Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1911 — MIGHTY TY COBB IS FOOLED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MIGHTY TY COBB IS FOOLED

In One of Chicago-Detroit World’s Championship Games Miner Brown - Outguessed Slugger. A striking example of a pitcher outguessing the batter is afforded in one of the Chicago-Detroit games for the world championship, says the Outing. The Tigers came to bat in the fourth inning with the score 2 to 0 against them. Both teams were playing close —from-the opening inning it had been conservative baseball, with no daring chances'. O’Leary, the chunky Detroit shortstop, led off with a single and big Crawford followed with another. O’Leary was stopped at second. It looked like a Detroit rally, and the crowd was stamping Its feet and uttering joyous howls. Cobb danced up to the plate with his confident swagger. Everybody knew he would

bunt and everyone knew Detroit would have three on base. If Cobb rolls the ball along the third base line. It Is almost impossible to put him out, his speed is so great Brown, the Chicago pitch ar. knew this. . The stereotyped play would have been to pitch Cobb a ball that he would have difficulty In bunting. So Brown, with remarkable nerve, planned to

outguess Cobb. He delivered a ball that Cobb could bunt with the greatest accuracy. He actually invited Cobb to make the play that seemed so advantageous to Detroit. But, with the delivery, Brown dashed from the pitcher's box to a position on the foul line halfway between third and home. It was exactly where Cobb dropped his perfect bunt from the perfect pitch. Ho Brown swooped on the ball and drove it to Bteinfeldt, forcing out O’Leary, who was speeding from second to third. So astonished were the Tigers kt this magnificent outguessing of Cobb that Crawford, mulling over the play at second base was caught on a throw by Catcher Kling.

"Ty” Cobb.