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y Cobb Die
s of Cancer
■ ATLANTA (AP)—Ty Cobb the
■ choice of countless fans as the
E greatest baseball player of all
time, died Monday of cancer He
was 74.
kt Death claimed the fabulous
I Georgia Peach at 1 18 p.m. (EST)
I in Emory University Hospital.
His physician, Dr. Hugh Wood,
disclosed Cobb had been under
treatment for cancer of the pro-
in 1905 and batted only 240 but frequent fights with opponents. Three years later, he endowed
that was his first—and last—sea and on occasion Cobb would even the Cobb Educational Foundation
son of mediocrity. For 23 consecu dash into the stands after heck - to help deserving Georgia stu-
tive years he batted over 300 and ling fans But Cobb, who did dents obtain college educations
compiled a lifetime average of
.367. He played all except two of
his 24 seasons with Detroit and
managed the Tigers for six years
He spent his last two seasons
with Connie Mack s Philadelphia
Athletics.
He led the American League in
more than any other player to He took an active interest in this
bring science to baseball, was undertaking and spent much time
foxy enough not to scrap with the
umpires
Cobb spent most of his retire-
tale gland since December, 1959
The malignancy had spread to the hitting for 12 seasons, nine of
pelvic bones and the vertebrae
ment in his ranch-type mansion
at Atherton Calif , and his Glen
RECORDS HELD
BY TY COBB
working with the committee that
handled the scholarships
Cobb had been in and out of
Emory University Hospital sev-
eral times in recent years He
entered for the last time June 5
Funeral plans will be announced
later.
The doctor, who was also Cobb's
personal friend, said he was not
permitted to reveal the diagnosis
before Cobb’s death
"He died peacefully and with-
out pain,” Wood reported The
doctor said Cobb also "had dia-
betes and chronic heart disease
brook retreat on Lake Tahoe, ATLANTA cap,
Nev but he lived recently in a for league records and shared five at
secluded apartment nook in Cor- "The records s f Unsurpassed:
he broke the 400 barrier His 4201nelia Ga Hizhe percentage, 10 or more seasons |
average in 1911 still stands as the His death cut short his plans to
highest in the history of the build a home "in which to die"-
American League He led the as Cobb himself put it—on his 76-
them consecutive, and three tunes
league that year in 12 categories, "acre tract wtop a mountain at
When baseball people balloted Cornelia, only four miles from the
in 1936 for the first group to be settlement of Narrows, Ga . where
enshrined in Baseball's Hall of
he was born Dec 18. 1886
Most years leading league, percentage —12
Most consecutive years, Leading league
percentage -9
Most years batting 300 or better -23
Mosuogames played in major leagues- I
Most times at bat, lifetime- 11.429
Most runs scored, lifetime — 2,244
Most hits: lifetime 4.191
Most one-base hits, lifetime—3,052
Most years leading league in hits—8
Most years 200 or more hits -9
Most times, 4 or more hits game, life
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Okla. City
To Replace
Buffs in AA
LOUISVILLE. Ky. (AP)—Okla-
homa City was selected Monday
to replace Houston next year in
the American Association
Houston, which moves into the
National League, will operate the
Oklahoma City franchise as its
Triple-A outlet
"We wanted to give the people
at Oklahoma City as much time
While his general condition had Fame, Cobb polled 222 of a possi- Cobh played sandlot ball near
deteriorated during the past two ble 226 votes and drew more ac-his northeast Georgia birthplace Most stolen bases, lifetime-892
: Most stolen bases, season—96
G . Most total bases, lifetime 5,863
Wagner and Christy Mathewson- at 17 with Augusta, Ga., in the Most triples, lifetime, one league- 297
. The records tied:
Most years batting 400 or better—3
| Cobb’s shrewdness extended be-posbesenregutive years batting 400 or
— ters. Miss Shirley Cobb and Mrs Always fiery, always aggres - yond baseball and into the busi- Most years’ playing 100 or more games
5 Beverly McLauren, all of Califor- sive. Cobb was never rated high ness world Portions of his salary. Most times 5 hits in a game, season-4
C nia: and his first wife, the for- in popularity with his fellow play- nothing like the astronomical Most gomue runs, two consecutive sames
— mer Charlie Manon Lombard of ers and many fans detested the amounts paid to lesser stars to- ------------------------------to . ready for the
t Augusta, Ga The Cobbs were di- sight of the Georgian s flashing day, went into blue-chip stocks—- . 0 acue president
- vorced in 1947 after 39 years, spikes and Cobb became a millionaire Tana Tlinie ton Burris said after directors
• Cobb married Mrs. Frances Case He was the acknowledged king Cobb’s annual baseball pay Ldde LIIllIC awarded the franchise
Oklahoma City was in the Tex-
as League for many years but has
been out of baseball since 1957
I The city will build a new 10,000-
seat park for the club.
