The sum of .£20,000 lias been offered to the Detroit Baseball Club for the "gale" of Tyrus Cobb, the most famous player in America. l« the Washington Baseball Club. Cobb, whose age is 27, is probably the fastest baseball player living.. Tho high price offered to Oio Detroit Club foi Cobb is a record.. Some years ago tho Pittsburg T'iratcs bought "Marty" O'Toole. a famous player, for ,£ISOO, wh'ilo "Bubo" Marquard was "sold" for .£2IOO. The Detroit Club does not seem willing to part with Cobb even for .C 20,. 000. ' The best advertisement is quality in the bottle and quality has always been (lie motto of Messrs. Mockio and Co., Distil-, lens, Ltd., the proprietors of tho famous "WHITE HORSE' 1 Whisky. They have consequently not. the same margin of profit for indiscriminate advertising as sonic of their rival*, Thoy depend mainly .on personal recommendation,—Advt,
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1873, 6 October 1913, Page 8
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146Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1873, 6 October 1913, Page 8
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