Show E IY COBB ONE OF REAT PLAYERS V Ho He Is Wonderful Filder Base Bane Stealer and Hitter There arc aro many who pick T Ty Cobb sensational right as the ho best ball baH player In the big leagues today tOIa but thero Is none who Is moro more positive hit than Hughey Jennings Ute Vho leader or of the Tigers And when It comes to o R a position or of rising eminence and keen there thero are aro row few that are glyen givon a higher rating than Hughey I not trade Ty for any three ballplayers ers In the tho big leagues today Is i tribute to a player r who cnn can justly be classed on a par with Bill Lange Sam Thompson and other stars of the olden days whose prowess on the diamond will perpetuate their memory momon for all time I confidence In Tyrus the tho Great Is and with ample too A recent occurrence fin a game against the Highlanders Is isan nn an ordinary illustratIon of oC the tho wonder I ful feats pulled oft orr br this diamond star with hard hardly I more than usual ox Not only did Ty Tr lead at the bat batI with a home run and triple hut but he I startled the assembled fans b by throw throwIng throwIng Ing out a batsman on what In 95 cages out of oC a hundred would b be a hit Joe Doyle Dole sent up a Texas Leaguer Which looked perfectlY safe saCe Cobb obb advanced from deep deap right field at a terrific pace althou although to the tho fans fana I he simply seemed to ho bo jo jogging It so 60 IS as to hold Dole Dovle on first base But Rul before any ono was aware of his hi inton I tiong ho scooped up the hail and lash lashed lashed ed It to the tho l bag ag with tho sped of R a bullet Doyle Dole was OUt by a yard while the rooters In the bleachers who wore eye ee witnesses to the tho perform performance pe orm ance for Cor the tho world of thorn them could not explain how It all happened It seem seemed ed cd Incredulous yet et It was only tOO true from Crom a New York standpoInt Cobb gave gao a further exhibition or of remarkable throwing powers In the tho I same game gamo by nailing n a runner from behind third base at the pat plato on a throw from deep right field after cap capturing turing a fly after aCter a hard run Tun Spectators who have had nn an opportunity to stud study Ty Cobb In action are aro almost a unit In voting him ono one of the tho best men In baseball tOOn today Great Groat Base Runner While his work In a recent series wIth has bas been nothing sh short rt or of sensational at the bat ts as well ns as In Inthe inthe the field his feat of stealing third base on o three occasIons In one Inning will viii remain verdant In the tho minds or of the fortunate witnesses After stealing second base baso ho he sot got a abl abig I bl big start orr of the middle bag and had reached th the third baRe baso bag three times In attempting to purloin the base when the batsmen on each occasIon popped up fouls compelling Cobbs return to second base While EddIes Eddie seemed vir SUre ot premier batting honors In the Johnson circuit a few weeks ago fiSO a most rival has de In the lerson o of the GeorgIa Cobb has not been weak at al atthe the bat by an means this year ear but bul tue phenomenal l gall gait of oC young Eddie put all his competitors In shade Running CoilinG Hard But Dut T Ty has haB recovered his ordinary stride and Is batting nt at an average of over Or At the latest compilation lot of Cobbs percentage was seven Boven points behInd that or of Collins I and at the rate the Detroit slugger Is I amassing the tho bingles It does not seem that the tho day of reckoning Is far off offIn In the first hundred games sames In which ho has participated this year ear Cobb has I gone gono to bat times scored GG 66 runs Tuns secured hIts for 1 l ases and hat a percentage or of Nineteen of his safeties have havo been doubles sixteen limos has he secured secured ed and on have hae his swats been good for the en entire tire Ure circuit of bags His total of sixty six runs gives him the title of chief chic of the league Cobb Is also the leading base baso forer In the American league with offenses charged against him Ho Is away up In the tho fielding averages for Cor outfielders too I |