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SABR - NEGRO LEAGUES COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER
June 1997
@SABR - NEGRO LEAGUES COMMITTEE NEWSLETTER
(portions reprinted with permission of editor)
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Editor: Dick Clark, 1080 Hull, Ypsilanti, MI 48198-6472
Telephone Number: (313) 487-5273; Fax (313) 487-0807
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CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS
There is really a tremendous menu of events in June; plan to attend one or more.
Our best wishes to Charlie Tiano as he continues his recovery from a February stroke and
looks forward to shooting his age of 85 this July on the golf course.
The annual NLC report is available.
Hundreds of articles on Jackie Robinson necessitated a special edition devoted to JR.
Online NLC members will receive it.
NEGRO LEAGUES COMMITTEE PUBLICATION
An innocent inquiry for information on Nate Moreland led John McReynolds to develop a
wonderful article exploring Moreland's life which will be published in the 1997 BASEBALL
GRANDSTAND ANNUAL.
We have over 4900 names in the NL Register.
We have found Hudson Baker, Carl Logan, Jackson Owens, Robert Bowman, Donald Troy, and
Leroy Breedlove.
The father of former Major Leaguers David Ricketts (C) and Dick Ricketts Jr. (P) was a
Negro Leaguer. Richard Ricketts Sr. We have 1pg obit from 9/23//67 and 1pg TSN article
7/13/63, thanks to Scot Mondore.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Gregg Truitt reports over 300 people attended The Geraldine Day Benefit on February 15th
including players Russell Awkard, Jim Cohen, Ernest Burke, Lacey Ellerbee, Stanley Glenn,
and Mamie Johnson-Goodman. Newark, NJ THE STAR-LEDGER, "Baseball's Shame";
BALTIMORE AFRO-AMERICAN 2/1/97; THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 2/14/97; THE SUN, Baltimore,
1/20/97; 2/7/97 ; 2/19/97; 2/27/97 ; 3/3/97.
THE FREE-LANCE STAR of Fredricksburg, VA 4/15/97 had an excellent piece on our own Jeff
Eastland (and pics), "Area man holds onto memories."
LEAGUES APART: THE MEN AND TIMES OF THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES, is running April 1 to July
6, 1997 in the Children's Corridor at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave.
Rochester, NY 14607, (716) 473-7720.
On May 17th SABR's Jack Graney Chapter celebrated "The 50th Anniversary of Breaking
the Color Barrier in the Major Leagues," with special guest Chuck Harmon.
May 27th saw former players being honored in Joliet, IL hosted by the independent team the
Will County Cheetahs.
On June 12th, the Cooperstown Symposium begins and the opening of the Hall of Fame
exhibit.
June 17th the fabulous Harrisburg, PA celebration will take place. I have a schedule of
events from Ted Knorr
On June 20th The SABR National Convention begins in Louisville, KY. Larry Lester has
scheduled the NLC meeting for 7:00 AM, Saturday. Ray Schmidt is making a presentation at
8:50 and Larry Lester at 9:40 on Saturday. I'm sure more will be done on the NLs. Sammy
Miller reports Bill Cash, Connie Johnson, Clint McCord, Slick Surratt, and Thomas Turner
will be part of the Negro Leagues Panel. Should be another great time!
If you can't make it to the Midwest try the Meadowlands, the weekend of the 21st and 22th.
62 players are scheduled to be a part of a Negro League Show.
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are sorry to report the deaths of more players. Elisha Bell, 3/3/97 in Philadelphia .
Claro Duany, March 30th in Evanston, IL at 79. Milt Smith, 4/11/97 in San Diego at 68.
Whit Graves, 4/21/97 in Richmond, VA at 70, RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH 4/24/97, and SCD. I'm
extremely saddened to report the death of Lorenzo "Piper" Davis at 79 in
Birmingham, AL on May 21st. AP 5/22/97 "Negro League Star Davis Dies,"; ANN
ARBOR NEWS 5/23/97 ; and NEW YORK TIMES 5/23/97.
"Camden Honors Doby as Pioneer," AP 5/22/97; USA TODAY, "South Carolina
pays tribute to Doby,"; It was Larry Doby Day on May 19th.
Jerry Izenberg's annual fund raising dinner for Project Pride on April 23, 1997 had Larry
Doby as honoree.
