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#11
05-29-2017, 03:50 PM
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Pretty sure the kid next to Cobb is "Rastus" (real name Ulysses Harrison) who was the team mascot/helper/luck charm which was a common practice back then. It's no coincidence that he would be next to Cobb, Cobb treated him better than anyone else on the team, making sure he was fed and had a place to sleep, and even sneaking him into segregated trains and hotels on road trips. Cobb also gave him a job in Augusta after the 1908 and 1909 seasons.
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