San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 2, 1962 Page: 3 of 12
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Jack Robinson's Trials Recalled MHm ttaM
Oi Anniversary of Integration
f HIOAQOUit Tuesday (Oct. 38) marked th* 17th mnivwr-
vj itry lino* Juki* Kobinaon oracktd bwcball'i color Um by
■idling a oontract with the then Brooklyn Dodpra of the Ra-
tional league.
Kobinaon, then playinf for the laneaa City Mouroha of
the Negro American league, waa selected by Branoh Kiokey,
Sr., owner of the Dodgers, to break tha long standing baseball
nrr taboo, but not #ntlr»ly (or that
A practical bunhiauman and keen
^idlte o( talfnt, Rlckfy wanted aome-
Sir to help bnoat bia tpam'a atock,
athletically and financially. Tba Dod-
tfrn. homt-baiwd in Hbbetta (laid,
Brooklyn, N. Y., bad not won ■ p»n-
V'll ainrc 1M1, and In fact, wrra
ttptricnclnc a alump at tba sat*.
Rohlnnon waa tha anawar. A ver-
satile athlcta who lettered In baae-
Lll, football, and baiketball at UC-
Ia, Jack Rooaevelt Hoblnaon bad
P)i> ability, |ilua the fir* and deter-
nluatlon required of IMjer atara in
their cunntant baaeball fenda witb
thrir Polo Oround adveraariea, the
New York Oianta, and for the tl*ht
•onipotltlon In the National lea(tie.
Having been convinced of Robin-
Ton'* ability on the bawbnll diamond
|he hnd Item acouted thoroughly by
the Dodcera), Rirkey'a neit thought
centered on hi* ability to atand up
under fire. Tbia latter quality would
certainly be required of the firat Ne-
gro to enter orE*nlt*d hnaebnll.
Si hup hnneball atnlwarta had for
yeara opposed the Introduction of
N'egroea Into organized bowball. "It
won't Work," they kept aayln*. Oth-
er owner* definitely were agninft
taking the rlak.
ltut once Rickey waa conrlnced of
Rubinaon'* character and ability, he
didn't hr«itate in making the move
to get Robinson, who at the time waa
playing » Negro American league
game In Comiakey park.
"Are you kidding," Roblnaon a*ke<l
when approached by Clyde Hukeforth
In the Whit* Hui dugout. Jackie re-
called that he had had a fruitle** try-
out with the Boaton Red Hoi of the
American lengue. But neither Buke-
forth nor Rickey waa kidding, and
ftoblnnon waa taken to New York to
confer with the haughty Brooklyn
Dodgera bo**
The re*t ia hlatorjr. I>e*|iite a great
deal of akepticiam, criticiam and ob-
jection to the move, In and ont of
baaeball. Rickey aignrd Robluaon to
a baaeball contract and aa*igned him
to Montreal, the Ikidgera Interna-
tional league farm team.
Jtobinaon survived a hectic apring
training of racial haraanment and
went on to become a sensation at
Montreal.
Rirkey rewarded him with I pro-
motion to th* parent Brooklyn I>od-
ger*.
Hut Jackie'* racial problem* con-
tinual even after bia aacenaiou to
atardom. Not only did th* racial
liarba and iaault* from the grand-
atand continue, but he waa faced
with internal trouble* aa well.
Some of hi* own Brooklyn t*aui-
mates objected to bia belug on the
team, and tha Bt. I^uto Cardinal*
reportedly threatened to *trlke agalnat
him. Kord Frick. then president of
the Nf., baited the alleged atrlke by
threatening to aua|iend all player*
involved "even If it wrecked the Na-
tional league for five years."
However. Frick, who now la baae-
ball commiiaioner, couldn't atop the
Inily harassment to which Rohlnaon
waa subjected, all becauae of hla race.
Jackie countered by playing aenaa-
lonnl baaeball. He quickly developed
I reputation of being the moat dar-
j baae runner in baaeball. and
[orts writer* soon coined the phraae
Quicker than you can nay Jackie
to describe hia «pecd and
cunninf. Jackie wna credited with
puttinf the exciting art of baae ateal-
ing I.art Into baaeball, which had be-
au* a game dominated primarily by
•li'W*1- .. _ ..
