Show JOHNSON NOW SMilES OVER SPEAKER DEAL One Less Baby to Fool Says Famous Twirler of the Senators EVA E AS S CHICAGO Feb One 14 14 On less tough baby to fool was the smiling comment of Walter Valter John John- Johnson Johnson son John son when notified that Wash Vash Ington had signed Trill Tris Speaker National Now Is some torn club In the tho Na National Na- Na National league will 11 just lust kidnap Cobb It will be b a lot easier casler for forme torme tue me to be beat b at lit Cleveland and Detroit next summer Batters like Cobb and Speaker only conte come once In about every 5 5 years They're not only natural tt ia IL hitters hitter but favored by k ken keen en ninIs they mix their style so the tho is always alwa's In trouble when pitching to them While I 1 never would pick Ruth nuth na as a a batter easy to pitch to still stUl I would much nueh prefer tryIng to fool him than matching wits and curves with cobb or Speaker conns conn's WEAKNESS ESS Walter Johnson i Is happy Washington rather than some som oth- oth other er cc club has signed ned Speaker While not wishing T Ty any bad luck Ite he woul prefer that the National league pitchers worry over the th problem as to what Cobb cant can't hit hil Discussing the th great creat batters or of orthe the last 20 0 years with Johnson one day last summer I 1 asked him ho hohe he pitched to Cobb There Is no set way to pitch to Cobb because he hasn't a k weak weak- weakness weakness weakness ness I have hav ave tried my entire as- as assortment as assortment a him and reached that conclusion he ho replied Some Som days dan when I have hav been cry fast I found that my speed bothered him hint to a certain extent That Is I might make mak him miss two fast balls but Invariably he would murder ono one on of ot them before I managed to slip over oyer the th third strike I J I have always made It a a point to carefully study Cobbs Cobb's stance and pitch accordingly However I never had bath better hetter than fair ye- ye re results suits SENSATIONAL L WORK It strikes mo me m Washington tans are aro goIng colne to be treated to some sensa work In the outfield this year To my way ot of thinkIng the Washington ball bail park Is la the th only to goodness to ball field In inthe Inthe the tho majors majoN playing territory con con- considered con considered It If all the major league ball ballparks ballparks p parks were patterned after the playing field baseball would bo be a much more Interesting 1 11 m CV 1 D V game Rame Incidentally pitching would ho bo an 11 easier task lask A player who knocks the th ball over the tho high wall In right rl ht field at Washington or drops It Into the left field bleachers deserves a ahome ahome ahome home run Tho The Washington field enables the gardeners to cover all kinds of ground and otters offers plenty of opportunity opportunity for sensational running catches still one of ot tho the greatest plays pIau In baseball Speaker Rice Hlee and Goslin should provide e plenty of o thrills for the Washington fans tans this summer as asI aswell aswell wIll well as M many heartaches heart for tor the I opposition 00 oo 00 |