weeks, the end came rather claim than Babe Ruth. Hans and made his professional debut
suddenly.” _________________
W Cobb in his last hours his chief rivals for the "greatest South Atlantic League
* were his son, James, his daugh-of all-time” label
ters. Miss Shirley Cobb and Mrs
and they were divorced
COBB IN EARLIER DAYS — Ty Cobb, 74-year-old baseball star who died at Cobb, his full given name was
Atlanta, Ga., Monday, is shown at left in a batting pose during his playing days baseban in 1928 after 24 years •
with the Detroit Tigers. At right, Cobb is shown in a fielding pose in 1923. The successful assault on almost ev-
famed Georgia Peach finished his 24-year career with a batting average of ery record in the books. He broke
.367, (AP Wirephoto) into the major leagues at Detroit
of Buffalo, N.Y., two years later, of all the hitters and all the base ranged from $1,800 to $40,000.
runners, especially the latter. He in 1950 he established the Cobb
stole 96 bases in 1915 for a record Memorial Hospital at Royston,
and had a career total of 892 He Ga., a few miles from his birth-
wound up his amazing career with place in honor of his mother and
4,191 hits and 2,244 runs, both father. At the same time he set
ost stole
Mt stole
Cage Clinic
Expects 50
records. up a $100,000 endowment fund for McMurry
His base-running tactics led to the care of indigent patients
*-.**-, College basketball.
coach Hershel Kimbrell said this Wolstenholme
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Abilene, Texas, Tuesday Morning. July 18, 1961
8-A
U. S. Tracksters J
lake on Germany
STUTTGART. Germany API — and Washington had to have two
Fresh from its victory over Rus teeth filled when he arrived here g
sia, the U.S. men's track team Dyrol Burleson, US mile rec r
takes on West Germany—probably ord hoider has recovered from! )
the strongest outfit this side of his upset stomach that kept him
the Iron Curtain - Tuesday and out of the Moscow meet and will
Wednesday, team with Jim Grelle in the 1,500
The 20 - event meet in Neckar meters.
Stadium will follow the pattern In addition to the fact that Kauf-
of the one in Russia except that man obviously is not in top shape
there will be no decathlon and the Germans no longer have Ar
no walking event i min Hary. The Olympic 100-meter
While the Americans were hurt gold medalist has retired, and i
ing somewhat when they arrived Martin Lauer, the world 110-me-
here by a chartered Polish air- ter hurdle record-holder is ill in
liner (the Russians wouldn't per a hospital in Munich TY COBB IN THE 20's — TV Cobb is shown at left
week end that some 50 boys from ।E.ASL (all
the Abilene area are expected to Leads French Golf
enroll for the first annual All- VERSAILLES, France (AP) -
Star Basketball School at Mc-Britain’s Guy Wolstenholme shot
Murry, beginning July 24. a sizzling 67 over a rain-swept
Kimbrell said the school had course in the first round of the
already attracted considerable at-French Open Golf Tournament
tention and that a number of boys Monday
are expected to sign up this week Wolstenholme was closely pur-
tor the two-week school sued on the par 72 course by four
Kimbrell and Nat Gleaton others who carded 68s They were
Abilene High School basketball Len Woodward of Australia, Gene
mentor, are conducting the school Garaialde of France, and Kel Na-
at McMurry There are already gie and Peter Thomson, both of
to or more Abilene boys definitely Australia
enrolled for the school Gleaton Mike Korich of Roseville. ( alif.
said, including some of the top fired an 81 and Frank Sugden of
prospects from the Abilene High Hollywood Calif, shot an 80 on
squad the 6,465-yard course.
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the uniform of the old Philadelphia Athletics, near
the end of his 24-year-long playing career (AP Wire-
photo)
mit the Finnish airline, which the The German team however, is sliding into a base in 1925. when he was a star out-
team intended to use, to leave sprinkled with some speedy oper fielder for the Detroit Tigers. At right he is shown in
Moscow), they didn’t figure to natives. Manfred Kinder, fifth in
have much trouble with the Ger-the Olympics, will run the 400 me-T ■ I IAF II ■ I A
. ================ = Baseball World Lauds Cobb,
U. S. Coach Jumbo Jim Elliott. Then there is Bernd Cullman “
i The Greatest of Them All
trials on Carl Kaufmann, who German record of 1 46.2, will op-
spends his working nights warb pose Jim Dupree and Jim Beatty By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -him He was
ling in variety shows in the 800.
