Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-26
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The Hickey Brooklyn Dodgers has signed
excolege grid Jackie Robinson Dodger
League Farm club the Montreal Royals welcome
glad it's Jackie because he'll know handle himself
I've watched very carefully the bayhoo semhystera with
which number of Negro sports writer's have pushed the issue
Negro players being admitted the major leagues
all for it, but having been sports writer myself having
chance observe the inside antics of boys Negro
leagues I've been holding breath for fear the would
Whether like the leagues presented sorry
picture Of the a speaking
aers baseball ability but of their ugong hasing
Add to that the uncertain financial nagng owners
grand my contention right along that
yards and make offending players sports writers
have been squawng the oude on some sheets about major
discrimination, have preferred to skip the evils Negro
This ostrchke attitude doesn't help anything least of all game
itself.
frantic brothers had been selected for major league
failed mseaby because he let the publicity bgme
trimmings excite him. 1t won't that way Robinson
Jackie educated at UCA where he backf star played
football with white lads complex gentleman
every move will be watched and that he'll have be not AS good
but TWICE good the He'll
the insults the snub and all of the
travelling It's going to be tough but Jackie knows it, and there's
organized sports today better equipped weather the
than Robinson, can't think of who it is.
Personally I've just drawn great, big sigh of relief.
Speaking of Ava Tabor Valley Ca boy
been onspcuous missing from the University Minnesota
all Mortified Gopher B"
weeks ago. played whale of game got his broken for the
trouble and is still warming the Minnesota Oh
Talked to Ted and Emne Allen the week end Ted think
pretty good example of who
chosen field Not content sell insurance policies day.
studies attends school, He that he
decides ne wants to sell policy to- WELL Clarence CLANCY of the
Northwestern National Bank he will be able walk
office talk about anything CLANCY questions
about Insurance. and That my friends
makes also discussed work. Since Ella
Belle Davis who couldn't country went
where she became an overnight
Ernne
for Latin American Nellie dropped
Booker and myself from Duluth where attending
63rd convention of the State Federation
Nellie lending the only brownskn motif Writes Nellie
thing, resolution racial and religious
Now what important this convention
going on record against this sort of bgot but rather the
putting teeth its as organizations throughout
the program something new
AFL. -"
Can't away from sports this we-saturday night Shirley
Thomson and talking about those Homecoming
Minnesota Iowa City, naturally we got
around the subject of eHaweye football flash
We wondered where he had disappeared doing
Hardly saw Jimmie Wilson who is shaking the good
earth of Minnesota from his Chicago said he
had just Simmons Chi Ozz had nqung
Small world The Es Rest is enarene its bar and
putting lighting hope the lighting will
faterng the These you
around would play havoc with Hedy LaMar average
Most observation in the national press
past two weeks found its into last weeks Chicago
Conrad otherwise interesting story John Powers
who has the famous Powers model agency
wasn't excited about the question Will somebody please tell
why in the of Harry other about
" rather inconsistent to that white should
his brain about the problems when the truth of
large percentage of Negroes losing sleep Maybe
leading nteectuas the
bridge table and wake from the Sleep
couldn't afford to be apathetc Somebody might remind
Sears the Hennen Opheum that Yorks
worlds largest howhouse advertes
cause business is in danger of falling off, either
THE GRAB BAG Have only lady driver
who gave passengers erky trip Most of the girls
Wonder where all of the characters
One gent obviously under the influence passersby
the state of the times the other evening He ended his
Trade by suddenly mutteng Whonhe
f down the street arguing with himself
impress outoftown pretty recently told
mean anything to him. stuff
What would like for Christmas dooed Perfume nyons
ewery? The sweet thing him yawned
ialnty, and qupped "Col Benjamin o. Davis Jr.!"
mogene James worried to death for fear hubby Thad will
Navy beard home with his discharge
Ire doing fine thing in raising scholarship
South High grid sensation The Cassus
een Will the Cassus boys please forward
DOW! Now Bruus how about little interior decorating
and and you'll be just about the incest
promised Elsa Maxwell and John Roy Carlson items
Meanwhile, homeland awake-at Esas
oroadcasts Who'll The Credaawn powwow
Sunday was wow-wow. will follow instructions
10 forlorn all during the evening?