The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-09-20


dom fingers" Alfred Tennyson.
YANKEE STADIUM World Sc
ries debut of Jackie Robinson
looms brighter and brighter as
the Dodgers battle toward the
finish of the 1947 N. L. pennant
and chance to meet the Rupert
Rifles. This Dodger- Yankee Sc
ries, If it occurs, will make all
time history!
BROOKLYN DODGERS pro
vide a great moral lesson to Big
League baseball. At seasons
start they wer eNOT picked for
the pennant. They didn't even
have a manager when DU- |
ROCHER was released. Leo had |
succeeded in getting Jackie ON |
The roster before losing his own !
Job. Nobody expected the Dod- |
gers to beat the Cards with a
new pilot.
BRANCH RICKEY'S BOYS /
we're right off the bat obliged TO /
PROVE the ycould and would /
uphold the new colored first |
baseman. And Jackie was obliged (
to uphold THE FAITH Of his EN- /
ployers and team mates. AS a
result, EVERYBODY was pitch
ing in hard all season to uphold
THE TEAM. That's what wins
pennants; UNSELFISH devotion
to a CAUSE. Hickey knew!I
THE BUNS were always rough
and ready to step in and battle
anybody who tried to hurt their
Sporting News rookie of the
year. On the other hand, when
Robbie saw his team losing he
goIld rise to sensational heights
and turn the tide of battle to
lease his teammates. This "all
-r one and one for all team
7pirit has inspired the nation.
THE AMERICAN makeup Of
Brooklyn Dodgers where a Rob-
inson plays first, stanky pa
trolls second, a Reese plays short,
and Jorgenson completes the
infiled; and an outfield has a
Dixie Walker Latin Carl Flu
rillo,, a Pete ReiSer, a Herman
ski and a Snider is unmatched
by any team in the Majors.
Brooklyn batterymen are also
ALL-American
ALEXANDER DUMAS famous
colored French author, had an
other one of his stories, The
Queens Necklace" featured on
the Boston screen at the Old
South theatre this week. Europe
has had many "Kingsblood'' au-
thors, artists and composers, but
few excelled the Dumas mare
and fills.
HOLLYWOOD FILM. BLACK /
GOLD" an experiment. in race
harmony, has been well com
mended by Ebony Mag and fea-
lures a Mexican actor, Anthony
Quinn, born near Brooklyn, who
shares the spot with a Chinese
boy. Quinn Is fighting color bias.
Give this film your wafmest sup
port.
CANADA LEE the Boston
Shakespeare tavorite, also comes
in for added praise, along with
John Garfield, in the Hollywood
flicker Body and Soul" another
race harmony gem you will not
soon forget. An ex-boxer, Canada
again dons the gloves in a truly
9reat act. See it.
LITERARY BOSTON will have
a chance to meet the author of
the prize inspiring FREDERICK
DOUGLASS story, There Was
once A Slave" soon to be re
viewed by the GUARDIAN. Au-
thor Shirley Graham will be pre-
sented by the Psi Omega and I
Epsilon chapters of AKA, Sun
day. Oct. 10, at the 18th Baptist
Church. Douglass devotees will
be there.
JOSEPHINE BAKER in her re- F
turn from France has created (
excitement here, as she did in .
foreign capitals. The St Louis
Woman became the toast of Eu
rope after being denied similar
equalities at home. We must
eliminate Jim Crow much more
than we have done.
II is NOT that everyone has
agreed with all of La Bakers
exotic arts which, after all. are
copied in some Boston theatres.
But folks have applauded the