Show VETERANS SUFFER IN HOT WEA WEATHER THER theory that players do best M in summer Is bunk ty co cobb bb who should be quite an authority on the subject pays ays there theirs la Is nothing but the bunk in the theory that old ball players do their best in the hot summer months As a fact cobb said recently old players actually suffer in the hot part of it a matter of melting ont cut in the shapers and legs lees hot sun it la Is the effect of bard baked ground on sore legs old players can go best I 1 in n early season when the moisture lias has sot not been baked out by the oun eun and late in the fall its not punishment to run on so sort ft ground but lt it murder to pound the legs ott on concrete it will be recalled that dur during ing hla big last days with the tigers the baselines and cobbs spot in the outfield was waa wetted down so thoroughly each night that other clubs protested about wot wet grounds it Is obvious even to a casual glance that cobb Is almost in pain when he has to do any walking or running for the ancient philadelphia athletics at least the fans are lead to believe that from his actions cut but the ball players say that he la Is foxing nod and grandstanding anil and that he has fooled several clubs this season nto into thinking that when he gets to first it takes a triple to get him around cobb apparently enjoys eloys the role ot of being a poor crippled old ball player trying to get along but he has oter done the acting so much that he fooled the smart teams it Is quite certain however that this Is cobbs last year if you had all his dough you work and you even play |