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SANFORD, Fla.—Jackie Robin- \
son. the first negro to crash the
gates of organized baseball in
modern days, reported for the
first training drill of the Mont
real Royals, Brooklyn’s farm link
in the International League.
The talented infielder, who was
a football and basketball star at
the university of California at Los
Angeles in 1939 and 1940, arrived
) with his bride of a few days.
President Branch Rickey, deliv
ering his daily lecture to the
Dodgers’ diamond school, had
paved the way for Robinson’s ar
rival. He asked the other players
to treat Robinson and pitcher
John Wright, also a negro, the
same as any other athletes on the
squad. "My sole motive,” said
Rickey, “was to help the Dodgers
by signing a prospect recommend
ed by my scouts. If I thought an
elephant could play center field
better than the fellow we had out
there. I’d sign the elephant,” the
Mahatma of Montague street ex
plained in his usual unique fash
ion.
For the first time in his 24 years
~ as Penn State boxing coach, Leo
Houck didn't see his boys win a
dual meet this winter . . . What’s
more they figure to take a few
lickings in the Eastern Intercolle
giate meet at West Point this
week, but Leo isn’t complaining
. . . “My three sons came back
from the war—I suppose a fellow 1
like me can’t hope for every
thing.” he says.
Tip from New England is that
Harvard will receive and accept
an invitation to play in the NCAA
| basketball tournament . . . Jesse
Owens is organizing a new six- :
city baseball league on the Pacific j
Coast. . . . Francisco Segura and
Alejo Russell, South American
tennis stars, will have their first
shot at indoor competition in the
national championships starting
March 9.
Denver Mills. 190-pound end |
from Wytheville, Va., will captain
the William and Mary football
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Thursday each month
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O. D. COGIIRAN
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IRA D. ORTON
Attorney At Law
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Nome, Alaska
Seattle Office:
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team for the 1940 campaign.
VENICE, Fla.—Baseball Com
missioner A. B. Happy Chandler,
is impressed by the big turnouts
at various camps and the “enthu
siasm of many servicemen.”
Chandler predicted the game is
headed for its greatest year.
Chandler, who successfully passed
the rough initiattion into the com
missionership at the big league’s
meeting last month visited five
camps in whirdwind fashion.
About 75 per cent of all human
activities — social and vocational
involve speech.
ELMER REED DIES IN
OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA
Elmer Reed, aged 55, died in
Oakland, California, on January
ninth, after a long illness. Mr. :
Reed will be remembered by all
old Nomeites, as he resided in
Nome from 1899 until 1925, and |
was in the U. S. Marshal’s office
for many years. He will be re
membered for his fine work as
choir director of both the Catho- j
lie and Federated Churches, and
for his fine voice.
Many Nomeites have copies of
his beautiful albums, decorated
with titles done in his incompar
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sistant supervisor. He is survived
by two sons, Goffe and Charles,
and three daughters, Mrs. Ruth
Green, Olive Reed and Betty
Reed.
Scratch Pads on Sale at the
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BERLIN, (A>)—'The U. S. F>ru- -
vost Marshal’s office said a Rus
sian sentry killed an American
lieutenant when the officer failed
to obey the call to halt. The vic
tim is James Wilson, 21, ordnance
officer from Bryan, Texas. The*
sentry shot him through the head
early Sunday when the challenge
was disregarded.
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