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Ty Cobb's Son: 'Bad Bid More Than MM Rut J- down." Though Ty Cobb, a strict disciplinarian, rarely complimented his boys on their athletic James recalled an incident when he was "playing possum," pretending to be asleep on the living room couch and he overheard his dad say to a friend, "Little Jimmy's got a pretty good oP curve ball." James said that he feels it unfair when people say his fa- of a possible 214 votes." One point Cobb did emphasize to his children (he had two daughters, also) was good grades. "He read a lot, like the news magazines and books," said James. "And he always wanted us to do well in school. He would deprive of us of things if our grades didn't meet his approval. He always wanted us to work as hard as we could at anything we did.

Just as- he did. WASHINGTON ames Cobb sat at lunch and he had a book of baseball players' records and he was saying that his hobby was statistics. "Here," he 'said, "his fingers crooked into twp parts of the book, "take a look at the totals, just take a look." This was after Babe Ruth had been selected the Greatest Player of All-Time by the baseball writers and Ty Cobb, i '1 thor hnii nn fripnHti nnH won a James Uobb fatner, was pre- mwtme ma41c-wo3 nice- to- J'LieniwnberJnUaiLhe Cobb in home runs, 714 to 118 Cnd had more runs-batted-in, 209 to "I was only seven years old," said James Cobb, "when dad retired in 1928 and I don't remember him playing. But his record is the best, and people tell me the things he did were fantastic, like going from first to third on an infield out." James Cobb's involvement with baseball is limited to work- ing with youngsters in Santa MariaT. -Calif.

home to wn. and with representing his father who died eight years ago at awards ceremonies. He works as an expediter at Lockheed. "I think there's a jinx with sons of famous athletes," he said. "None of them ever topped their fathers.

Look at Dick Sis-ler and Big Ed Walsh's son. They never did make it real big. And I understand Stan Mu-sial's son was a very good baseball player. But he gave it up." Ty Cobb never pressed his three sons (Hershel and Ty Jr. died in early manhood) to be athletes.

But James Cobb remembers the pride his father took in James' achievements. James is 5-foot-7, some five inches shorter than his father, and he feels that was one reason he amounted to little as an athlete. "But I remember once playing junior high school touch iootball and the coach was -about to substitute for me," he "But-just thn-4-saw-dad arrive at the field and he decided to leave me in. Well, I blocked a punt and recovered it. I looked over at dad and he put up a fist, as if to say, "That-away to go, I was on top of the world.

The next day a local newspaper headline read: 'Son Blocks Punt as Father Watches. James would also pitch to his fathej in their back yard. "I got so," said James Cobb, "where dad had to put a handkerchief in his glove to keep the swelling sumably second to Ruth. The to, play three golf matches Cobb as Player Cobb in 1960 people and he had a good sense" of humor," said James. "I remember Gabby Street coming to the house often and he and dad reminiscing and sometimes I'd be awakened at three in the morning by their laughter." Ty Cobb rarely talked to his sons about his days as a player, except for one thing.

James said his father was proudest of being the first man selected for the Hall of Fame. "He used to show me the clippings," said James, "where he got 211 out against Babe Ruth as part of a war bond drive. About three months before the first match dad began practicing. Every day, putting, driving, chipping. Hour after hour.

"And during the matches he would do everything he could to win, and to upset the Babe he would come late, cough when the Babe was lining up a putt, walk around him this way, then that. Dad beat Babe two out of three." two pages James Cobb had under scrutiny were the lifetime records of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. "Look at the number of hits," he said. It read: Cobb 4,191, Ruth 2,873. "And the batting averages." Cobb .367, Ruth .342.

"And runs scored." Cobb 2,244, Ruth 2,174. Cobb also had more doubles, 724 to 506, and more triples, 297 to 136. But Ruth, of course, was several thousand light years ahead of Pinson Extends Hitting Streak; Cards Win ST. LOUIS (AP) It was father-son night before the St. Louis Cardinals-San Diego Padres game Tuesday night and little Vada Pinson III hit one right down the third base line.

