 In 1960 and 1961 sports writer Alvin Stump (1916–1995) and baseball's Detroit Tigers' Hall of Famer, Ty Cobb (1886-1961), teamed up to collaborate on writing Cobb's autobiography. In December 1961, Stump published an article in True Magazine titled "Ty Cobb's Wild 10 Month Fight To Live." In the article, Stump describes a time that he and Cobb visited Cobb's mansion in Atherton, California. When they arrived, the house had no electricity because of a dispute Cobb had with the electric company over a $16 electric bill. Cobb angrily told Stump that he would "hold the fort" until his lawsuit with the Pacific Gas & Electric Company was settled. In the mean time, Cobb's anger only hurt himself. For life in the beautiful mansion had became quite unpleasant with no electric to light the lights, heat the stove, run the refrigerator, or heat water for a bath.
Ty Cobb's anger caused him to act foolishly, bringing upon himself much unhappiness. Therefore let us learn from his mistake and "be not hasty… to be angry, for anger resteth in the bosom of fools" (Ecc 7:9).
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