The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1956-10-13
SPORTS WITH STODY
BY RALPH WARD

thought that the 1856 World Series would he m
interesting to me because the same two teams will be
playing again. but after seeing so many colored stars
IN action 1t just seemed too good to miss Each coored
player who played in the 1856 World Series excent
Robinson, and Campanella, have manv wears of SER
wee ahead OF them. Most of them are quite young
strong ana Ver ready to resume their careers in this
national paStime for many seasons Take look at the
Brooklyn roster Guiam is Young leading hitter in
the National League pretty slick fielder and top base
Stealer IN the league Robinson very danUeros MON
on the bases, fine clutch hitter and good glove
man. He getting along in years and too MANY more
years IN the baseball harness isn't expected of him.
Campanela, one OF the most valuable PLAYERS in the
league very good receiver good handler of pitchers
strong batter, but due to that bad hand think that
even he knows that his days are numbered in the big
leagues Newcombe, the winningeSt pitcher in the
league, twenty seven games he has won this season
this sort OF thing seems to be contagious and all of
these colored players catching fire and starring in
ther respective positions This big boy hit too in
fact he is considered of the best hitting pitchers
In the league Amoros fine fielding hitting base
stealing youngster with plenty of promise for the flu
ture Neal another youngster that has shown consd-
cradle promise this boy may become one of the greats
in the very near future In general analysis Of the
Brooklyn team, it appears that they will be showing
in the pennant hunt
- RED sOx STORY -
Elston Howard has had to nurse the bench too
long for player of his cabre He is very good
clutch hitter, fine outfelder, has good ARM catches
for the team many occasions and could be first
string on any other team in the league Each time this
pitching staff and the fine catches that he has made
in the outf1ed has been fabulous Next year. we are
hoping that he will be Yankee regular and that he
will be used to seeing him in the lineup every day.
In one of the local papers story came out that
aroused the local populace about discrepancy in
cal relations by the Boston Red SoX. 1t story
concerning colored player owned by the Vancouver
Baseball club of the Pacific Coast League This player
in question was bought by the Baltimore Orioles of
the American League. Incidently the Baltimore team
has options on all members of the Vancouver ball club
writer from of the local papers inferred that the
Red Sox passed up this player because he coored
and nothing could be further from the truth The Red
Sox would have welcomed the opportunity to get such
a player of his ability When read the story imIne
diaely checked with the Red Sox for official report
many of my readers querulous about this fan
tastic tale talked with Mr.. Mckinney, Public Rea
lions Director of the Red Sox and he denied this spu
rilous yarn definitely untrue and told that Van
couver is a farm team of the Baltimore team. am
sincerely hoping that this will clear the situation up
in the minds of the fence stters and the Doubling
TIomaSeS" that won't be convinced until they a
colored player on the diamond at Fenwav Park This
kind of story sabotage the efforts Of the many col
ored dgnitaries that sat around in round table con-
ferences in the official offices of the Red Sox this past
Summer So before we condemn the Red SoX let us
find the truth of the many stories that we will pos
sbly hear before next season rolls around
B. u ELEVEN
attended the Boston University, Mass State Game
and appalled, by the lack OF colored players Bos-
ton Univ had very large squad and band and unless
my eyes are deceiving me- / didn't see one coored
player or bandsman and likewise for Mass State 1t
was an interesting game in which B. u was definitely
out-played in the first half but in the second half,
good passing and poor defense spelled the downfall
for the Red Men of Mass State Wen be covering other
N E. College games during coming weeks.
Cambridge and Boston have turned out some great
fighters, and after reading few books on boxing,
thought that it would be enghtenng to some OF our
YOUNGSTERS Well we have the great Sam Langford
George Dixon and George Robinson the uncroWned
middleweight. Then going into Boston. we nave tne
Barbados Demon, Joe Walcott and his brother Bel
field all of these were great fighters ana nope
to have some stories on them SOOn