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[slipk1068]

I read somewhere that Cobb did go at it with Schmidt. They moved the furniture in a hotel room and locked the door. Cobb got his ass kicked in a major way. Wish I remember where I read about that

[irishdenny]

Originally Posted by slipk1068

I read somewhere that Cobb did go at it with Schmidt. They moved the furniture in a hotel room and locked the door. Cobb got his ass kicked in a major way. Wish I remember where I read about that

I would love to read this also, the hunt is on!

[Paul S]

Not sure if this is the same fight ( think I might have read it in The Glory Of Their Times although I don't recall it from the audio CD). Either way, IIRC, some of the Tigers were down in Georgia and one of the players didn't like the way Cobb treated a black man. Cobb and the player went at it and Cobb got licked. (Feel free to add or correct this).

[howard38]

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[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by howard38

I read someplace that for some reason Cobb once took offense at Schmidt showing off his strength by lifting two teammates in the air. Cobb's reaction was to stomp on his foot after which Scmidt kicked his ass. It might have been in When the Grass Was Real.

Another couple of players that Cobb supposedly had a lot of respect for were Honus Wagner and Kid Elberfeld....

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Not sure if this is the same fight ( think I might have read it in The Glory Of Their Times although I don't recall it from the audio CD). Either way, IIRC, some of the Tigers were down in Georgia and one of the players didn't like the way Cobb treated a black man. Cobb and the player went at it and Cobb got licked. (Feel free to add or correct this).

On the "Glory" audio set, Davy Jones talks about the Cobb-Schmidt fight in considerable detail. It started when Schmidt objected to the way Cobb was speaking to a black cleaning lady.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

On the "Glory" audio set, Davy Jones talks about the Cobb-Schmidt fight in considerable detail. It started when Schmidt objected to the way Cobb was speaking to a black cleaning lady.

Oh yeah, that's what I meant