Next time you are in the Bowie Md. area visit Blacksox Park on Mitchellville Road where
former players Buck Leonard and Gordon Hopkins are honored.
THE ALL-STAR BASEBALL IN CLEVELAND book being put out by SABR will include Merl
Kleinknecht's outstanding article on "Cleveland and The East-West All-Star
Game." Brad Sullivan also is a contributor to the publication.
SILHOUETTES Volume 5, Nos. 3 & 4 is out.
HBO's REAL SPORTS did a nice feature story on Sam Lacy.
I just received THE NATIONAL PASTIME: A Review of Baseball History and was pleased to see
articles by NLC members David Marasco, Ray Schmidt, and Lyle Wilson. Negro Leagues related
articles are: Negro League Diary; William Clarence Matthews; The Harlem Globetrotters
Baseball Team; and Apocrypha in Pittsburgh. Another outstanding job by editor Mark
Alvarez.
ONLINE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Larry Lester has 5 bios at www.majorleaguebaseball.com
Dan Bankhead (2pp) Max Manning (3pp) Double Duty Radcliffe (3pp) Hank Thompson (3pp) and
Artie Wilson (2pp). The Negro League section of this site also has Larry's "Pioneer
from Ohio paved the way long ago," (Walker) (3pp); "Smokey and The Bandit,"
(Williams-Brewer duel of 1930) (5pp); & "Paige vs Gibson" (5pp) and The
Negro Leagues Bibliography. Upcoming will be Gene Benson, Willie Mays, and Piper Davis.
Jim Riley's web site www.blackbaseball.com has
a terrific new look, check it out. Jim had a nice listing of White players (mostly Cuban)
who played on Black teams and/or in the Negro Leagues, in a recent SABR-L posting.
THE DETROIT NEWS site had tons of Black baseball items http://detnews.com/history/base/base.htm
THE NANDO TIMES 3/23/97 AP "The last to be first: Pumpsie Green. List of first Black
Players.
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucma/nlbindex.html
and check out Charles Adams's A History of Negro League Baseball 1933-1950: An Online
Multimedia Lesson Plan for Junior High School Students. This is an ongoing project under
construction and is looking for input from NLC members.
Mike Kolleth and Kevin Keating would like to thank all NLC members who have kindly passed
along autograph samples for their forthcoming book THE NEGRO LEAGUES AUTOGRAPH GUIDE.
Final deadline for submissions is July 15. They still need signatures of Phil Cockrell,
Bingo DeMoss. Fats Jenkins, Bruce Petway, Louis Santop, Torriente, Smokey Joe Williams,
Jud Wilson, and Nip Winters. Also, copies of any pre 1950 team-signed sheets. Mike is at 100731.357@compuserve.com Negro League
Autograph web site, project, book.
Listing of Negro League Baseball Hot Links.
NEGRO LEAGUES RELATED ARTICLES
PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS 4/9/97, "A pioneer in the press box," (Lacy).
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 4/23/97, "A more complete look at Negro League history," &
3/30/97 "(Wendell) Smith helped Jackie along."
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER 4/27/97, "Sportswriter helped Robinson face hostility"
SCD 5/23/97, "Sorting out the question of race and baseball cards."
NEW YORK TIMES, 5/2/97, "A ripple of recognition follows Robinson," (Doby).
SCD 5/9/97, Sweet Lou Johnson.
LOS ANGELES TIMES, 3/31/97, "Newcombe still has fond memories of Negro Leagues."
THE NEWS AMERICAN 3/11/83, "How the Orioles almost broke the color barrier,"
(Charlie Grant).
THE EVENING SUN, Baltimore 9/27/94, "The O's barrier breaker," (Hearn).
YORK (PA) DAILY RECORD, 4/15/97, "Once they were Giants."
DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE, Jasper, AL 4/20/97, "Dan Bankhead: Walker County's Jackie
Robinson."
USA TODAY BASEBALL WEEKLY, "Study gives Cards insight into minority attendance."
NEW YORK TIMES 4/27/97, "There's room for more then one local hero" 4/13/97;
"Local Hero, The Restored Pop Lloyd Field honors a man who outhit Ty Cobb."
SCHENECTADY (NY) GAZETTE 4/6/97, "Fans accepted Kalbaugh's teammates in 46."
