35 Totals 1257 15 1789 1189 17 2506 2 50 Yet Tet today not flog Hormby has bas a I 1 havo have never cared to 10 make any nuy high run ot of o six on his hi trine string and prediction about myself 11 when he h ed as Hornby Will w ai with no outward Indication of ot slow slOw- whether he bethought h thought he would babl In Ing up or slipping as the th able to maintain this clip for say ay three or four tour more mor years year Thus Thin when the th 1926 season open That looking too tar into t the e Hornsby's batting stride tride will be future replied Rogers watched by all who follow batting battin base hits hila hit I Is the least leat of ot my wor wor- we worries statistics statistic t tl tlc and records record rica ries You ret get em enl or you dont don't It Hornsby Horneby reigns relena supreme In lu hll I am not thinking about this coming summer ummer rhe going to happen this year th rh t lie he will male male mak It 11 seven a ven Will or the th following one In batting I Iho Iho Ido ho advance to e eighth then nine nd do not plan on the next time lime tin t et t hat bat cr create to o added fame tarn tor for himself HIt with but when I am up there I try to 10 pick on the th one t that at Is coirin over Time Ilme alone will III answer anwer that thit end have hav my full cut question As A tor for tying Cobbs Cobb's record re old fir r Korn by refuse refue to otter offer IL a beating It nothing would pIes me mc about himself Rag ROK In Is ILI I more but I am not being l any ay sleep Bleep a fellow who allows allow base bue bas bits tilt to fretting about the tho th or of tor for themselves what you fellows fellow call tame fame RECORD G 0 AU R It II 11 JU ID 2 3 2 4 AV y i 1925 04 03 41 10 1031 39 40 1924 1914 38 11 27 U 43 14 25 1923 89 86 32 10 1017 17 1923 1822 46 14 42 1921 14 H 44 18 21 1120 1920 96 86 H 44 20 9 Total Tott 1296 1206 I 2177 II 86 12 The statistics showIng the nina leading years year for tor CouO Co and the the six for bring out om Inter Inter- Inter eating Information Hornsby Horneby has ha the th better beller average showing against 2767 for tor their year rears ears all as a batting monarch holds the tha th highest aver life with In I 1324 1924 Ill lIz lowest mark Was wae wa no CObbs CObb's Cobb best markI mark malk markIC I IC no In 1211 1911 his hi lowest lowe t 32 he h was wae wa the leader In IDOl 1801 Cobb st steps ps ahead ot of his hi league lealue rival for scoring corine runs run hav hay Inc Ine In 1911 1 11 Hornsby Horn by toP mark ii 1 I In base bane hits hila hit lead willu In 1922 against for tor Cobb CobbIn Cobbin CobbIn In 1911 1111 In total b bases be se Hornsby Horneby aa u a II slugger er having In 1922 with 3 7 the best beat mark for forTy forTy Ty Cobb Cobh has tho the best belt year for triple but In horn homo runs run trails Hornsby by Cobb wes wa 29 2 years yar ot of age when he reached his hi ninth straight year by wa U 29 2 In finishing his run of six In a row |