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Originally Posted by calvindog
Besides lying about Cobb in his book, Stump stole items from Cobb and forged his diaries and some autographs.
The best two Cobb bios are:
Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty, by Charles Leerhsen
War on the Basepaths, by Tim Hornbaker
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Herschel also mention in his book that he met Stump on one occasion. Stump only asked him negative stuff about his grandfather (his drinking, if he ever lost his temper or hit somebody in front of him). Obviously he never witnessed any of that, but that was the kind of stories Stump was looking for and he was insistent about it. On that same occasion he tried to steal a photo signed by Cobb, Ruth and someone else I can't recall.
I would recommend Herschel's book (Heart of a tiger). It's not your typical biography but we learn a lot about the person that was Ty Cobb in his latter years, and his soft side.
Thanks for all your replies !