Jackie Robinson (94 page)

1.
I have been proud
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

2.
I am sure you
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

3.
Jack would not be
: SN, Jan. 5, 1955.

4.
Wouldn’t it be more
: SN, Feb. 2, 1955.

5.
that I was a bigot
: SN, March 2, 1955.

6.
traded him out
: SN, Feb. 2, 1955.

7.
I’d rather play third
: SN, May 4, 1955.

8.
could depend on Don
: SN, March 9, 1955.

9.
I worked harder
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

10.
Alston does not seem
: ibid.

11.
I am getting along
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

12.
he has only had
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

13.
made weak by time
: SN, April 6, 1955.

14.
If Alston doesn’t want
: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.

15.
I’ve been in shape
: SN, April 13, 1955

16.
the range of Jackie
: NYP
,
April 7, 1955.

17.
this was definitely not
: Harold Parrott,
The Lords of Baseball
(N.Y.: Praeger, 1976), p. 211.

18.
Jackie Robinson is worth
: PC, Feb. 28, 1956.

19.
I was totally surprised
: Carl Erskine to author, interview, Feb. 25, 1997.

20.
No matter who
: Don Drysdale (with Bob Verdi),
Once a Bum, Always a Dodger
(New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990), p. 29.

21.
an awfully intense
: Drysdale, p. 62.

22.
That’s fine encouragement
: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.

23.
Robinson Can Still Do
: NYP
,
April 14, 1955.

24.
I got nothing against
: SN, May 4, 1955.

25.
Sportswriters in general
: misc. clipping, May 18, 1955, JRP.

26.
a lot of baloney
: PC, May 21, 1955.

27.
I’m doing as lousy
: SN, May 25, 1955.

28.
On top of it all
: PC, June 20, 1955.

29.
the owner of psychic
: PC, Aug. 27, 1955.

30.
The Negro player is
: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.

31.
It’s just that I
: PC, Sept. 10, 1955.

32.
Jackie Robinson was born
:
misc. clipping, Oct. 1, 1955, JRP.

33.
His hair is gray
: Boston
Globe,
Oct. 1, 1955.

34.
Aging Robinson Sets Dodgers
: misc. clipping, Oct. 1, 1955, JRP.

35.
Perhaps never
: Harry Caray,
KMOX Sports Digest,
Oct. 2, 1955.

36.
a competitor for control
: NYP
,
Oct. 5, 1955.

37.
I’ll talk with
: ibid.

38.
was always a couple
: Calgary
Herald,
Dec. 8, 1955.

39.
Such a gesture proves
: Calgary
Herald,
Dec. 17, 1955.

40.
The more I read
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

41.
this is not what
: Chicago
Daily News,
Jan. 21, 1956.

42.
He then told me
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

43.
I am not worried
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

44.
Except for myself
: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.

45.
I really have been
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

46.
I have been moving
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

47.
This is one real
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

48.
From the very first
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

49.
The fellows are all
: JR to Rachel Robinson, fragment, n.d., RRP.

50.
I had to laugh
: ibid.

51.
one major reason
: Martin Stone, interview.

52.
a cleanliness to
: Sam Lacy to author, interview, May 17, 1995.

53.
It seems Campy has
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

54.
Jackie Robinson was
: Roy Campanella II to author, interview, Oct. 8, 1996.

55.
I resented Dick Young’s
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

56.
My Darling, I can’t
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

57.
My father didn’t want
: Peter O’Malley to author, interview, Sept. 7, 1995.

58.
The way they acted
: PC, April 19, 1956.

59.
Robinson doesn’t have to
: ibid.

60.
seems to have
: NYT, June 25, 1956.

61.
I don’t think
: PC, June 23, 1956.

62.
I like Jack’s attitude
: ibid.

63.
I’m fined for remarks
: PC, July 7, 1956.

64.
and Jackie got an earful
: Drysdale, p. 63.

65.
quite a bit
: PC, May 12, 1956.

66.
persistently insolent and trouble-making
: New Orleans
Times-Picayune,
July 18, 1956.

67.
not as Jackie Robinson
: PC, Aug. 4, 1956.

68.
I threw it
: PC, Sept. 8, 1956.

69.
a one-man task
: New York
Journal-American,
Oct. 2, 1956.

70.
Robinson can’t manage
: NYT, April 15, 1987.

71.
strictly rumor
: Honolulu
Star-Bulletin,
Oct. 15, 1956.

72.
Because I am a Negro
: JR, as told to Milton Gross, “Why Can’t I Manage in the Majors?” misc. clipping (1956), JRP.

73.
Your own presence
: Russell L. Riley to JR, Sept. 14, 1956, JRP.

74.
Walter O’Malley had
: Rachel Robinson, interview.

75.
what you have done
: John M. Allison to JR, Nov. 5, 1956, JRP.

76.
in recognition
: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.

77.
I am now quite
: “Acceptance Address by Jackie Robinson at Special Luncheon Honoring Him on Presentation of 41st Spingarn Medal,” ms., Dec. 8, 1956, JRP.

78.
From what I had read
: PC, Feb. 9, 1957.

79.
that he was having
: Martin Stone, interview.

80.
just about the best
: JR, “Why I’m Quitting Baseball,”
Look,
Jan. 8, 1957, p. 90.

