St. Paul recorder., 1963-01-31
Ton Twins Still
Face Jimcro At
Trdining CRY

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Accommodations
Regular members of the Twins
team who are affected by race
segregation at Orlando are Ear
Battey, called by many the tor
catcher in the American League
Vic Power, Lennie Green, zoilc
Versailles, Orlando and Pedro
Olivia, all present squad members
Other Negro players on the
Twins farm teams who will be OBJ
jects of jimcro treatment ir
Orlando are Sandy Valdespino
Nestor Valasquez, Ron Henry, and
Joe ValdiVielso all with the Dallas
club and Chuck Witherspoon, the
Charlotte, NC. catcher.
Travel Jimcro Ended This Year
Herb Heft, Twin Public Rela'
tons chief told this newspaper
that this years travelling an6
game schedule through the South
had been arranged so that on al
trips the Negro and white players
will use the same bus and hote
and eating Accommodations. This Is
a new break-through in 1868.
The Twins statement issued Jan
81, said:
For several years, the Twins
have sought to end the segregated
housing of their players in Or
lando, Fla, during spring training
Especially during the past yeal
have the efforts been intensified
Unfortunately, the efforts have
not been successful, so far.
Hotel Refuses To Alter Policy
The Cherry Plaza Hotel, the
only hostelry in the area which
has adequate facilities in number
and quality Of rooms and in eating
facilities, so far has refused tC
change its policy Of segregation.
Last month, Travelling Secre'
tary Howard Fox made a persona
visit to Orlando with the purpose
of again surveying the area il
hopes of finding new adequate
housing eating facilities.
New Hotel Being Built?
He reported that while no sucf
integrated facilities now exist, one
new hotel, now under construction
in downtown Orlando, may be fin
ished by midsummer, 1868. Also
that several other facilities ar
either being planned or are undeI
construction.
Trend Toward IntegratiOn Felt
THE feeling of the Twins ad
ministration is that there is gen
eral and immediate trend towarc
integration in greater Orlando
And that the pressure of increases
competition among the existing
hotels with those being planne
will hasten the advent Of integra
ton.
Players Segregation Called
Immoral!
"As the Twins Baseball Club ha
stated many times, it deplores tn
segregation Of its players in Or
lando, foremost as being immora
from a humanitarian standpoint
secondarily, from a book-keepin
standpoint, segregation in orland
requires a duplication Of record
keeping and bill-paying.
Why The Twins Haven't Moved
The question has been asked
Why haven't the Twins move
from Orlando, considering the er
forced segregation in the housin
and feeding of the players: Tn
answer simply Is: The presen
Twins administration inherited
10-year contract to train in tn
city Of Orlando, the contract nc
to expire until after the sprin
of 1864.
THE Twins intend to honor tn
contract
Eager For JimcrO End
The Twins are eager to see tn
end of segregation of their player
in Orlando. They are confident an
hopeful that this will be accomI
lished before the contract expires
Last Spring, the city lifted 1t
traditional segregation of the race
in the grandstands of old Tinke
Field, a giant stride forward, /
the opinion of the Twins.
City Growing More CosmOpolita
This winter, the city has bee
constructing a new stadium fc
the Twins in Orlando. The city
growing more cosmopolitan ever
day in the size and the thinl1in
of its population. The Twins recoe
nize that considerable prgress
being made, and are attempting t
work hand-in-hand with Orlando
ans to accomplish as soon as pos
sible the integration Of the player
there"
Continued Segregation May Violat
Minnesota FEP Law
There Is a strong possibility ths
the Minnesota Twins may fin
that continued segregation of Ne
gro players at the spring trainin
camp Is a violation Of the Mime
sofa Fair Employment Practice
law.
One section Of the law states
TT is an unfair practice for a