ALBANY (NY) THE REGISTER-STAR 4/14/97, "Doby followed in Robinson's footsteps, "
& "Walker paved the way for local players, & "Hudson man looks back on
Negro League days." (Carl Logan).
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION 4/6/97, "Kids play homage to Negro Leagues."
The Spring 1997 issue of THE DIAMOND ANGLE has pieces by David Marasco on Buck O'Neil and
Louis Santop.
THE DETROIT NEWS 4/17/97, "The game was Blackball"; "The first Black Tiger
Ossie Virgil" "teams overview"; "Bringing down barriers 1987-96";
4/15/97, "Walker preceded Robinson" ; 4/14/97, "Dodgers signed (Ron)
Teasley, too"; "The day the Tigers finally integrated,"; "Bringing
down barriers, 1947-66,"; "The cost of integration."
THE HARTFORD COURANT 4/15/97, "Schoolboy's Day (Johnny Taylor), "Blacks in
baseball firsts" & "Team of Distinction."
USA TODAY "team by team players who broke color line"; "Players express
gratitude, admiration for pioneer; "Negro Leagues had talent but fans left to follow
Robinson."
AP 4/15/97, "Camden native overshadowed by Jackie Robinson, " (Doby).
RICKWOOD vol II No 1.
DETROIT FREE PRESS 3/30/97, "Race doesn't figure in when statistics are ERAs."
THE OREGORIAN, "Remembering Robinson" (Don Troy).
NEW YORK TIMES, 4/6/97, " No, Robinson wasn't first."
USA TODAY 4/15/97, "Doby proud of his impact."
ANN ARBOR NEWS, "Duncan brothers played baseball for the love of the game."
SCD, 4/18/97, 1997 MLB team promotions schedule.
THE KANSAS CITY GLOBE, "Coors Brewing Co. honors Negro League Baseball living
legends."
CURRENT AND FUTURE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
Seeking info on names of owners of Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars of the '40's; player Sherman
Matlock; the team Amarillo Colts. Finally, former catcher Claud E. Williams, possibly with
Black Sox in '20's.
Information on the book SPORT IN CUBA: THE DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH, a 1994 University of
Pittsburgh Press release.
Matthew Gowdy (281) 568-3627 seeks info on the raising of baseball's color barrier in the
1880's.
Todd Bolton and Jim Overmyer answered the inquiry about Belmar, NJ park.
Todd continues to push the Yankees to honor the 50th Anniversary of the New York Cubans
Championship. Good Luck!
THE MARKETPLACE
A terrific new book is Lyle Wilson's SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT GARFIELD PARK: SEATTLE'S BLACK
BASEBALL TEAMS 1911-1951. 141 pages, 20 photos (most never before published) $13.81 post
paid from Lyle at 16000 Bothell-Everett Hwy Suite 285, Mill Creek, WA 98012. Highly
Recommended!
I hope to pick up Paul Debono's Indy ABC's book in Louisville and will report back to all.
BASEBALL IN FLORIDA by Kevin McCarthy, a 1996 Pineapple Press release has a chapter "
African-Americans in Baseball" which is 30 pages.
A 1996 book by James Cockcroft, LATINOS IN BEISBOL: THE HISPANIC EXPERIENCE IN THE
AMERICAS, contains much on the Negro Leagues. It is 208 pages 31 photos from Franklin
Watts Publishing.
Mark Jordan, Inc. Negro League Autographs AD.
Latest AD from Quality Autographs.
Autographs of Negro Leaguers.
Beckett Autograph Price List.
Recent auctions saw a Cleveland Buckeye Team ball go for $1760 and a Satchel Paige ball
$1563.
I finally got a copy of the wonderful book PUERTO RICO'S WINTER LEAGUE by Thomas E. Van
Hyning. Excellent!
Jeff Suntala's Negro Leagues T-Shirts are available from Amalgamated Culture Works
1-800-272-2066.
"Black Diamonds Are Forever," NEW YORK POST 3/24/97.
THE DETROIT NEWS 4/14/97 "Memories of Summer."
Book guide from BASEBALL AMERICA.
FINAL REMARKS
The next newsletter will be August's. Please get all items to me before the last week of
July. See you in KY!
