St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-26
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-. BY nELL D0DSOn RUSSELL

-. BY neil D0DS0n RUSSELL
Hickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers signed
excoege grid Robinson for the Dodger International
League Montreal Royals welcome indeed
glad he'll how to handle himself
very carefully the bayhoo, and emystera with
which number of Negro sports writer's have pushed the issue
Negro players being admitted to the major leagues Of course I'm
all it, having been sports writer myself and having had
chance observe the inside antics of few of the boys the Negro
holding breath for fear the would happen
Whether you like not the leagues have presented sorry
picture of the players sorrer I'm speaking the
atter baseball ability but Of their ugtotng rhasng tendencies
that uncertain financial fnagng the and
Bes has been contention right along that
Negro the odorous elements
yards offending players the sports
who been quawkn the oudest sheets about league
preferred Negro baseball
This ostcke attitude doesn't help anything least of all the
ITSELF
1t would have been an unhappy day all of US if one of the
major league out
merabl he publicity, money big
trimmings him. 1t won't be that way with Robinson.
Jackie educated UCLA where he played
football with white lads has Tom complex gentleman
his will be watched and that he'll AS
but TWICE good the team He'll be able
insults nub all the
travelling going tough it,
organized better equipped
than Robinson, can't think of who it is
Personally, I've just drawn great big sigh of relief.
Speaking sports, Valley, boy
been conpuousy missing the University baced
all Mortified Gopher team
troubeand is still warming the Minnesota bench. Oh WELL
end Ted think
pretty example young trying go places
chosen field Not sell policies
studies attends school, learns much as he can He told me that if he
decides he sell policy WE'LL say CLANCY the
Northwestern National Bank he will be Chaneys
office talk about ANYTHING can talk about answer all mnsons
substantial
makes also discussed with Emne her
Belle Davis who couldn't decent break country
Mexico and South America where she became overnight
fields have opened Maybe Enn should
for Latin American concert tour Nellie Stone dropped
Booker and myself from Duluth where she attending the
6 convention the State Federation delegates
Nellie lending the only brownskn one
thing resolution passed racial and religious discrimination
Now, what important this
going record against this of boy but rather the
putting teeth in its actot contracts of organizations throughout
the IN Its entire program That something for
ALL ="
Can't away from sports this we-saurday night Shirley
Thomson talking Homecoming
Minnesota used trek to down City, naturally got
subject Simmons exHawkeye football flash
We wondered where he had disappeared and what he doing
Hardly hour LATER Jimmie Wilson who shaking
earth Minnesota his Chicago Jimmie said he
had just Simmons in Chi Oze inqurng
Minnesota Small world The Eks charging
putting new lighting hope the lighting will be chosen
faterng patrons effects you see
around Hedy Laarr alone the average gal
Most observation in the sepa
it's way into last weeks Chicago Defender in Earl
Conrad otherwise interesting John
who has the famous
wasn't excited about the race question Will somebody nleas tell me
why the of Harry other about it?
It's rather inconsistent that white
ing his brain about the problems when the ntb If II I an -
large percentage Negroes aren't losing sleep it.
of leading nectu would
bridge table and wake from the Sleep
couldn't afford to be apathec Somebody
Sears of the Hennepn Opheum that
worlds largest howhou adverses Negro press
cause business is in any danger of falling off, either.
THE GRAB BAG Have only ridden lady streecr
who jerky trip. Most
Wonder where all of the characters from
One obviously under the influence treated
the dcouragng state of the times the evening
TRADE by suddenly muttering "Whonh
off down the street arguing with himself trying to
impress an outotoWn pretty recently told her that didn't
mean anything to him. it stuff
What would like for Chhas?" "Perfume
Jewey? The sweet thing tossed him yawned
dainty, and qupped "Co Benjamin o. Davis Jr!"
ogne James worried to death for fear hubby Tad will
Navy beard home with his discharge brothers
are doing fine thing raising scholarship
South High grid sensation The Casus
ceent Will the Caus boys please forward
bow Now Bruus how about little decorating
and and you'll be just about the incest
Elsa Maxwell and John Roy Carlson
Meanwhile 1O5 m catch Elsas
oroadcasts WLOL The Cdjafawn po-wow Como
Sunday will follow ask: Who was
so forlorn all during the evening?
r--------------1 Mr. and Mrs. ]. Taylor of Omaha