Georgia Magazine - April 2017 - 19

sented by Spitball magazine. It also
was honored by Sporting News and
the Society for American Baseball
Research.
"I have been pleased by the
reaction to the book, especially
the people who say that the facts
and stories I dug up changed their
minds," Leerhsen says. "I like it
when people realize that the real
story is more interesting than the
fake one."
Kevin Braun is an associate
editor for GEORGIA Magazine. He
has a "Cobblehead" of Ty Cobb in his
collection of baseball bobbleheads.
See page 19A in the digital
edition of this month's issue
to read more about Ty Cobb,
web exclusive
web exclusive
including
stories from a family
friend who was with the ballplayer in his final days, and to learn about a vintage base
ball (they used two words back then) game
held each year that pits the Cobb team
against a team representing the Shoeless
Joe Jackson Museum in Greenville, S.C.

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Augusta car dealership.
Leerhsen also
touches on Cobb's charity work in Royston. He
started a scholarship
fund for students to
attend college, and he
founded a hospital. The
Ty Cobb Educational
Foundation, still in existence, has generated
more than $16 million
in scholarship money
Gathering before the 1924 World Series are, from left, future
for students since its
Hall of Famers George Sisler, Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.
inception in 1953.
The City of Royston
recently acquired the former Cobb
Cobb that are more well-known,
Memorial Hospital property, across
especially in Georgia. He was a
from City Hall, and is trying to
savvy businessman who was both a
encourage development there, says
pitchman for and an investor in the
Mayor David Jordan.
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. (He
Rave reviews for "Ty Cobb: A
even suggested to sportswriters that
Terrible Beauty" have not been limthey buy stock in the company, but
ited to Cobb's admirers and descenmost didn't take his advice.) Cobb
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33rd annual CASEY Award as Best
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