Posted July 12, 201113 yr A very touching story about baseball's first All Star Game in Cleveland and how it came about. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/07/12/joss-all-star-game-art-gpodbhug-1.html?sid=101
July 12, 201113 yr Excellent story. Wow. sounds like if he hadn't died at a young age we could of had an Addie Joss trophy instead of a Cy Young, his numbers sound like he had some nasty stuff. That really stinks that it took 70 years to get him into the HOF.
July 12, 201113 yr It was interesting that Ty Cobb, who was generally regarded as a nasty SOB by his peers, was one of the first to step up to play to benefit Joss's family. CBC: absolutely agree with you that Joss deserved a lot earlier entry into the HOF.
July 12, 201113 yr A panoramic photo of all the players from the Joss benefit game hangs on a wall in the family room. The framed photo is a limited reprint of the original and shows the Naps and all-stars lined down the third base line with thousands of fans watching. My friend, a die-hard Red Sox fan, has that picture hanging on his wall. Interesting photography note, during the slow panoramic shot, one of the players ran behind the group from one end to the other side. So, he's in the shot twice! http://andersonsclevelanddesign.com/shop/1911-addie-joss-benefit/
July 13, 201113 yr Cobb was known as an SOB, but was also known as a generous philanthropist. Baseball players didn't make as much in his era as they do now, but he was very good with his money compared to many of his peers.
July 14, 201113 yr Joss was the Sandy Koufax of his day. I've always liked how Cobb wore an Indians jersey for that game to honor Joss. The biggest mistake he made was choosing Al Stump to be his biographer.
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