athers future plans for him and try his luck at becoming a professional baseball player. There really was no doubt that the unrefined boy could accomplish his dreams because he was such a hard worker. Cobb had to call up his resolute father and convince him of leaving Georgia to try out for a semi-pro team in Anniston, Alabama. With this approval and ultimatum for success from a man that Ty admired so greatly, he seemingly needed no more motivation and determination to achieve his dream of playing in the major leagues. But, Ty Cobb would receive much more cause to excel. Unfortunately, the motivation would stem from the murder of his role model, W.H. Worsening the fact that Ty lost a great friend and role model was that his mother was accused of committing the crime. As the story goes, rumors spread around town about the infidelity of Amanda Cobb. W.H. devised a plan to spy on Amanda during one night when he said he would be out of town on business. W.H. climbed on the roof of the house and through an upper level window into Amandas bedroom. Supposedly, it was there where Amanda shot Mr. Cobb. Nevertheless, Amanda was later acquited, but the loss of his father formed in Cobb a sense of urgency and purpose to his life. After this tragic misfortune, Cobb began playing baseball with a hellbent attitude. Cobb would not take no for an answer, nor would he accept failure. While playing for Anniston, Tyrus rapidly improved his statistics and eventually won the leagues batting title. Cobb, however, did not attract much attention from upper level leagues, so he created it for himself. This shrewd trick landed Cobb another job, playing outfield for the Augusta Tourists in Georgia. There in Augusta was where Cobb really developed from raw talent into major league material. Taken under the wing of manager George Leidy, he taught Cobb to better focus on baseball and become an improved player. "I think you can go down in the history books," Leidy t...
