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JimBThere was a very interesting article about Cobb is SCD about a year ago. Apparently he was not the complete ass he was portrayed as (and then repeately portrayed as again and again) by his biographer after he died. I forget all the details, but among other things Cobb gave tons of money to various charities including those that primarily benefited African Americans.
JimB
P.S. Cap Anson on the other hand....