Dick Clark & Larry Lester
SABR - NEGRO LEAGUES COMMITTEE SPECIAL EDITION
June, 1997 Edited by Dick Clark
CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS
So much has been written during this 50th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson's Major League
Debut that we decided to put all the stories into a separate edition.
JACKIE ROBINSON CONFERENCE
Bob Eisen, Larry Hogan, Joe Lee, Larry Lester, and Scot Mondore were in attendance at the
JACKIE ROBINSON: RACE, SPORTS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM Conference, April 3-5, 1997. SABR
members Ron Gabriel, David W. Smith, Lyle Spatz, and Jules Tygiel were among presenters. A
well done three page review of the conference by Larry Lester.
COMMITTEE MEMBER INVOLVEMENT
Prior Smith and Jim Riley did a live interview on All Sports Radio, The Fan 590 in Toronto
on April 15th.
Bill Williamson attended the special tribute at Dodger Stadium for Robinson and passed
along many goodies.
Bob Peterson was on ABC World News Tonight on Friday, April 4th as "person of the
week" went to Larry Doby. Bob was great!
Jeff Eastland had his JR collection at the Havre de Grace, MD. at The Postcard & Paper
Show in April.
Clem Hamilton was on True Colors TV Show with Sharon Robinson, April 8th.
JACKIE ROBINSON EVENTS
Press release on Smithsonian Institute and Major League Baseball lecture series to honor
Jackie Robinson.
50th Anniversary marked many ways, upcoming events.
Larry Lester was on MSNBC Cable during the day of the JR Celebration with Joe Black and
Roger Kahn with Ed Gordon hosting from Shea Stadium.
Jim Overmyer talked to the Temple Anshe Amunion Men's Club in Pittsfield, MA on April 6,
1997 on "Jackie Robinson breaks the Big-League Color Barrier."
Tom Shieber took in the exhibit at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance.
STEALING HOME: How Jackie Robinson Changed America. He also attended JACKIE ROBINSON
REMEMBERED: Personal Reflections, a panel discussion with Don Newcommbe, Jules Tygiel, and
Sammy Haynes.
On June 12th a Jackie Robinson Tribute will be presented by the Oakland Athletics.
JACKIE ROBINSON SHORT ARTICLES
THE RECORD, Hackensack, NJ
4/2/97 "Jackie Robinson breaks barriers" from MIDI.
4/5/97 "Slaughter:Spiking of Jackie accidental."
4/6/97 "Jackie didn't struggle in vain."
4/15/97 "Special night set for Jackie."
4/16/97 "Highway renamed to honor athlete ."
4/16/97 "A night to remember ."
4/16/97 "Honoring legend and a legacy."
4/16/97 "Here's to you Mr Robinson."
NEW YORK TIMES
3/30/97 "Fewer Blacks follow Robinson's baseball lead."
3/30/97 several articles
4/1/97 "Robinson stood up for what he believed."
4/4/97, "Personal memories of Robinson from some of those he touched."
4/5/97 "Dissident embraces legacy."
4/6/97 "What would Jackie say today."
4/7/97 "Mays pays homage to Jackie Robinson."
4/8/97 Editorial "A White Man's Place To Be."
4/10/97 "Newcombe: Robinson's day has come."
4/11/97 "Color issue extends to people in the seats."
4/13/97 "The advance guard-the coverage"' "So large a sports hero he fills
the screen"; "Through the door that Robinson opened" ; "When baseball
mattered"; "Faster than Jackie Robinson: Branch Rickey's sermons on the
mound."
4/15/97,"DeShields embraces Black Players' Legacy"; "50 years later and
Robinson is undimmed."
4/16/97 "What would Jackie say today"; 6 articles, . "A grand tribute to
Robinson and his moment."
4/17/97 "Years later, city plans an apology."
4/20/97 "Rooting for what really mattered."
5/4/97 "The Story Behind The Story: the Cardinals team doctor alerted reporter friend
to players'threatened strike."
JET 4/21/97
USA TODAY
4/3/97 "We're all Robinson's children."
4/14/97 "The lifetime of a legend"; "Helping to blaze the trai,";
"Inner-city kids ignore Robinson's game"; 4/16/97, "Jackie Robinson made a
difference beyond baseball."
THE DOWNTOWNER, "Jackie Robinson changed the world."
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, 3/28/97 "The biggest change of all."