Later daddy did the same thing to extend his season hitting streak to 20 games, the Harness Races longest in the National League. BumphresB "My son hit one over there Bank Earns Title Game Against Star First National Bank will battle Star Service at 5 p.m. Thursday on Grimes Field for the championship of the Babe Ruth junior division league after scoring a 4-2 win over Walker's Construction Tuesday in the opening game of the three-team playoffs. Walker's grabbed a 2-0 lead In the second Inning before Bank matched that total in the fifth and added an additional pair in the sixth. John Schultz singled home Walker's first run and later scored when First National catcher Dan Schoonover threw wildly into left field after fielding Keith Spear's bunt.

Andy McCoy and Bill Bridges slapped run-scoring singles to gain First National a tie in the fifth and set the stage for its winning rally the following frame. Rick Haney stroked a two-run single to account for First National's whining markers. The hit scored teammates Steve Scott and Steve Morton, both of By JIM KIMBALL There were two divisions of J-G Sports Editor the 3-year-old trot. Matinee and CHARLESTON, 111. Dutch-1 Demon sPUt wins 'm first division while Sonora, Geno's Scores Easy Victory In Kittenball and I figure what's good for him is good for me," Pinson said following the Cards' 10-4 romp over the Padres.

"My boy was one for one and daddy was one for five." The elder Pinson's hit came when needed. The teams were tied 4-4 in the seventh inning. Pinson, sidelined for much of th? season with injuries, blasted the ball down the 1 i e. It bounced off third and Vada safely attained first to join Curt Flood who walked on a 3-2 pitch earlier in the inning. Torre then singled scoring Flood and setting up the barrage of runs which gave the Red Birds their edge and bounced Billy Mc- owned and driven by Glen Allen of Casey, won each heat of the second division.

Humphres was third with Cling Peach in both ends of the latter. Charleston's John Titus piloted his Judys Gladiator to fourth-and fifth-place finishes in the third division of the 3-year-old pace. The complete results: 3-Year-Old Pace (first division): Caldonia Lobell (Scurlock) 6-6 Winter Melody (Mars) 4-2 ess Coal, an 8-year-old brown filly, won't be remembered as one of the more successful horses in harness racing circles. But none of the good-sized crowd gathered for the second day of racing at the 115th annual Coles County Fair will ever forget her heroic performance Tuesday. Dutchess Coal, owned and driven by Olen Humphres of Ashmore, won the second heat of the nonwinners of $10,000 trot after being involved in a two-horse mishap at the west Humphres' horse accidentally Geno's Club remained in hot pursuit of league-leading Professors with a whopping 30-4 victory over G.E.

Engineers Tuesday in local Kittenball League play. Geno's, now 9-1 compared to Professors' 11-1 mark, was uxn, me. ranres uura pitcner Torpedo Bygd. OtaeeL-- W'Baby (HarrfvafwI-l Notable also in the inning was 1 9-1 sing'es. -Steve "Coleman led First Na back up catcher Dave Rickets' in support or unucK auuon single scoring Pinson, his third tiftfrXm-ttacknih, Donna Jove (Vieth) 5-3 Star Diller (Ward) 7-5 Deamed Worth (Bopp) 2-4 Winning Times: 2:13 and four-fifths; 2:09 RBI of the game and fourth for the season.

He has played but four times in 1969. The rampage followed a three-run top of the seventh inning for the Padres who scored the runs off Cards starter Nel Olen Humphres Pilots Duchess to Victory son Briles. The victory moved the Cards 1 ijSS'V 'r 'V -w 3-Year-Old Pace (second division): Deac's Sister (Bopp) 4-6 Winter Boy (Mars) 9-S Majestic Lee (Trinkle) 3-2 Wichita Witch (Beitich) 2-7 Lefty Hart (Phillips) 7-3 Pretty (Wright) 5-4 Buddy Time (Brown) 1-1 Jahoba (Rouse) 6-5 Pronto Maude (McKibben) 8-8 Winning Times: 2:09 and three-fifths; 2:10 and four-fifths. 3-Year-Old Pace (third division) safeties. Morton and Scott each had two.

