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Anonymous
Lincoln (Fort Worth): Could you tell some good Ty Cobb stories? Maybe like the time he climbed into the stands and punched the guy in the wheelchair?

Steven Goldman: The guy wasn't in a wheelchair. He had no hands, so operating a wheelchair might have been a problem. When Cobb started stomping the guy, people around him shouted, "He has no hands!" Cobb said, "I don't care if he has no feet!" and kept stomping. Cobb did not discriminate against the physically challenged, just non-whites.
>> Anonymous
While few would doubt Cobb's reputation for violent and outrageous behavior, there is some evidence that his alleged racism has been overstated. Indeed, he would certainly be considered a racist by today's standards, but he may not have been especially racist for his day. For instance, when baseball became integrated, he fully stood behind the decision, telling the Sporting News "The Negro has a right to compete in sports and who is to say they have not? They have been competing notably in football, track, and baseball and I think they are to be complimented for their gentle conduct both on the field, and, as far as I know, off the field." [93][unreliable source?] Furthermore, his charitable contributions such as the hospital he built in his home town, and a scholarship fund he started, were both open to blacks.[94][unreliable source?]