81.
I told Jackie
: PC, Feb. 9, 1957.

82.
didn’t try to influence
: JR, “Why I’m Quitting Baseball,” p. 91.

83.
I told Jack, “Don’t …”
: Martin Stone, interview.

84.
We made the deal
: NYP
,
Dec. 13, 1956.

85.
I’ll give the Giants
: New York
Newsday,
Dec. 14, 1956.

86.
There was a kind
: Rachel Robinson, interview.

87.
I think you know
: E. J. Bavasi to JR, Dec. 13, 1956, JRP.

88.
courageous and fair
: Walter O’Malley to JR, Dec. 14, 1956, JRP.

89.
always admired
: Walter Alston to JR, Dec. 18, 1956, JRP.

90.
You are Jackie Robinson
: New York
Newsday,
Dec. 14, 1956.

91.
is always seeking publicity
: Roger Kahn, “The Ten Years of Jackie Robinson,” p. 15.

92.
There would have been
: misc. clipping, n.d., JRP.

93.
Million Dollars Won’t Change
: New York
Daily Mirror,
Jan. 7, 1957.

94.
proud—very proud
: William Black to JR, Jan. 10, 1957, JRP.

95.
Didn’t you lie
: Kahn,
The Boys of Summer
(N.Y.: New American Library, 1971), p. 354.

96.
the bell-cow
: Providence (R.I.)
Evening Bulletin,
Jan. 8, 1957.

97.
If you decide
: Charles S. Feeney to JR, Jan. 11, 1957, JRP.

98.
after due consideration
: JR to Horace C. Stoneham, Jan. 14, 1957, JRP.

99.
I can’t help thinking
: Horace C. Stoneham to JR, Jan. 12, 1957, JRP.

100.
both on and off
: Richie Ashburn to JR, n.d., JRP.

101.
your long and illustrious
: Hank Greenberg to JR, Jan. 7, 1957, JRP.

102.
You opened the door
: Brooks Lawrence to JR, Jan. 18, 1957, JRP.

103.
I have never made
: San Francisco
Examiner,
Jan. 27, 1957.

104.
When it’s my turn
: Los Angeles
Sentinel,
Jan. 31, 1957.

105.
combined the bitterness
: ibid.

106.
David, who liked
: Rachel Robinson, interview.

107.
Robinson happens to be
:
Variety,
Jan. 19, 1957.

1.
I’ll be very glad
: JR to Rachel Robinson, n.d., RRP.

2.
When I would come
: Leonard Gross, “
Pageant
Listens to Jackie Robinson,”
Pageant,
May 1957, p. 141.

3.
His devotion to them
: ibid.

4.
Give him a kiss
: Rachel Robinson, interview.

5.
Jack was the sweetest
: Brenda Williams to author, interview, March 1, 1997.

6.
a beautiful person
: Willette Bailey to author, interview, June 28, 1995.

7.
The Robinsons were
: Joanna Simon to author, interview, July 27, 1995.

8.
My own father
: Peter Simon to author, interview, Aug. 10, 1996.

9.
I never knew this
:
Observer
(London, England), Nov. 5, 1972.

10.
Unable to shield my
: Sharon Robinson,
Stealing Home: An Intimate Family Portrait
(New York: HarperCollins, 1996), p. 87.

11.
Perhaps we should have
: Rachel Robinson, interview.

12.
Don’t get me wrong
: Baltimore
Sun,
Jan. 21, 1957.

13.
Baseball was just
: transcript of
Viewpoint,
Mutual Broadcasting Company, Dec. 14, 1957, JRP.

14.
I said sure
: transcript of speeches of JR and Franklin H. Williams, NAACP Fund Rally, Oakland, Cal., Jan. 27, 1957, JRP.

15.
Does Jackie Robinson
:
Jet,
Jan. 31, 1957, pp. 52–55.

16.
they rose waving bills
: Franklin H. Williams to NAACP, Feb. 15, 1957, NAACPR, LC.

17.
a low and well
: Baltimore
Afro-American,
Jan. 22, 1957.

18.
There was a time
: Detroit
Times,
Jan. 24, 1957.

19.
It’s too late
: Cleveland
Plain Dealer,
Jan. 23, 1957.

20.
We can’t let these
: Baltimore
Afro-American,
Jan. 22, 1957.

21.
If I thought
: PC, Feb. 2, 1957.

22.
White people need
: Detroit
Chronicle,
Jan. 22, 1957.

23.
We in the NAACP
: Cleveland
Plain Dealer,
Jan. 23, 1957.

24.
a disgrace
: Oakland
Tribune,
Jan. 28, 1957.

25.
a living legend
: Los Angeles
Tribune,
Jan. 30, 1957.

26.
smartest man in baseball
: Los Angeles
Examiner,
Jan. 29, 1957.

27.
When Jackie spoke
: Los Angeles
Herald & Express,
Jan. 30, 1957.

28.
Has Pasadena changed
: Los Angeles
Tribune,
Jan. 30, 1957.

29.
extremely easy
: Franklin H. Williams to Roy Wilkins, Feb. 15, 1957, NAACPR, LC.

30.
a fine person
: Boston
Sunday Advertiser,
Feb. 3, 1957.

31.
I sometimes find
: JR, address, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, June 30, 1957, JRP.