Georgia Baseball Association

wspahn21 · 03-21-2009, 08:12 PM

Following a 1911 season where Ty Cobb leads the league in batting with a
.420 average and finishing first in all major offensive categories except
homeruns, Ty Cobb is named the AL MVP.

May 15, 1912

Ty Cobb during an away game against the New York Highlanders assaults Claude Lueker, a heckler in the stands.
The two traded insults for the first three innings, with Lueker as Cobb says
"reflecting on my mother's color and morals", amazingly the short tempered
Cobb lets this insult go for three more innings.
After the six innings of heckling and being urged by teammates Sam Crawford
and Jim Delahanty to do something about it, Cobb headed
into the stands and attacked Lueker who was found to be handicapped having lost one complete hand and three fingers on the other. The crowd shouted at Cobb to stop because the man had no hand, Cobb replied "I don't care if he has no feet".

wspahn21 · 03-21-2009, 08:14 PM

May 16, 1912

Fans in New York city protest demanding the league suspend Cobb for his actions. Papers in all the major cities have taken on the story a potential embarrassment for Detroit and the American League.

wspahn21 · 03-21-2009, 08:25 PM

May 18, 1912

Fearing a loss of profits and a tarnishing the name of the game, Ban Johnson
the American League President on the behest of the reluctant Detroit Tigers and New York Highlanders ownership elects to "rid baseball of this Cobb issue once and for all", and issues a lifetime ban from professional baseball.

wspahn21 · 03-21-2009, 08:36 PM

May 23, 1912

After a days long drinking binge that would have ruined most men, Ty Cobb shows up in Atlanta, Georgia and is welcomed as a hero.
He immediately issues a statement in the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution stating that "I will play baseball again and I plan to start immediately doing something about it."

Most in Atlanta simply believe that Cobb plans on signing for one of the many minor league ball clubs in the region.

wspahn21 · 03-21-2009, 10:24 PM

May 25, 1912

Headlines in Atlanta and across the state report that it is rumored Ty Cobb is planning a Georgia baseball league, to give himself a chance to play the game again.

wspahn21 · 03-22-2009, 08:49 AM

June 16, 1912

Ty Cobb being a major shareholder in the Coca-Cola company meets its' president, Mr. Asa Griggs Candler who he convinces to help fund a small Georgia baseball league, and take ownership of a team in Atlanta.

Cobb and Candler agree to meet again in a few months after having secured other notable businessmen in the major Georgia towns of Macon, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus and Albany, as both men believe that a league of 6 teams would be ideal for a state the size of Georgia.

Only a few weeks after being banned from professional baseball for life, Ty Cobb's determination has led to the beginnings of a new baseball league in his native Georgia.

AZTarHeel · 03-22-2009, 06:37 PM

Interesting premise -- good luck to your league!

wspahn21 · 03-25-2009, 10:53 AM

June 20, 1912

Cobb, amazed at how easy it seemed to get Mr. Chandler of the Coca Cola Company to agree to be the primary backer of the league and team owner of the Atlanta club, began his around the state trip to drum up support and find suitable owners for teams in the major cities.

wspahn21 · 03-25-2009, 10:57 AM

June 22, 1912

Cobb's first stop was the town of Macon. A small town about 70 miles directly south of Atlanta. News of Cobb's visit had spread around the town, and Mayor John T. Moore had assembled a meeting of the more prominent business men to discuss funding a ball club.

Cobb met with these men and found that they had already decided they wanted to be part of such a league but as none of them had the personal means to field a club, they had formed the Macon Baseball Committee and all agreed with the cities help to build a new field in the town and take ownership of the club.

With two cities confirmed in such a short time, Cobb was ecstatic, and hoped that he would have as much luck on his next stop in Augusta.

03-21-2009, 08:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389 Thanks: 22 Thanked 39x in 17 posts	Georgia Baseball Association Following a 1911 season where Ty Cobb leads the league in batting with a .420 average and finishing first in all major offensive categories except homeruns, Ty Cobb is named the AL MVP. May 15, 1912 Ty Cobb during an away game against the New York Highlanders assaults Claude Lueker, a heckler in the stands. The two traded insults for the first three innings, with Lueker as Cobb says "reflecting on my mother's color and morals", amazingly the short tempered Cobb lets this insult go for three more innings. After the six innings of heckling and being urged by teammates Sam Crawford and Jim Delahanty to do something about it, Cobb headed into the stands and attacked Lueker who was found to be handicapped having lost one complete hand and three fingers on the other. The crowd shouted at Cobb to stop because the man had no hand, Cobb replied "I don't care if he has no feet". Last edited by wspahn21; 03-21-2009 at 08:20 PM.

03-21-2009, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389 Thanks: 22 Thanked 39x in 17 posts	May 16, 1912 Fans in New York city protest demanding the league suspend Cobb for his actions. Papers in all the major cities have taken on the story a potential embarrassment for Detroit and the American League. Last edited by wspahn21; 03-21-2009 at 08:20 PM.

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03-21-2009, 08:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389 Thanks: 22 Thanked 39x in 17 posts	May 18, 1912 Fearing a loss of profits and a tarnishing the name of the game, Ban Johnson the American League President on the behest of the reluctant Detroit Tigers and New York Highlanders ownership elects to "rid baseball of this Cobb issue once and for all", and issues a lifetime ban from professional baseball.

03-21-2009, 08:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389 Thanks: 22 Thanked 39x in 17 posts	May 23, 1912 After a days long drinking binge that would have ruined most men, Ty Cobb shows up in Atlanta, Georgia and is welcomed as a hero. He immediately issues a statement in the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution stating that "I will play baseball again and I plan to start immediately doing something about it." Most in Atlanta simply believe that Cobb plans on signing for one of the many minor league ball clubs in the region.

03-21-2009, 10:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389 Thanks: 22 Thanked 39x in 17 posts	May 25, 1912 Headlines in Atlanta and across the state report that it is rumored Ty Cobb is planning a Georgia baseball league, to give himself a chance to play the game again.

03-22-2009, 08:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389 Thanks: 22 Thanked 39x in 17 posts	June 16, 1912 Ty Cobb being a major shareholder in the Coca-Cola company meets its' president, Mr. Asa Griggs Candler who he convinces to help fund a small Georgia baseball league, and take ownership of a team in Atlanta. Cobb and Candler agree to meet again in a few months after having secured other notable businessmen in the major Georgia towns of Macon, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus and Albany, as both men believe that a league of 6 teams would be ideal for a state the size of Georgia. Only a few weeks after being banned from professional baseball for life, Ty Cobb's determination has led to the beginnings of a new baseball league in his native Georgia.

03-25-2009, 10:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389 Thanks: 22 Thanked 39x in 17 posts	June 20, 1912 Cobb, amazed at how easy it seemed to get Mr. Chandler of the Coca Cola Company to agree to be the primary backer of the league and team owner of the Atlanta club, began his around the state trip to drum up support and find suitable owners for teams in the major cities.

03-25-2009, 10:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
wspahn21 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389 Thanks: 22 Thanked 39x in 17 posts	June 22, 1912 Cobb's first stop was the town of Macon. A small town about 70 miles directly south of Atlanta. News of Cobb's visit had spread around the town, and Mayor John T. Moore had assembled a meeting of the more prominent business men to discuss funding a ball club. Cobb met with these men and found that they had already decided they wanted to be part of such a league but as none of them had the personal means to field a club, they had formed the Macon Baseball Committee and all agreed with the cities help to build a new field in the town and take ownership of the club. With two cities confirmed in such a short time, Cobb was ecstatic, and hoped that he would have as much luck on his next stop in Augusta.