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...American League, the Philadelphia "Athletics" are so far ahead of the New York "Yankees" that they appear almost certain winners. Last year Connie Mack (Cornelius Mc-Gillicuddy) 66-year-old manager of the Athletics, just missed winning the pennant, probably lost it by starting the season with oldsters Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Eddie Collins in his lineup.† About the middle of the season, Manager Mack put in youngsters, made up much lost ground. This year he has had his youngsters-notably Jimmy Foxx, Gordon Cochrane, Al Simmons-in action all year, and with superlative pitching from Pitchers Grove...
...Irvin Cobb-bless his ugly old frontispiece-not only gave us many a laugh with his classical Operation Book but he showed us the practical side of humor by making an operation pay its way. . . . But if mine's not humorous, why, don't blame me. It's hard to be funny when you know the check will only pass through your hands...
Mile run: C. E. G. Green, C.: David Cobb...
...mile run--David Cobb '31 and either J. O. Wildes '29 or O'Brien...
...evolving into the American Opera Co., was a partial outlet for students of the Eastman School of Music, Curtis Institute will thus offer unique opportunity for students to start in the operatic field. Imagine the feelings of college baseball players if their coach should arrange to put a Ruth, Cobb or Hornsby into the line-up with them. Just so must feel the singing students of Curtis Institute at the prospect...