At the moment Kaufmann, co-
Boys are also expected from
Cly de Eula, and Rochester
The school will run July 24 Aug-
ust 4 for boys in grades 6 through
12. For this first year there will
be no boarding students but Kim-
brell and Gleaton expect to expand
the school into a boarding school
by next summer
There will be two divisions one
for boys in grades 6 through 9 in
morning classes 9 to 11 a m
daily): and another division for
boys in grades 10 through 12 16 to
8 pm daily).
Tuition for the two-week school
is $25, Kimbrell said.
Kimbrell asked out-of-town boys
to register by mail this week, en-
closing their tuition fee, and mail-
ing their application to him at the
Athletic Office McMurry College .
Abilene boys who plan to attned
are asked to come by the athletic
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The late Ty Cobb was called by last records He, along with Babe players I had seen
Commissioner Ford Frick a Rob Harney, general manager Ruth, did more to establish base
“great baseball player who was 01 the New York Yankees
I frepresentative of a competitive "Ty Cobb of course, was a
•spirit that must be continued if legend in American sports. His
baseball is to continue feats were such that nobody has
I Frick said Monday the death
of Cobb marks the passage of ALII CI:
one of the few remaining links I
between the old and the new " 1 IIIIJ Wlly
Giants, 10-7
ball as America’s national pas-
time than any other athletes Only
last summer at our oldtimers’
all my life
“By sensational,” Stengel elab
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orated, “I mean he surprised all The Jacksonville Jets, last in the
his opponents. He would shock Class A South Atlantic League
got a change of manager Monday
as Homer (Dixie) Howell, former
game, he talked with several of them with startling base running
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centrating on the game His rec were great plavers
ords will live forever in the pages were Breat players
of Amencan sports history " Stengel recalled once seeing
A A j Cobb tag up an« score from third
Gen. E.R. (Pete) Quesada, pres „, an infield pop-up “He just
ident of the Washington Senators, waited until the infielder got
said he saw Cobb play many ready to throw to the pitcher
times and thought he was even said Stengel
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The greater than baseball history has
Philadelphia Phillies beat the San indicated.
Francisco Giants 10-7 Monday in
a 25-hit slugfest with a three-run from the baseball community its
the 100-meter dash because of KARLSRUHE. Germany (AP)— “We have many baseball play,
a Pu in his left leg and em Willye White broke her own fresh-ers." said Frick But very few
Siebert of Occidental has a cold ly made American broad jump Ty Cobbs. He belongs with the
and will pass up the 800 m s record and Wilma Rudolph Ruths. Mathewsons, Alexanders
1 layes Jones will replace. Dray; romped off wi h the 100 meter and Johnsons of a golden era.”
in the 100 with Budd, and dash Monday night but the tour- George Weiss, president of the
ing U. S. women’s track and field New York Mets said
team bowed to the West German .
girls. 66-38. r There was no denying that - -......-—--------—use uasewan cvasusssumty ats
The victories of the two olym- piaser: undoubtedly the greatestninth and clutch relief hurling by most dynamic character." Quesa-
in
Chuck Frazier the Texas Southern
ace. will handle the second
as ignment in the 200 behind Budd.
Jones, Budd. Frazier and Earl
Young will run on the 40 meter plans from" Tennessee State Were Player- undoubtedly, the greatest Jack Baldschun.da said. "He revolutionized the
rel ty team So Jones will be the the only ones scored by the Amer of all. Tony Gonzales’ double after a game by his aggressive spirit He
iron man, running three races, thethe 10 event program "Ours was a friendship of long walk broke a 7-7 tie and handed always gave more than he took
100, relay and his regular speci-icans in l-eyent program.......-
alty. the 110-meter hurdles
In addition to Drayton and Sie-
bert, John Uelses of the Quantico ,
Marines, the pole vault winner at in Moscow, was disqualified for
Moscow, and Fran Washington of an illegal passing exchange
Santa Clara, Calif. are not in * • *
shape. Vetoes competed against listed world record of 20 feet 11*4
the Russians with a leg infection inches in finishing second at Mos-although
-----------------------------------cow. soared 21-% to become the 5
“A first American girl to break 21 IE
He was a great player will
the dead ball where you couldn’
The passing of Cobb takes wait for a lot of base hits, sail
the Glendale banker "He could
go from first to third on most in-
field hits
"There is no doubt that every
body who was alive or present
in those days will remember
him." Stengel added
Stan Musial, St Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer George Sisler re'
SAN FRANCISCO star, when informed of Cobb’s called that Cobb was a fighter on
Am ntmn 2. 1122 death. "He was 3 great baseball the field, but to me he went out
icans n the 10-event program P6 "AI PURE a . ue and Dpoe always gave more than he took
The U S loo-meter relay team standing He played for me at Bob Bolin his first defeat against He is the man responsible for the
which set a world record of 44 4. New Haven when there was >» two victories. Ruben Amaro’s finesse the game now has "
seconds in beating the Russians Sunday baseball in New York and triple, his third hit of the day, la- “ Sorry to hear about Ty - said
was a stockholder with me at ter scored two more.