Hut Robinson's feat on the field
dil sot atop with baa* stealing. A
V-geroua hitter, be gave opposing
nit her* many sleepless nlghta, with
■ onalatent hitting, therefore, the
LN<tLi>Mh(Pi.)
Soccer Tsaa
Liberia, Panaan
first to Restrict
Trade with Cuba
Dodger*, la 1MT, won th* NL pen-
nant for th* flrat Um* In ill yeara,
and ther* waa joy and prosperity
again in "Flatbuah."
Meanwhile, Kobinaon won the
"Rookie of the Year award" that year
and then went on to win th* NL bat-
ting till* In 1MB and th* "Moat
Valuabl* Player" award. Years later
when the Dodger*, with Rickey away
from th* acene, threatened to trad*
him to th* New York Qlanta, Robin
son reaigned and took a position aa
vice president vf th* Chock Full 'O'
Nut* restaurant chain. H* still holds
that poaition.
It waa while In retirement that his
crowning glory came. This paat sum-
mer Jackie wna voted to baseball'a
Hall of Fame, the most coveted honor
by a baseball player.
»
Wiley Homecoming
Features Powerful
Jackson State
By GIIAKKT AUJtN
MARSHALL, Tciaa—The Wiley
Wildcats and the Jackson State Ti-
gers tangle here Saturday afternoon,
November 3, in the annual Wiley
homecoming celebration. The Tigers.
1IK11 8WAC championa who atarted
a devastating campaign with com-
plete annihilation of Mississippi In-
dustrial, l'rairle View. Mississippi
Vocational, Arkansas AM and N, and
Alcorn, were slowed to a walk by Hob
l/ee'a Southern Jaguars in a 10-14
Jaguar homecoming win at Baton
Rouge.
Coach John Merrltt'* Tiger* will
again lie the homecoming guests of a
callable flred-up opponent. Wiley
football teama have long been known
for their spectacular homecoming per-
formances.
The Wildcata expect to be at full
strength for the first time since the
Alcorn opener. Only Roland Colt,
second atring fullback, remaina on
the unable-to-play liat. Captain
Charles Taylor, atnrtlng right tackle;
Roland Antoine and Vern "Rip"
Br Um Aawclaue Macro Pr*a*
LINCOLN UNIVHB8I1T, Pa—
Ernest Atiklw*, aa African student.
Is siaklna cults a Bams for btmself
a* the Isadlns playsr on tbs Lincoln
university anbssUn soccer team her*.
A tin* dribbler and sgcellent shoot-
er, young Aslklws la credited with
being th* player most responsible for
the Lincoln Lions' success, In which
th* t*sm compiled six straight aeason
Victoria* through last week.
Th* tesm, noted for It* teamwork,
had three mora game* to play and
waa well on Its way to capturing the
Delswsrs Valley conference cham-
pionship.
Johnson, flrat snd aecond unit cen-
ter*, ar* again sound snd ready for
homecoming.
On hand, returning to the acene of
their triumphant campaign thirty
yeara ago, will be the national cham-
pion Wildest* of 1D32. Tbl* formi-
dable outfit, probably the finest Wiley
eleven of all time, boasting s super
backfield In "Pst" Patterson, Farley
fowls, "Pack" Adams, and the im-
mortal "Tip" O'Dell operating lie-
hind a rugged line consisting of Hill
"Coley" Combs, center; Chris Hib-
liler snd Frank Adams, guards; "Ra-
jah" Higgs and "Crip" Loving, tack-
les. and Fred Wright and Perry
Parks, ends, made the Purple and
White real tough that season with
a perfect 0-0 overall record.
I.ost homecoming the Wildcats
(itulined the footbnll world witb a 121-
10 upset of the throne room hunting
Southern Jagunrs, and It is needless
to say that the local* arc brewing
the same |iotion for the mighty Miss-
issippi menace.
First Negro Named
To Toledo Hospital
Trustee Board
By th* Associated Negro Press
TOLEDO, Ohio — Robert w.
Penn, an attorney, ha* been
turned to the board of Maumee
Valley hospital, a public facility.
Penn become* the first Ne*ro
In Toledo to serve on any hos-
pital board. He Is currently chair-
man of the board of managers of
Indiana Avenue YMCA.