Bill Bridges picked the pitching victory with five innings of spotless reliet He is 6-2 for the season. Howell Asphalt handed! Paris an 11-8 setback. The Mattoon Babe Ruth senior division champions overcame a 6-3 deficit with eight runs in the third inning. Jed Ferguson gained credit for the pitching victory but needed four innings of relief help from Everett Leffler. Ferguson and John Karpus led the hitting with two hits each.

il Dave IJunt struck out 14 batters and athjved only four hits in pacing Brolam Construction past American Legion 9-4 stepped its right, front foot between the wheel and frame of Alkey's sulky, forcing both horse and driver to the ground. Jim Crawford, owner and driver of Alkey, also was knocked to the ground but managed to retain control of his horse. Dutchess Coal remained on the ground for approximately 10 minutes while Humphres, aided by track officials, untangled his horse unharmed from Crawford's sulky. Nancys Darnlet won the first heat of the race limited to four entries after the mishap. But in the second heat a gallant Dutchess Coal, along with Alkey, returned to the track much to the fans' relief to win, in 2:12 one-fifth minutes.

She held off a late challenge by first-heat winner Nancys Darnlet for the victory. Alkey finished fifth. ners among the five other races. Ron White had two hits for Engineers. Brosam Construction, also a prime title contender, continued in contention with a 7-3 win over Anaconda.

John Kirk clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh for the winners. The evening's other two games were spotlighted by outstanding pitching performances. Don Wafford fashioned a shutout in leading Lakeside Press past Oasis Club 8-0 before Dennis Johnson and First National Bank blanked G.E. Clowns 1-0. Wafford allowed only four hits while Johnson was touched for just three.

Bill Handley accounted for two hits off Wafford. Howard Butler collected two of the three Johnson dealt. Bill Davis rapped a run-scor-ing single in the" fourth Inning to account for First National's lone run in its 1-0 win. to within nine games of the league leading Chicago Cubs. It was the highest the Red Birds ascended on the Eastern Division ladder since May 29 when they attained the eight game rung briefly.

In play reminicient of action last year and the season preceding, the Cards have built a 20-8 record in July with tonight's game matching the same teams yet to be played. 9-6 1-2 6-4 Tor Boom (McKibben) Beau Jeffie (Specker) L. A. Purdue (Braden) Dazzling Doll (Champion) Sis Byrd (Ackerman) a. 'Wwti0ii 3-7 7-S Larry bldndge led the win- tmm miv s-im fm ners with two hits in accounting for three RBI.

Sally Baby, owned by Larry I Gladstone Mite (Montgomery) 2-1 Rondas Maid (Rhodes)- 8-S Young Brooks (Miller) 5-3 Judys Gladiator (Titus) 4-5 Winning Times: 2:08 and two-fifths; 2:10 3-Year-Old Trot (first division) Huff of Sullivan, and driven by Ken Hardway, won both heats of the first division of the 3-year-old pace while Buddy Gladstone Mite (right) Nips Beau Jeffie If! II ILJI 41 IV fl Time, owned and driven by Mel Brown of Bogota, took both ends of the second division. After Collision In the third division of that National League East Division W. L. Pet. American League East Division W.

L. Pet. particular pace, Beau Jeffie recorded the best racing time for the two days of action. He won the first heat in 2:08 two-fifths Ambassador (Rouse) 4-3 Demon Kid (Wyne 3-1 Matinee (Taylor) 1-2 Top Spot (Champion) 2-6 First Knight (Beals) 7-7 Harmatton (Braden) 5-5 Richland County Boy (Sprinkle) 6-4 Winning Times: 2:14 and one-fifth; 2:13 and one-fifth GB Little League Results Mike Lindemann scattered four hits in pitching American Legion to a 10-0 shuthout victory over K. C.

Summers Buick in one of three Little League games played Tuesday at Law-son Park. Lindemann also starred at bat. He collected three hits. Mark Mattes led Summers with two safeties: Medics rapped Elks Club 9-2 with Rick Moss pitching the distance and helping his own cause with a three-run homer in the sixth. In a third game played, Construction Materials snapped a 2-2 tie with four runs in the fourth inning en route to a 6-4 triumph over First National Bank.

