ALS, five pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 14, 1955. Letter to Harold L. O’Neal. In part (with grammar retained): “You seem to like baseball I am going to…give title of a book, rather small, pocket size that have a greater part of all players records, and in any difference of opinions a person with this book can win such arguments…many of the players, I played with or against for many years…I have more books of records, yearly records all leagues books written…and yet I find this book my favorite and so easy to refer to…Many baseball books written also quite a few that’s a disgrace and not worth the paper and by so called writers that are not recognized by the sports writers, these fellows gather up old fake stories, print them in book and add provocative stories of their own, at expense of the player who is a star…there has been so much stories printed absolutely a lie and never happened but many read and believe them, these stories are put in books to cause same to sell. Ted Williams today is an example of mistreatment.” Gene Schoor published The Story of Ty Cobb in 1952. Cobb continues, “A creature Gene Schoor by name wrote a book and it was gotten out hurriedly to capitalize on all the interest caused by the Life stories I did, this book is scandalous…but remember anyone can write a book or story and if they say for instance The Story of Ty Cobb–(big letters) and then use very small ‘by’ Gene Schoor…one cannot do anything except publicity which…increases sales of book.” Intersecting folds and some scattered mild toning and dampstaining, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Although Cobb was very leary of many sports books on the market, at the time of sending this letter, he was working on his own biography with renowned sportswriter John McCallum. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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