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| | Ty Cobb Collection 97-30 |
 | | Other early Cobb works which are part of this collection include his article "Dan De Quille" which appeared in the Nevada State Prison publication, The Rainbow (February 1936); and a spoof of the official University of Nevada student newspaper, titled Sagelush (the official title is Sagebrush), December 11, 1936. |
 | | Will Cobb was a fan of baseball at the time when legend, Ty Cobb was at the height of his career and Virginia City townsfolk assumed Will would name his son after "the Georgia Peach," and so he was named. |
 | | William Cobb was a miner, semi-professional baseball player, and stage driver between Reno, Virginia City, Carson City, and Lake Tahoe. |
| www.library.unr.edu /specoll/mss/97-30.html (1822 words) |
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