Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-04-03
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By fr Tw YORK (Globa)-some wise guy the Brooklyn
tpam made a crack about so many Negroes being on
ter roster i tbo,, in tho game h,t poy tb .u u,,
81 don't NINA tIeii III " 7 D0' t'0" "'ey are ieaIy
. ever" he said.
@kiE Good thing they sent that Pendeon to Boston
-tbar oor we'd have in the outfield too"
"saa ~ oart newspaper heard these ugly sounds of
4otrv among the members of the happiest family
aaa on rushed the headline, Racial Issue Brews" in
Locker room. Now that it is about and the burning
paE 80 haen put they trying say that the shame
a nprisng was not deliberate, and they blame it on
Of u r of of the players,
s hating remarks will go on for years to The
these things be abated is for everyone to forget
o said the moment it is said All reporters know what
Sna oarIook any story which might racial dssen-
MANY times because their stories would injustice
a thew have buried them and that is what should have
| dome with this particular outburSt
For the stories have emanaed from the various
o. .r fronts that Junior Gillian the boy who Won all the
S At Montreal last year had all the prerequisites for
gIer He invited to Spring training with the idea
seasoning" him and make him acquainted with the per-
a Of the Brooklyn team and then send him back Mon
I until he should be needed Of course, this would when
md if Jackie Robinson became injured unable play
G now what happens? He has become the sensation of the
sre training games Manager Dresser saw fit to replace
no and glorious Jackie Robinson the keystone sack
with this wonder boy Jackie who him play Puerto
m had already said that Junior great player The re-
mart comes Florida that he fits around see
and base better than Jackie did in his days Some say he
even faster than Robinson when he was doing better
lob covering second base than any other player in the Ma
bet
ter nov than when the great Jackie the greatest of the
greats Doesn't this sound just little ridiculous on the face
dh?
With all this thunder the Dodger management decided to
move Jackie third base and Jacies immediate reaction
How take the place of great third baseman like
Billy Cox But will play wherever the management wants to
place me- There is question about value of Jackie Rob-
boxoffice attraction besides his ability with the
big STICK and unless something goes wrong his speed on the
bases.
On hearing about being replaced third base by Robinson
Cox like other wasn't too pleased believed
had earned the right to become the Dodger regular third
However, these decisions entirely to the man.
aF When they Jackie can't play third base that he is
losing his speed someone must be talking through his hat
cause Jackie will be around for long time Maybe Cox didn't
IKE Inc idea OF being used utility infieder and maybe
@oon wouldn't be the greatest third baSeman in the world
a he TACT remains that the which up and caused
s racial feeling should have been stopped before if even
started ~
we nope the resentment shown by some of the PLAYERS
WIN arrested ana that the feeling that has existed among
payers on the Dodgers for the last or five years has
eu AS one OF the players said For five wears have
e my PACK Tor you and for five years you have broken
odcA lor me- Ill still do it, matter what YOU heard or
nadt you mink That's all want Won to ranauher