Hundley Mad at Mays with J. D. Specker in the sulky but was nipped in the second Chicago New York St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Montrael 63 40 .612 54 49 .524 54 49 .524 51 50 .505 40 58 .408 33 68 .327 3-Year-Old Trot (second divi Baltimore 70 31 .693 AVz Detroit 55 44 .556 14 9 Boston 56 45 .554 14 11 Washington 53 53 .500 19 20 New York 48 55 .466 23 29 Cleveland 42 61 .408 29 West Division Minnesota 63 39 .618 1 Oakland 57 40 .588 3Vi 2 Seattle 42 58 .420 20 3 Kansas City 42 59 .416 20 6 California 39 60 .394 22 25 Chicago 40 62 .392 23 heat by Gladstone Mite in a photo finish. Gladstone Mite is owned by Anne Taylor of Charleston and was piloted by Bill Montgomery.

The victory the third in 20 starts for the brown horse this season. Gladstone Mite has finished second five times and third three times. sion) Pro Congo (Phillips) Sonora (Allen) Cling Peaclf (Humphres) Dewoody Oaks (Freedley) Keep Blazing (Bates) 5-4 1- 1 3- 3 4- 2 2- 5 West Division Atlanta 53 44 .569 Los Angeles 56 44 .560 San Fran 56 46 .549 Cincinnati 51 43 .543 Houston 51 49 .510 San Diego 34 70 .327 Tuesday's Results gave him the plate. I'd be stupid to try to block the plate on a long play like that. I don't know what he had in mind but he'd have scored easily if he had slid.

There was no call for him to come in at me like that." As it turned out, Mays could have been out at third or the plate and it wouldn't have made any difference since the Cubs didn't stir the mildest of uprisings against Frank Linzy who won easily in relief of rookie Winning Times: 2:19 and four-fifths; 2:18 CHICAGO (AP) Ron Santo is mad at umpire John Kibler. Randy Hundley is mad at Willie Mays. Mays isn't mad at anyone but he's nursing a pair of sore knees. The entire incident came about in the seventh inning of Tuesday's game in which the San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-2. With Bobby Bonds on first via a single and one out, Mays laced a drive into the right field corner to score Bonds with the tie-breaking run.

Willie stretched what should have been a double into a triple and when Kibler called him safe, Santo, the Cub third baseman, blew his top. Non-Winners of $10,000 Trot Nancys Darnlet (Eaden) Pony Tail All-Star Game Sunday at Veterans Field Ron Bryant. Tt nwthoHUr nmuIH havo Kaon 1-2 23 -5 4-6 34 -1 2:12 Brenda Ward, Cindy Clayton, Dutchland (Specker) Alkey (Crawford) Guy Peck (Finn) Onzego Queen (Hathaway) Dutchess Coal (Humphres) Winning Times: Leo Cleared Of AWOL Charge CHICAGO Cubs manager Leo Durocher met with owner P.K. Wrigley Tuesday and then told reporters, "We had our signals twisted and wegot straightened out in 10 minutes. There was no apology asked nor none given." we got straightened out in 10 about his AWOL "the matter is closed.

Ended. We've got a pennant to win." The meeting stemmed from Durocher's absence last weekend from the Cubs team when he and his wife, the former Lynne Walker Goldblatt, attended a reception for parents at a boys' camp in Wisconsin where Joel Goldblatt 12, was attending. Leo complained of stomach pains in the third inning of a nationally televised game Saturday and left, presumably for home. He didnt show up at the park Sunday. Jill Greathouse, Lesley- Brogan, Peggy Croy, Tammy Fitzpat- Tuesday's Results Minnesota 5-11, Detroit 2-5 Cleveland 4-9, Chicago 3-5, 1st game 11 Baltimore 4, Kansas City 1-Oakland 6, New York 5 California 4, Boston 3 Washington 4, Seattle 2 Today's Games New York (Peterson 10-12) at Oakland (Hunter 9-7); Boston (Siebert 8-8) at California (Messersmith '8-7), Washington (Moore 8-5) Seattle; (Segui 74), Baltimore (McNally 144) at Kansas City (Butler 5-6).

