"You know, yourself—. The only way you could hit him was to poke the ball. I used to wait for his curve. Used to kid h…"

"Old Joe remembers "a spraddle-legged hitter who looked good" whom Joe taught to change his tactics to pivot hitting. …"

"If I had been the kind of fellow who brooded when things went wrong, I probably would have gone out of my mind when J…"

"I went out and played my heart out against Cincinnati. I set a record that stills stands for the most hits in a Serie…"

"I was responsible only for Joe Jackson. I positively can't say that I recall anything out of the way in the Series. I…"

"I copied Jackson's style because I thought he was the greatest hitter I had ever seen, the greatest natural hitter I …"

"Everything he hit was really blessed. He could break bones with his shots. Blindfold me and I could still tell you wh…"

"I guess the biggest joke of all was that story that got out about "Say it ain't so, Joe." Charley Owens of the Chicag…"

"I have read now and then that I am one of the most tragic figures in baseball. Well, maybe that's the way some people…"

"I asked to be suspended before the world series of 1919. I didn't want to play after I heard what was going on. But I…"