A graduate of Tuskege* Insti-
tute. Penn received his law de-
gree front Western Reserve uni-
versity In Cleveland and has
been practicing for more than
right years.
By tha Assorts US Nsera
NEW YORK—Two non-white ac-
tions, Liberia and Panama, wtes
among tbs first countrl** which took
steps to rsstrlct trsds with Onba at
th* rsquest si th* Unltsd Btstss.
Liberia snd Panama, who** flaa*
fly on ntarly 1,400 (hip*, acted two
—week* a(o, far In sdvsnc* of Presi-
dent Kennedy's snnouncement of th*
plan to clamp s blockade against th*
shipment of offendv* military goods
to Cuba.
The Llberlsn government ordered
*11 ships flying it* flsg to get written
government permission before entering
Cuban porta. The order *ff*ct*
about 000 (hip*; about 45 per cent
of these are at least partly owned by
American Interest*.
Panama said any shipa flying Ita
flag trading with Ouba would forfeit
their registration privilege.
Ships from msny non-Communist
countries, Including the United States,
fly I.lberlan and Panamanian flags.
Under th* registry of the** coun-
tries, a shipowner can employ a crew
from any country, thus permitting the
hiring of less costly crews.
Commenting on his country's ac-
tion, Albert J. Rudick, deputy com
mlssioner of maritime nffairs, Bald;
"No doubt this will result in cutting
off some strategic goods from Cuba.
One reason governments require per-
mission ia so they can control on ac-
tivity."
Liberia aaiil any shipowner who vio-
lated Its order would lie subject to
cancellation of Its certificate of reg-
istration. Such a revocation could be
a great loss to shipowners. In addi-
tion to the savings rcnllzed through
hiring less costly crews, shipowners
have another advantage under 1.1-
berian registry. Liberia has no income
tai.
In the first eight months of 1!X$2.
4112 merchant ships cnrr.ving the flags
of free nations made a total of B71
26thAnnual Convention
Texas State Conference of Branches
NAACP
Freedom Dinner and
Freedom Queen's Ball
November 10 -- 7 P. M.
Villita Assembly Hall
401 Villita (street
Reservations: Freedom Dinner, $8 per persoa
freedom Ball, $2 per person
Reservations may be secured at Life Saver Orill,
894 last Commerce atreet, or telephone CApitol 4-9194.
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are s* obviously su-
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kva styling, flowUss
craftamaiwbfp, and
! IwKurioiM lootliors —
you'll woor tkem lor
years knowing they're
the finest you can buy.
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Mast Ceatiaies
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la addition to Liberia and Panama
Waal Oarmany, Turkey snd Greece
hsvs IsauM orders which, hi sffect,
fstWa,trail* with Cubs. A stats d*-
partmer.t apokesman said ks sndsr
Norway, Denmark snl tba
Nsthsrlanda hsva "Informally can.
tinned" tlielr thlpownera not to ere
StS "dlgl urbancea" between the Unit
ad States and their counlrlea.
ncement of the quarantine by
tba Kesntdy administration came at a
lima when the flow of shipping of all
kinds to Cuba waa beginning to be
curtailed.
tsur-
Oolf-
8piluga
Tha annual club champlonablp
nay of tja Asaoclatad Amateur
eonttnuea at Willow
course.
Tha pairings (or tbia week, and
at Sunday's play, reached
too lata for publication.
♦
Airport —
(Continued from Pafi I.)
an tmdu# tardta vpon iotfrvtite fom-
©ert'e" in aevertl U. 8. Bupwmt
court JeeUlona, Mid Judge Daw-
kins In th# railing.
"An • tower federal court we sre
bound to follow these deciaiona,"
Judge liawkina added.
Crime
Mother Asks
$450,000 for Son's
Death in Fire
Bj the Associated Negro Tress
ATLANTA—1The mother of two
children who were burned, one of them
fatally, in a gasoline 'if® h<»re more
than a y»*nr ngo has filed a $4.">0.000
damage - nit against several defend-
ants, including the Associated Petro-
leum t'nrrifrs. Inc.. charging the com-
pany violated a city ctsle.
She i-< Mrs. Emma Lou Vincent,
who fib'«l the suit in Fulton Superior
court recently. She is being ropreaent-
e<l by Att>t*. Joe Ralem, Melvin M.