New Haven Only last summer
he was my guest at a Baltimore PHILADEIRWA bi
Miss White, wno equaled the series in Yankee Stadium Malkmus 26 5 1 20
a . --- IS I ARE 0 Callison If 41 1 2
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we knew he was fail-8
’figure, a great credit to the of his way 10 be nice
i game He always followed the Sisler, now with the Pittsburgh
o game closely, even when he was organization, played against Cobb
o no longer directly connected with with the old St. Louis Browns
league catcher, was named
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gers owe more to Ty Cobb than BuNmM p
mMEMMAMOnE Gun either of them ever will be able Baldschum P
meet between the t nited States and West to repay, regardless of the well
Too meter 1 Wilma Rudolph Clarks deserved honors heaped upon the
ville, Tenn. its. 2. Willye White Green greatest of all Detroit players „
wod. Miss.. 115. 3, Renate Brennsack, 6 .Totals 41
Germany :11.0 Detroit Tiger President John aSingled for
cerimeer Mure f keehe Fetzer used these words in com- " ANT 1
m iM 3. Sherrie Parish, San Fran meriting on Cobb’s death hi-dothinc
Discus -1 Kremhid Hausmann. Ger- "His inspired performance E Davenport, Amaleitano Po Pha said Cobb’s death "really broke of my early interest in baseball
many, 160 feet, 2 inches z. Sharon Shep | more than 50 years ago ena bled adeiphia 27-10 San Francisco 27-13. me all ,.n •• . c ..
pard, Cleveland 149-834 3. Lile Sturm. 1 ___TDP—Walls unassisted, c Smith, Malkmus me all up was aroused by meeting and
Germany 1457 t he Tigers to acquire dist inction I Md.WA"*, .8-Andelp"ibaVapdrr Baker said Cobb "was one of knowing Ty at a very young age
imintene the great basehall men we had and there is no doubt in my mind
The 85-year-old former third base- that he was the greatest all-
r? ” 59 man in the famous $100,000 infield around ball player of all time."
1 1 o of the old Philadelphia Athletics ==================
it.”
"He was a good friend of mine
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| General Manager Bill DeWitt of and I consider him a fine mar
the Cincinnati Reds, said Cobb and gentleman." Sisler said
was one of the first great ball "And of course, everyone knows
.players I ever saw He was color- he was a wonderful player
10 14 10/fot " 38 111 2 ful and exciting and his alertness, Tom Yawkey, owner of the Bos-
ded for Green in Sth s Popped aggressiveness and determination Ion Red Sox
a Seruek out for Muer ix as will be long remembered "I have lost a long-time friend
203 101 010 19 J Franklin (Home Run Bake r with the death of Ty Cobb Much
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Broad jump—1. Willye
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Citizen’s record old ree
Miss White, Moscow Jul
Helga Hoffmann, -
Renate Junker, Germany, 19.1 have attained without the im-SI
s % *** KOMO GE petus provided by Cobb’s history B
many, SA 3.3 Ann Terry: Indianapolis making feats." Fetzer added 9
200 meter, i Jutta Heine. Germany, "The world of baseball has suf-
:24.3. 2. Ernestine Pollards Chicago, fered one of its greatest losses in
:24.3 3. Vivien Brown, Clarksville. Tenn., ! . ODE . 8PCH PEP UI
24.5. his death.”
s—1. Antle Gleichfeld, Ger Paul Kerr vice-president and
L 2. Edith Schiller, Germany, Paul AC: VICE PEC aim
illee Daniels, Milbrae Calif.,
out—1, Sigrun Grabert, Germany, r a
644 inches 2. Marlene Kelin, •
y. 47-644 3. Sharon Sheppard,
id, 44-114
n-1, Anneliese Gerhards, Ger-
73 feet. 2. Erika Stroeszenreuther,
y. 170-8. 1. Frankie Davempoer,
secretary of the Baseball Hall of
Fame and Museum
"Words are inadequate to ex-
press a person's feelings at a time
tep
like this One can't say enough
about a great baseball player like
e relay — 1. Germany (Collin. Ty Cobb who was a great person
stateswise. Polards. Brown, as well as a great player and a
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"est base runners the game has
11 1 1 0 ever seen I’ve never seen one
in a class with Ty "
HBP By Bald-
by Bolin (John
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Casey Stengel, former New
York Yankee pilot, called Cobb
wonderful friend He should long
be an inspiration to the boys of
America."
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