THE ANN ARBOR NEWS, 3/30/97, "Robinson's legacy lives on"; & "A fan's
Dodger Blues." SEATTLE TIMES, 4/13/97 "Renton man: thanks for the
memories," (Jim Benton); . Cartoon; "Jackie's test"; "The struggle to
integrate baseball."
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER 4/15/97, "Blazing a long trail"; "He got the
ball moving"; 4/2/97, "Robinson unshaken on thin ice."
THE TORONTO SUN,4/15/97, "The Last Word."
Toronto, THE GLOBE AND MAIL 4/15/97, "Robinson legacy involves issues worth
examining." NEWSDAY, 3/30/97, "Impact Player."
THE KANSAS CITY STAR, 3/30/97 Baseball '97."
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 3/30/97, "50 years ago, Robinson changed a Nation."
LOS ANGELES TIMES
4/15/97 "Racing into history"; African-Americans.
4/16/97 "It's not Dodgers' night"; Jim Murray, "Robinson played for
respect"; cartoon .
USA TODAY BASEBALL WEEKLY April 9-15, 1997, "Crossing The Line."
JACKSON (MS) ADVOCATE 4 part Jackie Robinson And The Black Press and "Breaking
Barriers."
NEW YORK POST
4/6/97,"Mr Robinson's neighbor."
4/7/97 "Jackie's legacy lives in Brooklyn."
NEWSDAY, 4/5/97 "They're sharing memories of Jackie."
DAILY NEWS "Robinson started Civil Rights: O'Neil"; "Confession and denial
in Brooklyn"; 4/7/97, "Parting Shots."
THE WASHINGTON POST, 4/7/97, "Jackie Robinson's Legacy."
EVERETT (WA) HERALD, 4/5/97 "Dissident now acknowledges Robinson's
significance."
WALL STREET JOURNAL, 4/18/97, "Baseball's pre-1947 greats perhaps weren't so
great."
THE SPORTING NEWS 6/5/46 "Robinson rivets Royal keystone job on hitting, fielding and
base-stealing."
NEW YORK DAILY WORKER, 3/23/42, "Get after Landis, we'd welcome you, Sox Manager
tells young Negro Stars."
THE LEMONT (IL) METROPOLITAN, 4/17/97, "Integration of baseball was no easy
task."
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 5/11/97, "Recollections of Robinson," (first game at
Wrigley).
USA TODAY 5/16/97, "Baseball Hall of Fame honors student author for essay on
Robinson"; & List of winners and 28 finalists in contest.
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN 4/15/97, "A legacy Remembered."
JACKIE ROBINSON LONG ARTICLES
PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS 4/9/97
ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS 3/30/97 1997 BB special
NEW YORK POST 4/15/97
THE HARTFORD COURANT 4/15/97
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 4/13/97
LOS ANGELES TIMES 3/31/97 Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary Commemorative,
National Baseball Hall Of Fame Library, "Jackie Robinson: A Selective
Bibliography,"
THE DETROIT NEWS had 85 pages in a 6 part series from 4/12 to 4/18, 1997.
4/12: "Aaron reflects on Robinson's 50th Anniversary; "Bringing down barriers
1947-56";
4/13: "(Grant) Hill turns thoughts to Jackie" & "Courage Under
Fire"and "Steal Away Home" and "Robinson helped White Americans
confront prejudices, weaknesses"and "Robinson kept quiet."
4/14: "(Tiger) Woods: Robinson is one of my heroes"; "In Black &
White"; "Bringing down barriers 1967-76"; "Taking the field";
"Rickey, the front office friend, was complex, too."
4/16: "Baseball reties Robinson's NO. 42" ; "Jackson calls for scrutiny as
Robinson is celebrated"; "Forgotten Legend?" ; "Robinson no stranger
to (Barry) Sanders"; "Bringing down barriers, 1977-86."
4/17: "Hit Man (Hearns) says no one could hit like Jackie." INDEX .
4/18: "Fruits of his labor"; "Respect for Robinson reserved for all";
"Black sports columnists of today must carry torch"; "(Tony) Clark says
Robinson great in many ways."
ADDITIONAL JACKIE ROBINSON ARTICLES
Magazine, A TRIBUTE TO JACKIE ROBINSON Vol 1 No 1.
