A Well-Paid Slave (82 page)

Reed, Kenneth R.

Reeves, Richard

Rehnquist, William; conflict of interest; on importance of oral arguments; position on bench; questioning of Goldberg; states' rights ; view of
Flood
case

Reichler, Joe

reserve clause; arguments for maintaining ; baseball's use of; trial; Branch Rickey's opinion of; critics of ; decision to challenge; effect of
Toolson
decision on.
See Toolson . New York Yankees
; Gardella's challenge to.
See Gardella . Chandler
; George Toolson's challenge of ; joint study committee; Judge Landis's view of; lawsuit.
See
lawsuit, reserve clause; Miller's explanation of description of; Oscar Robertson's fight against; owners' attempts to maintain; player-proposed modifications to (); players in favor of; players' opinions of; public disclosure of lawsuit challenging; Supreme Court; as violation of “peonage and involuntary servitude” statutes ; as violation of Thirteenth Amendment

restricted list

retirement threats; Curt Flood's

Revolt of the Black Athlete, The
(Edwards)

Richards, Paul

Rickey, Branch (Dodgers GM): Jackie Robinson's adoration for; opinion of Monte Irvin; opinion of reserve clause ; popularization of farm system; report on Flood; signing of Jackie Robinson

Ricks, Laura.
See also
Flood, Laura (mother)

Rifkind, Simon

Riley, Rickie

“ring of ‘Tinker to Evers to Chance, the' ,”

Ritter, Lawrence S.

Rixey, Eppa

Roberts, Robin

Robertson, Oscar

Robeson, Paul

Robinson, Brooks

Robinson, Frank; Baseball Network; as first black manager; Giants manager; Hall of Fame induction ; Indians manager; influence of George Powles on; involvement with rights movement; Jackie Robinson's criticism of; personality traits; relationship with Flood; support for Flood

Robinson, Jackie; adoration for Branch Rickey; autograph for Judge Cooper; on baseball as big business; Cardinals treatment of; clash with Bob Feller; clash with Monte Irvin; comparison of Flood to; Cosell's relationship with; criticisms of players ; cross-examination of; death of ; direct examination of ; disciples of; Dodgers

Robinson, Jackie (
cont.
) sale of; Dodgers signing of; election to Hall of Fame; endorsement of Flood ; experiences with southern racism; first game against Flood; Flood's attempt to further work of; game against Hank Greenberg; health issues; influence on Flood; initial statements on reserve clause; integration of major leagues; involvement in rights movement; lunch with Smith and Brosnan; modern players' knowledge of; on name game list; at NAACP Southeast Regional Conference; opinion of segregation; players admired by; playing style; racial revolution sparked by; respect for Hank Greenberg; retirement of; spiking incident; support offered to Flood at trial; testimony at trial ; trade to Giants; treatment in Philadelphia; view of reserve clause

Rockefeller, Nelson

Rodriguez, Alex

Roosevelt, Franklin

Rose, Pete

Rozelle, Pete: adoption of Veeck's revenue sharing idea; Cooper's praise for testimony of; testimony at trial

Rule of Four, Supreme Court

Russell, Bill: comparison of Flood to; Howard Cosell's relationship with; Jackie Robinson's admiration for

Rustic Inn

Ruth, Babe

salary arbitration

Salerno, Al

Salerno . American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
; denial of cert petition for hearing of

Sally League

Scalia, Antonin

Schaap, Dick

Scheinblum, Richie

Science of Hitting, The
(Williams)

SCLC: Jackie Robinson's fundraising for; support for Flood scouts

Second Circuit, Court of Appeals for.
See
Court of Appeals for Second Circuit

Senior Professional Baseball Association (SPBA)

Sherman Antitrust Act

Short, Bob (Senators owner); attempt to keep Flood; at Baseball Writers' Association annual dinner (); on Flood's unfair treatment by Williams; on leave from Senators; reaction to
The Way It Is
; “tarnished goods” statement about Flood; violations of major league rules

Short, Ed

Simmons, Ted skyrocketing salaries

Slaughter, Enos “Country,”

slavery comparisons

Smith, Red: at trial; on Flood leaving Senators; lunch with Robinson and Brosnan; as racial progressive; reaction to Supreme Court decision; support of Flood; on
The Way It Is

Smith, Tommie

Smith, Wendell

SNCC

Snyder, Jimmy “the Greek,”

Soul on Ice
(Cleaver)

Southern Manifesto

Spalding, A. G.