Belli ami W illiam W. I>aniel.
Mrs. Vincent charged in h^r peti-
tion thnt her two sons, Calvin, f».
and Micha*I. 8. were "terribly burned
on Oct. 13. HKHT during the explo-
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lows street store. Mrs, Elvis Csbness,
101)0 Iowa, told police that a teeu-
age youth came into her place snd
threatened her with s gun. She said
that when the youth started into a
reur room, she told him not to come
into the room.
Hrandishing what looked like a
pistol* the youth, addressing her by
name, warned her "not to say a word,**
or he would shoot. He thru turned
mid fled. Mrs. Calmesa described the
bandit as being 10 to In years old.
.Noah Bellinger, CO. 14tnl North
Onslow, complained thnt his room
was burglarised, Wednesday, with
item havUf * total talus «f $1S0
being taken. The stolen srticles in-
cluded S .38 cslibre Jspaneee make
automatic piatol, a watch snd chsin.
snd s table model dock radio.
Mrs. Doris Button, 84, 608 Poto-
mac. said thst, Fridsy night, she left
s psrty she was attending for about
40 minutes, with her tearing her
purse in • bedroom. The puree was
gone when she returned. It was Ister
found in the back yard, minus $30
it hsd contained.
Vicious Vandalism with Burglary
Vicious tandalls* wns committed
by whomever burglarised the residence
of Mre. B*-rnlce Gardley, 3.1, .'122
Iceland, Saturday. Mrs. Qftfdkf
reported that not only was every room
in the house ransacked, and eom»
$14 worth of groceries stolen, but
also 15 windows were broken, and
the acreens on every window, eicept
three, were ripped. A large dresner
mirror was smashed, and the drawers
of all dree sere were pulled out, and
their content* dumped on the floor.
Flour and liquids were sIho spread
all over the kitchen floor.
Ifousehreakere who burglarised Tip-
pin' inn. a tavern at lWtfl Montana.
l«M»ted a cigarette machine, and a
rifle-game machine. An estimated |20
was stolen.
Mrs. Ella Moore, a). 42* Albert
walk, mtnplnined, Saturday morning,
that her husband beat her about the
body and face. Officer K. P. Flores
reported thnt her face was swollen,
and that Mrs. Moore complained of
pains In the abdomen.
TV-Radio MdElectrfesI
Appliance Service.
Robert L. Killebrew
ilonest prices All wark
Servlea calls, M M.
GKneral «-tl7a.
i;
sion of gasoline at a service station.
Associated Petroleum contributed
toward the death of her son and the
injury of the other by permitting j
the unloading of 7.^K) gallon* of
gasoline at the NtAtion. while "(ieor-
gin Safety end* regulations prohibit
more than fl.tWO gallons of gas in n
service station tank," the petition
by Mr*. Vincent charged.
II.J. Snd on
Funeral Director
430 N. Cherry St
CApitol 6-7283
ALL BRANDS
M'
r
Cigarettes Sill!?
Limit 2 Ctn. Total
IMPERIAL PURE CANE
SUGAR s 39c
•■•I
Limit 1, please
ROEGELEIN PURE
LARD
A"
1-lb.
ctn.
a
15c
NORTHERN
Tissue a4-19c
limit 4, please.
WESSON
OIL
24 OK.
bottle
39c
Limit 1, please.
H. E. B. ICE CREAM or
Sherbet * <59c
SWISS MISS FROZEN
Limit 3, please.
H. E. B
EATMOR CRANBERRY
Sauce
No. 300
can —
(9c
H. E. B. FINEST QUALITY
Coffee 59c
m. -
Prices Good in San Antonio H. E. B. Stores Only.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, November 1, 2, 3
CLOSED ON SUNDAY
Many Additional Specials on Display in the Stores
We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities
FRESH MEATS
H. E. B. U. S. Graded Good Baby Beef Sale
BLADE CUT
Chuck Roast ib.45c
Sirloin Steak >b 79c
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
CALIFORNIA FINEST LUSCIOUS EMPEROR
GRAPES ■ 10c
U. S. No. 1 NEBRASKA HAIG WHITE ALL PURPOSE
Potatoes Hr 29c
FOR YOUR REDEMPTION CONVENIENCE:
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