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Ty Cobb Boxing Manager and Matchmaker??
Hi Gang:
Anyone ever hear that Ty Cobb was a Boxing Manager and Matchmaker? This Newspaper from my hometown of Penns Grove, NJ dated 1918 has him listed as such. See:
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Ty Cobb
Apparently there were 5 different guys who fought under the name Ty Cobb back in the day..... including a deceptive fight billed as Ty Cobb VS Babe Ruth.... these guys were the forerunners of the ebay scammers of today!
https://prewarcards.com/2018/08/16/t...etroit-tigers/ |
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In 1918, Friday was on April 12th, not the 11th.
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Sorry, there was a handwritten date at the top that said 1918. Guess someone lost track of time somewhere in the last 103 years!
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Looks like April 11th in 1919 was a Friday.
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I know of one boxing card of one of these Ty Cobbs....
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Ty Cobb "Young Ty Cobb", Samuel Kolb was a Philly boxer and ran in the same circles as many of the names on that poster. He also appears to have slowed his actual boxing schedule down during that time period before picking it up again for a little bit in the early 1920's. Likely to set up his match with the up and coming "Babe Ruth", before fading back into obscurity.
99% that is who that poster is referring to. ...and for good measure. |
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WOW! Thanks for the education guys!
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