Detroit (Wilson $-7) at Min eno, Denise Furste, Sheree Far- ara Houston at New York 2, rain Atlanta at Philadelphia, 2, rain San Francisco 4, Chicago 2 St. Louis 10, San Diego 4 Cincinnati 4, Montreal 2 Pittsburgh 4-5, Los Angeles 2-6, 1st game 10 innings. Today's Games Houston (Wilson 11-7 and Dier-ker 12-8) at New York (Koos-man 8-5 and Gentry 9-8), 2 Atlanta (Pappas 4-8 and Stone 9- 5) at Philadelphia (Jackson 10- 10 and Champion 3-5), 2, twi-niglrt Los Angeles (Osteen 13-8) at Pittsburgh (Blass 9-7), night San Francisco Perry 12-7) at Chicago (Selma 10-4) San Diego (Niekro 64) at St. Louis (Gibson 12-8) night Moments later, Willie McCov-i ey, who earlier had his 32nd homer, hit a sacrifice fly to Bil-i ly" Williams in left field. Mays i came tearing home and bowled Yesterday's Stars I over Hundley to score the in- By THIS i surance BATTING Reserve catcher i Mays, however, had to leave Dave Ricketts, Cards, making! the game with an injured left The 1969 Pony Tail baseball season will draw to a close Sunday at Veterans Field with trophy presentations followed by an all-star game.

According to Commissioner Clyde Hood, "Trophies will be presented to the various all-star participants and sponsors also will receive their trophies." FirstNational Bank won the regular league play followed by Mitchell-Jerdan, Pepsi-Cola and Central National Bank. The seven-inning all-star game is slated to start at approximately 6:30 p.m. The trophy presentations begin p.m. Following are the two all-star teams: American League Manager John Burton. Players, Yield Tomer, Terri better had Mays been out at third since Bonds had scored with what proved to be the winning run, Santo would have been happy and there would not have been a collision at the plate.

Santo was fuming in the Cub dressing room and claimed "If God came down here right now to decide, Willie would be out." Cub Manager Leo Durocher concurred by saing "Santo and I called Kibler every name in the book but he didn't throw either of us out of the game. That's an indication he blew the play in my book." With the series squared at 1-1 and the season series between the two teams standing at another meeting is on tap Wednesday with Gaylord Perry (12-7) going for San Francisco against Dick Sebna nesota (Kaat my; i only his fourth start since 1967, knee and a scraped right knee. Chicago (Horlen 6-12) at Cleve- rier, Debbie Popendieker, Janet Woelber Beth Sink, Carol Gordon, Cindy Decker, Dartana Baker, Ronda Sanders, Cheryl Clark, Sonji Boyer, Jeanine Moore, and Polly Greathouse (alternate). National League Manager Harry Titue. Players, Lisa Snapp, Cheryl Titus, Cindy Smith, Mary Bunyard, Janet Robinson, Susan Strader, Sally Niemeyer, Shawn Key, Sheila Record, Jill Ferree, Paula Clodfelder, Mary Hendricks, Maria Jahssen, Connie Willis, Cheryl Hood, Jo Dee Kramer, Christie Hall, Debbie Evermon, Kathy Stewart, Eva Jean, Susan O'Neal, and Sarah O'Neal.

knocked in three runs with two No," said. Mays-later, "It's 1 land (Mc Dowell 11-9), Montreal (Waslewski 2-3) at Cincinnati (Maloney, 4-2), night Thursday's Games. Houston at New York Atlanta at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 2, twi-night 1 San Francisco at Chicago MontreaTat' Cincinnati, not serious. I don't need any x-rays. Don't know if I'll play tomorrow.

I'm not that smart. We'll just wait and see. Williams made a great throw and if I had slid, I think I would have been out because Hundley would have blocked the plate." "Hogwash," said Hundley. "I singles and a sacrifice fly, in St. Louis' 10-4 victory over San Diego.

1 PITCHING Jim Merritt, Reds, stopped the Expos on four hits in Cincinnati's 4-2 victory for his fifth complete game victory while the rest of the Reds staff has only eight. -Thursday's Games New York at Oakland, Boston at Washington at Seattle, Baltimore at Kansas City, Detroit at Minnesota, Chicago at Cleveland, Only games scheduled. Fight Results BEAUMONT, Tex. Dave Zy-glewicz, 192, Houston, knocked out Willie Earls, 202, Austin,.