OKLAHOMA GAZETTE, "He had a statement to make: Oklahomans remember Jackie
Robinson."
"Crossing The Bar," from NEWSWEEK 4/14/97.
JACKIE ROBINSON 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION COMMEMORATIVE EDITION, Shea Stadium, April
15, 1997, includes Larry Lester's, "The Life of Jackie Robinson: His Hardships and
Triumphs."
THE SPORTING NEWS, 4/14/97 "One man, alone remembering a hero," "Jackie's
first week," by Steve Gietschier, and "Negro League Photo Essay" with
O'Neil, Lockett, Double Duty, Joe Scott, Mathis, and Connie Johnson.
DODGERS MAGAZINE
BECKETT VINTAGE SPORTS, April, 1997 Issue 5
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
BOY'S LIFE, April, 1997 "Hero at the ball field"
SPORT, May, 1997 "Skin Games"
TIME 3/31/97 "Stepping up to the plate"
AMERICAN LEGACY, Spring, 1997 Vol 3 number 1, "1947: Jackie Robinson Breaks
Through."
ESQUIRE April, 1997 "Now batting for Brooklyn."
JACKIE ROBINSON ONLINE ARTICLES
From majorleaguebaseball.com are several Larry Lester pieces. "50 fast facts on
Jackie Robinson"; 10 highlights of the 50th Anniversary Celebration"; "More
than a page in history books: The Life of Jackie Robinson."
LOS ANGELES TIMES site. 3/31/97 "Robinson a baseball star? That's just part of the
story"; "She played a role, but don't believe she pushed him"; 4/15/97
"Racing into history"; "Jackie Robinson Trivia Quiz"; "50 years,
still fears,"; "Robinson plus 50 adds up to discontent."
AP, 4/11/97, "Aaron remembers Robinson"; "Little left of Robinson's
birthplace"; 4/10/97, "Rename highway."
NEW YORK TIMES 3/30/97, "How the first Black came to Brooklyn, a scout
remembers," & "Blacks turning away from baseball and Robinson's dream."
THE BOSTON GLOBE 3/28/97, "Opening a new wide world: Robinson's impact felt well
beyond the chalk lines" & index of BOSTON GLOBE special section of 3/28/97.
EXTRA INNINGS, "Robinson hibernated as a Bruin.'
CHICAGO TRIBUNE 3/26/97 "Chicago's 55 year-old secret: Jackie Robinson's tryout with
the White Sox."
ESPN SPORTSZONE, "The so-called Rickey Plan"; "Robinson a deserving Hall of
Famer even by the numbers"; "Jackie and Me: A friendship,"; JR's complete
batting record against all pitchers. WASHINGTON TIMES 4/15/97, "Jackie Robinson
fought his way to the top."
WASHINGTON POST, 4/6/97 "Fifty years later, Robinson's all business."
REUTERS, 4/15/97 Sanford Florida piece.
THE SPORTING NEWS 4/2/97 " Rickey should be remembered"; 4/15/97 Coverage of
debut. NEWSDAY 4/14/97, "Jackie's clan plans Shea reunion."
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE 4/14/97, "Negro League Players speak with pride about
Robinson Anniversary."
THE NANDO TIMES, 3/23/97, "How Robinson's debut was covered"; List of first
Black players on MLB teams"; "Robinson changed National Pastime and the
Nation"; "Robinson's debut was no big thing to newspapers 50 years ago";
3/24/97, "Robinson's Anniversary creates marketing bonanza"; "Jackie
Robinson: A Tribute."
MARKETPLACE
THE WASHINGTON POST 4/14/97 "Jackie Robinson's continuing star power."
New home video arrives in June
Book review, Roger Kahn's MEMORIES OF SUMMER, WHEN BASEBALL WAS AN ART AND WRITING ABOUT
IT A GAME," SCD 5/16/97.
USA TODAY 4/18/97, "Recollections of Robinson hit shelves for Summer, " &
"Commemorative balls help mark Robinson Anniversary."
Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary Licensee List
DUGOUT MEMORIES order form on JR & Dodger stuff
Rawlins Baseball
"US Mint to issue Gold, Silver Robinson coins"
Jackie Robinson Coke Bottles
Commemorative Coins
Dick Clark and Larry Lester
www.blackbaseball.com