European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes August 1985 Cobbs numbers speak for themselves by Harry Atkins Detroit a on the front of Tiger stadium hangs a the inscription the greatest Tiger of a Genius in the Man it to would have scoffed at the the first person elected to the baseball Hall of scoffed at almost As Pete Rose closes in on the Georgia peach record Cobbs numbers continue to speak for by the time he quit baseball in after 24 years in the big Cobb owned 43 including those for most hits and highest lifetime batting lie won 12 american league batting nine in a and stole h92 including 96 in one his salary reached a the highest in baseball at that those facts present a detailed sketch of Tycobb the finding out about Tycobb the Man is More his biographies frequently differ and those who knew him sometimes disagree on what it was that made Cobb what is a portrait of a person with a burning desire to win by any Means during his playing Days and in his later tried to soften that fierce he was paranoid All his i think that the said Ernie the longtime Tiger broadcaster who inter viewed Cobb Many times during his Early radio Days in their native he could be very generous and kind and then turn around and be cold and Cobb was born in in the Foothills of the on his William Herschel was an itinerant teacher who later was elected to a term in the Georgia William Cobb was shot to death on the roof of the front porch of the family Home by his who was rumoured to have had a a jury found Amanda Cobb innocent of voluntary Dpi photo Hall of Famer Tycobb greatest Tiger of All biographers believe that the Circum stances surrounding his fathers death had a profound effect on Cobbs creating a desire to Clear the family despite his Success and in creased by investments in coca cola and general motors Cobbs personal life was both his marriages ended in divorce and he was estranged from his three sons and two he disowned one yet he could be generous and giving when he wanted to Cobb established a College scholarship fund that educated scores of but Only those who proved themselves worthy with a Good record As he helped fund the Hospital in which bears the name Cobb he was very said Charlie the great Tiger second baseman who played with he could be Beautiful one Day and terrible the when i first came up i was Only 19 and he treated me like a he he was a stickler for Excel but everybody Doest care for that he once told me if somebody cant do you any forget on the he always sat with he told me to buy coca cola and pm with my a i never bought but i did quite Well with it was just a Young company in those at the he even talk to hed make a coach Tell me if he wanted something to this i dont know i never could figure what i did to upset that first year i played regular was pretty i really want too unhappy to see him Cobb burned almost All of his Bridges that he died of cancer on july at age Only two ballplayers Schalk and Mickey Cochrane attended his Cobb allowed stories to circulate hint ing that he filed his it certainly gave him a psychological whether or not it was when his playing Days were he denied the other tales about Cobb in his recent Book tuned to Harwell tells the one about Cobb visiting the great Harry Heilmann the Day Heil Man died and telling the fou time Ameri can league batting Champ that Heilman had been elected to the Hall of Heilmann was enshrined in the Hall of of but his election came a year after his another one was told to Harwell by Nap the former Brooklyn Dodg ers Pitcher who was Cobbs Roommate when they played minor league Ball at in those Days the players didst Bathe until they returned to their boarding one afternoon Rucker had been knocked from the Mound and returned to the room ahead of when Cobb came Home and found Rucker already in the he flew into a i take my Bath first i take my Bath first Cobb screamed at Rucker was when Cobb had calmed he try to i got sore when you beat me to the Ive got to be first no matter what it the competitive fires never during a 1947 old timers game in new when Cobb was he stood at the plate and suggested that Catcher Wally Schang step explaining that it had been a Long time since he had swung a Bat and that it might slip from his when Schang Cobb Laid Down a bunt in front of the stories like that followed Cobb to the very when he was close to death at the Emory University Hospital in the Story Cobb arranged million Worth of negotiable securities on the bed Side table and weighted them Down with a pistol he had brought Harrison of who was Cobbs constant companion at the said the Story int although Cobb did carry a Derringer for Gailey conceded that even As an old Cobb was More than Cobb was mean Only when it suited his which is Why he would have scoffed at the plaque on the front of the certainly he was the greatest Tiger of but its debatable whether he was a Genius in As Gehringer Points Cobb was Only a mediocre his Fame was gained with his his defensive skills left much to be desired and he didst throw particularly but he was a super Gehringer winning meant everything to nothing else record breaking hit int worrying Rose Cincinnati a Pete Rose says he int concerned about when and where he gets the hit to break to Cobbs major league record of even the Prospect of injury Doest con Cern Cincinnatus Ive never dreamt about Ive never worried about Rose if you get you get that All there is to and with the career Ive Why should i worry about getting Hurt the 44yearold switch hitter went hit less in three a bats tuesday night at Pitts Burgh and still needs 15 hits to break Cobbs Rose has been on a batting Streak late collecting eight consecutive hits As a right handed Batter while raising his aver age to getting the hits is my thinking about or or what kind of a hit it will theres no sense in doing Rose youd like it to be a hit there is no doubt a clean not something off somebody and id like it to be in said he is a Cincinnati native who played from 1963 to 1978 for the reds before depart ing for a five year hitch with the Phila Delphia Phillies and Montreal he returned to the reds in August 1984 As after three games in the who Trail los Angeles by eight games in the National league re turn Home Friday for a 10game Home reds owner Marge Schott has said she very much wants roses record breaking hit to occur before a Hometown crowd at Cincinnatus riverfront Schott said she Doest think it would be proper for her to ask Rose to Bench himself on the Road in order to ensure that he Breaks Cobbs record in Cin i dont really feel that would be my place to ask him to do something like i dont think it would be Schott paused to chuckle and it would be a Good that really up to id like to see him do it a Cincinnati said from her i think everybody in the deep Down would like to see him do it in i just Hope it works out for eve Rybo Dys Sake that he gets it because i think its about the biggest thing Ever to happen in she if it cant be in Rose id like it to be in because those Are the two cities that sup ported me the but if we Are in the Middle of a six Day Road trip and in i take those Days i know All the people in Cincinnati would like to see but i know they rather see a in not going to sit Here and say when i get the hit i will be the greatest hitter that Ever Rose i will have More that winning games is probably the biggest thing in my officials play it again in nil Experiment san Francisco apart my the National football leagues supervisor of did what every fan would love to do from time to he changed a referees Call after watching a televised instant Mcnally toyed with the experimental Rule in three previous exhibition games in the past but he used it to reverse a Call for the first time on monday night in the fourth Quarter of the san Francisco 49ersdenver Broncos san Francisco Rookie wide receiver Jerry Rice snared a pass at was hit while in the then dropped the Denver Steve Wilson recovered As the referee ruled the Ball was about 50 Yards from the Mcnally saw things Hes watching the game As it Prog and if he sees something he knows is in or he has a Strong feeling of the possibility of error on plays on the Ball such As a stepping out of Down by defensive Contact he would communicate with the Jack assistant supervisor of officials in new said Mcnally used a Walki talkie to speak with the Umpire and asked him to Call a Crew conference while he waited to see if there was a replay available within 20 As the Rule there if he sees it and Hes 100 percent sure a mistake has been he will change the Reader if Hes not 100 percent he cant change in this Mcnally saw Rice drop the Ball before both of his feet hit the one foot had but the other had Mcnally ruled the pass giving the Ball Back to the i had no doubt that it was an i com plete said i think instant replay could come in there Are some great but there int anyone who is going to see the Call didst Stop the Broncos from marching on to a 2013 the instant replay Rule will be used in five More exhibition games this All of them nationally and then will be studied by the leagues rules com Mittee for possible use next the last time the league experimented with instant replay to second guess offi Cia Scalls was in
