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"As a handler of men, Ty Cobb is cruel, autocratic, and entirely without sympathy," said Holloway, a Tiger curveballer. "Cobb made his pitchers throw a beanball. One day I ignored his order to throw at Joe Judge. Even though I got Judge to pop up, it cost me a hundred dollar fine." Holloway's best seasons were 1924 (14-6), when his nine relief wins led the AL, and 1925 (13-4). (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 28, 1925: At Yankee Stadium, the Tigers take game 1, 6–2, behind Ken Holloway, and the Yankees rebound to win the nitecap, 7–6, behind Ben Shields. Schields gives up a pair of homers to Jess Doyle, his only two ML round trippers.