Highlighted entry:
1954
A story issued by the Associated Negro Press and printed in today's Philadelphia Independent says: "Abe Saperstein of the fabulous Harlem Globetrotters stated this week in a press interview that baseball magnate Bill Veeck had intended to use a baseball trick back in 1942 which would have upset the thinking in the major league‚ had it materialized. 'I'll tell you one thing about Veeck‚' said Saperstein‚ 'something that few people know. In 1942 the Phillies were for sale and Veeck attempted to buy them. But Bill Cox raised more money and got the club. Do you know what Veeck planned to do? He was going to take the Phils to spring training in Florida and then-on the day the season opened-dispose of the entire team. Meanwhile‚ with a team composed entirely of Negroes‚ who would have trained separately‚ he could have opened the National League season. I don't think there was a team in either league‚ back in 1943‚ that could have stopped the team he was going to assemble.'"
Think about that for a minute. It would have been pretty cool. If it were true.
No comments:
Post a Comment