Sports Illustrated
: Brosnan's free agent ad in ; excerpt of
The Way It Is
(Flood); “stormy petrel” statement about Flood

sportswriters: black; chief masquerade at NY dinner; criticisms of Flood ; derogatory comments on comeback; endorsements of Flood ; reaction to
The Way It Is

spring training:

St. Louis Cardinals: acquisition of Flood ; dispute with Phillies spring training atmosphere; racism of; reception of Flood (); Chamber of Commerce breakfast; social integration of ; treatment of Flood; World Series victory ()

Stargell, Willie: Baseball Network; honors bestowed upon

Staub, Rusty

Stewart, Potter; agreement to join Blackmun's opinion; as baseball fan; cert petition vote; as former Goldberg associate; opinion assignment ; position on bench; as possible baseball commissioner; questioning of Goldberg; reaction to Blackmun's draft opinion; selection of Blackmun to write opinion ; as source for
The Brethren
; view of
Flood
case; Washington cocktail party circuit

Supreme Court; announcement of decision to hear
Flood
case; Arthur Goldberg as justice;
Brown
;
Brown . Board of Education
.
See Brown . Board of Education
; cert petition vote; conference process ; decisions on cases to be heard ;
Federal Baseball
case.
See Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. . National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
; Flood oral argument; “Jewish seat,” ; MLB antitrust exemption.
See
antitrust exemption, MLB; post-oral argument conference process; pre-oral argument conference process;
Radovich . NFL
; reasons offered to maintain baseball's legal monopoly; religious makeup of; reserve clause case; Rule of Four; as “scorpions in a bottle,”;
stare decisis
;
Toolson
case.
See Toolson . New York Yankees
; Warren Court

Susce, George

Taylor, George

Tebbetts, Birdie (Reds manager)

-and-rule

Terpko, Jeff

“the Underminers Club,”

Thirteenth Amendment, reserve clause as violation of

Thompson, Mike

“Threat to Baseball, A,” editorial

Toolson, George Earl

Toolson . New York Yankees
; basis of; Judge Friendly's opinion; Justice Blackmun's interpretation of; lower courts' struggles to interpret;
Salerno
case as challenge to;
stare decisis
; vote to overturn; William Douglas's admission of error in

Toomey, Jim; derogatory comment about Flood; response to criticism for exclusion of black players from Chamber of Commerce breakfast

Topkis, Jay: absence from Supreme Court oral argument; admiration for Miller; as asset at trial; at trial; cross-examination of Kuhn; destruction of reserve clause argument; direct examination of Veeck; examinations at trial; fee collection ; Hoynes's opinion of; Judge Cooper's praise for; as leader of legal team; opinion of Veeck; preparation for trial ; qualifications of; role after trial; on selection of Judge Cooper; Vida Blue example

Torre, Joe: dispute with Braves management; hiring of Bob Gibson; at labor negotiation session; as Mets manager ; preaching of Flood's sacrifices; support for Flood lawsuit; support for reserve clause lawsuit; time in New York during trial

trial; defendant's case; lack of testimony by active players; plaintiff's case

Ueberroth, Peter

Uniform Player Contract: Goldberg's memo listing modifications to; reserve clause.
See
reserve clause

United Baseball League

unsigned contracts, players playing with

Valentine, Bill

Veeck, Bill

Veeck As in Wreck
(Veeck & Linn)

Vincent, Fay

Warren, Earl

Warren Court

Washington Senators: Flood's time with ; McLain's trade to ; move to Texas; Ted Williams as manager

Waterman, Sterry R.

Way It Is, The
(Flood)

Westen, Peter: on Goldberg's Supreme Court performance; opinion of Goldberg's oral argument; role in Supreme Court case

White, Bill; with Danville team; criticism about Chamber of Commerce breakfast; Jackie Robinson's admiration for; as National League president; as pallbearer at Flood's funeral; presentation of Gold Glove Award to Flood; purchase of computer for Flood; as Yankee broadcaster

White, Byron; cert petition votes ; as conservative; football career; as former Goldberg associate; political activities; position on bench; as possible baseball commissioner; questioning of Goldberg; questioning of Hoynes ; siding with Blackmun's opinion; suggestion to Blackmun ; as swing vote; view of
Flood
case

Whiteside, Larry

Whitfield, Shelby: radio show; Williams's comments about Flood to

Whole Different Ball Game, A
(Miller)

“Why Am Challenging Baseball” article (Flood)

Williams, Lawrence

Williams, Ted; criticism of Flood; on Flood's leaving; humiliation of Flood; lobbying for Negro league legends; as manager of Senators ; as Manager of the Year; opinion of Short; problems with Flood ; racial understanding; reaction to Supreme Court decision; view of Flood signing

Willkie, Wendell

Willkie Farr

Wills, Maury

Winter, Ralph

Woodward, Bob

“World Serious” (Lardner)

Yastrzemski, Carl

Yawkey, Tom (Red Sox owner)

Young, Dick: criticisms of Flood; on Flood leaving Senators; at New York baseball writers' dinner; reaction to Supreme Court decision; report of increased offer to Flood

Zerman, Allan H.; bankruptcy protection suggestion to Flood; damages estimate; decision to go ahead with lawsuit; meeting with Arthur Goldberg ; press release on denial of request for preliminary injunction; qualifications of ; refusal to appear on
Dick Cavett Show
; at Supreme Court oral argument

Zimmer, Don