Cobb (69 page)

Civil War (“War Between the States”),
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Clancy, Robert H. (U.S. congressman),
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Clarke, Billy,
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Clarke, Fred,
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Clarke, Jay (“Nig”),
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Clarke, Rufe,
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Cleveland Indians (also known as Blues, Naps),
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Cobb, Amanda (nee Chitwood), Ty Cobb's mother,
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Cobb, Beverly,
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Cobb, Charlotte “Charlie” Marion (nee Lombard), Ty Cobb's first wife,
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Cobb Educational Fund (CEF),
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Cobb, Florence, Ty Cobb's sister,
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Cobb, Frances (nee Fairburn), Ty Cobb's second wife,
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Cobb, Howell (governor of Georgia),
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Cobb, Irvin S.,
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Cobb, James Howell, Ty Cobb's son,
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Cobb, Joe,
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Cobb, John (“Squire”), Ty Cobb's grandfather,
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Cobb, Joseph (tobacco tycoon),
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Cobb, Norah (“Grannie”), Ty Cobb's grandmother,
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Cobb, Paul, Ty Cobb's younger brother,
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Cobb, Roswell Herschel, Ty Cobb's son,
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Cobb Scholarship Fund,
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Cobb, Shirley.
See
Beckwith, Shirley

Cobb–Speaker–Wood case,
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Cobb, Thomas (U.S. senator),
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Cobb, Thomas R. R. (Confederate general),
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Cobb, Thomas W. (planter),
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Cobb, Tyrus, Jr., Ty Cobb's son,
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Cobb, Tyrus Raymond (“Ty,” the “Georgia Peach”):

aliases of,
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ancestors of,
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and Anniston Steelers,
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applying to Sally League teams,
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in U.S. Army,
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and Augusta Tourists,
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baseball records of,
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birth of,
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cancer of,
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childhood of,
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in
The College Widow
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death of,
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and Detroit Tigers,
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as Detroit Tigers' manager,
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divorces of,
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eye ailments of,
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as family man,
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and father's death,
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first professional game of,
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fortune of,
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generosity of,
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grave of,
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illness of,
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injuries of,
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insomnia of,
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and “Kate,”
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and lawsuits,
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and learning baseball,
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as a loner,
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marriages of,
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and mother's trial,
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nervous breakdown of,
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nicknames for,
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and Philadelphia Athletics,
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psychosis of,
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racial prejudice of,
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and Royston Reds,
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and Royston Rompers,
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and “Ruth Cup,”
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and stealing bases,
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testimony of,
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and tonsillitis,
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as vice president of BBPF,
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at White House,
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as writer,
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See also
Cobb–Speaker–Wood case

Cobb, William Herschel, Ty Cobb's father,
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Coca–Cola,
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Cochrane, Mickey (“Black Mike”),
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Cody, Buffalo Bill,
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Cohan, George M. (Broadway songwriter-producer),
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Cole, Bert,
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Collins, Eddie,
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Collins, Fred,
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Collins, Harry (“Rip”),
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Collins, Jimmy,
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Collins, Ray,
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The College Widow
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Columbia Park (Philadelphia, PA),
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Columbia (S.C.) Spartans,
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Combs, Earle,
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Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL),
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Comiskey, Charles,
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Congalton, Bunk,
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Connally, Sarge,
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Connolly, Tom,
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Conroy, Asa,
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Considine, Bob,
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Cooley, Duff (“Sir Richard”),
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Coombs, Jack,
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