your name2 Thesis:A man of determination, strength, and willingness to overcome the odds Ty Cobb has one goal in life: to be, at all cost, the bast baseball player possible. Ty Cobb: His Family, Youth, and Road to the Majors A. His childhood B. Inspirations to the MajorsII. Life In the Big LeaguesA. His Playing Skills1. Rookie Experiences2. His Fielding Ability3. His Batting Ability4. His Baserunning TacticsB. His Psychological Warfare1. His Relationship with other Players2. His Personal StrugglesIII. The AftermathA. His DeathB. His Legacy your name 3 A man of determination, strength, and willingness to overcome the odds, Ty Cobb had one goal in life: to be, at all cost, the best baseball player possible. Ty Cobb was born on a farm in 1886 and named Tyrus after the ancient city Tyre, which stubbornly refused to surrender to Alexander the Great. His mother, Amanda, was just fifteen when her son was born; she had been twelve when she was married. His father, William H. Cobb, a former county schoolmaster who had made good as the mayor of Royston, Ga, and editor of it’s weekly newspaper, was determined that his son would too-in medicine, law, or the military. William Cobb was distant and demanding- “ the only man who ever made me do his bidding ” said Ty. On the baseball field he won the distinction denied him in the classroom. Becoming the star player for the Royston Rompers at fourteen, equally good in the infield and the outfield or at bat. But his father was unimpressed. “Baseball was a boy’s game, a waste of his time ”he wrote his son, to “conquer your anger and wild passions and be guided by the better angel of your nature, not the demon that lu...
