The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-11-03
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covering the ned for Meridian and later Buffalo of the
then old Eastern League Grant joined Harrisburg
the famous old Pennsylvania State League where he played
second base and he therefor the second cooed
to have played Organized Baseball Later Grant signed
by John McGraws Baltimore Americans then member Of
the old major American League Grant given Indian
and played until the discovered buh neverhe
less is credited with being the first coored play in the
big major leagues There have been Others Jackie Robinson
definitely need not be seconcious tense believing he
the first.
At 26, Robinson has good baseball left since he
always stays in superb condition playing football tennis and
golf being tops all three Jackie is quite used to white
ISOLATION as are Caornans has the CUTS and
the character to win friends Playing with Montreal Royals
Jackie won't find too much "coor trouble in Canada And
he will find crusaders like Dave Egan smooth troubled
waters
BROOKLYN LEADS FIELD
Brooklyn Dodger prexy Branch Hickey, simply "beat-
ing the gun in signing up coored players in spite of hoer
thanthou attitudes and lot of hghass huey Minor league
car, Bill Bramham has spoken mighty plain words
Hickey himself admits he CRUSADER Let's understand
this fact from the start: Baseball is business
Hickey sometimes talks through his hat and his daily
press statements about the ability of coored leagues
there not being any other epa capable making
major league just plain Hickey claims he has
been looking for colored talent long time. Well we'll
In 1888 Jimmy Powers, N Y. crusading newspaperman
published long list of capable candidates incudng Catcher
Josh Gibson pitchers Ray and Barney Brown neders Buck
Leonard Pat Patterson and Ray cambridge and outeder
Sammy Bankhead Was Mr. Hickey looking then? Not much
He's just beginning
AND NOSE SISCO
Fifteen years following sports entities me to ask Mr.
Hickey and all the rest vas you dere Share when Big Bill
Jackman of Boston burning the ball with major league
grace and charm throughout New England And there
ESsretts Elmer Munroe and popular Sheriff Blake and
Harfords Schooboy Johnny Taylor and host of Others not
least among them the nsprationa pride of Boston, Nose
Ssco whom remember and have had the very good for
have they bossomed and boomed without
hope of reaching the top tragedy that picture of
Satche Paige last week. shorn of his greatness but reaching
up and wishing Godspeed to the younger candidate Jackie
Robinson whom he said would surely made good That
sheer greatness that caused lump the Threats of all old
timers who love the game and appreciate its drama
So only few coored could make the big Leagues? What
hyprocricy indeed
Smokey Joe Williams Mendez Foster Paige .
Lundy Marcele ETC., etc.
RED SOX SLUMBER
Like the one chance in hundreds of making Hollywood"
baseball managers including those of New England will now
try find and train coored boy to make the Major
grade in baseball just as some devote their tmerearing
good boys for the boxing ring may time turn
out profitable enterprise although at present the
turns going to be mighty slow unless conditions change
This especially true in conservative Boston which first had
the chance on Babe Ruth we'll Jackie Robinson but let
both get away Brooklyn win ose hot baseball town
for attendance Harlem will help increase the gates as will
democratic white fans who wear to love Jackie Of course
Robinson would have been popular in Boston too but the
Red So still living in the of river boats and cotton
under Tom Yawkey of Dixie
NO LOCAL EXCUSE
The ask myself what the Red Sox or Braves would
have lost by signing up Jackie Robinson the more am at
loss for an Neither local club hot that the
couldn't stand improvement and attendance such
as the playing of coored star would have produced had
talk with Bob Quinn Sr in his Office at Braves Field on this
subject several years ago. I've talked with travelling secretary
Phil Troy we'll Red Sox coach None had any logical
as the ban against coored players Quinn had even
played ball with coored and like Troy had personal