European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 11 the stars and stripes wednesday March 15, to Binson denies teat tension Over Jackie Robinson Good for dodgers Miami fla., March 24 a Jackie Robinson spoke out yester Day about his shift from second to third base denying reports of racial tension and dissension on the Brook Lyn dodgers s Good for the dodgers is Good for Robinson he commented. If the kid Junior. Gillian can hit ,275,1 think our club will be stronger with him on second base. He can get balls that i can t reach any More maybe two or ago but no More. After All i be Only got a couple years left. If i have to move i d rather play third than racial trouble on the Dod Gers Robinson had this to say / if we have racial trouble on our. Ball club then the rest of the country should have the same thing. It just in t so. Not with the kind of Fellows we have on this team. Two years ago in Cincinnati some fellow sent a form letter to All the players pointing out that the negro players were getting All the publicity and soon would get All the Money Camp Roy Campanell Newcombe Don Newcombe and i were going real hot at the time. Jackie s Story on the bus going to the Ball Park pee wee pee wee Reese dodger Captain showed me. A copy and said what kind of a Guy would write a letter like that when Fel lows can discuss openly a letter like that there just can t be any trouble on a Robinson admits he was t too Happy about shifting of second base to let Gilliam a negro Rookie up from Montreal take Over his Job. He knew it meant a move to third base for himself. I read about it Down in puerto Rico,1 said told my wife this Means i probably would go to third base. She said she hoped not. She said they would compare me with Billy Cox All the timer hover time a Ball got past they would say Cox would have had it a -".". It Alj boils Down to one thing. Charlie manager Charlie Dresson did t want to Tell Dressen still has t told Cox what he told reporters at Beach fla., Camp several ago that Cox would be give up third base for a Job in 53. Cox of course a the Best third baseman in the and a world series Star still third Bowman although dodger vice e. J. Buzzy Baval says a Tut As Dressen is concerned is the third baseman on toe indications Are that Rob Nwa be at third and Gilliam at opening Day. Cox was Back at third Ter Day s game with the red sox washed out after innings. Robinson was with a twisted left knee. I a ii. Ii ints win As cism tournament opens. ,.- " Al by Jack Ellis sports editor Amsterdam March 24 is France with ridiculous ease and Belgium with comparative difficulty lived up to Advance Billing in the opening round of the 1953 co sell International do sports Militare Ismy basketball tournament Here amidst olympic like pomp and pageantry. Following impressive ceremonies led by or. F. J. Kranenburg Secretary of the dutch War ministry and other dignitaries the belgians Defeated the Host quintet 70-60, " France humbled Little Luxembourg in the after piece 83-37. The . Squad having drawn Elo Osiier Coa Efi blasts changing hoop rules new York March 24 up Branch Mccracken coach of in Diana s Mcaa basketball champions blasted some of his fellow coaches yesterday for using tactics that Force Rule changes almost every year. There Are coaches in this business who spend All summer figuring and figuring How they can hedge on the rules to get a Little advantage said Mccracken. The average person does t realize Why we have to jeep changing the rules but that s1 the reason to iliac Sluggs wms peach Blossom Golf b Ara Osaa of 1 n no of pm to a 806t Joaqui Pix is . It Topur a surf 13 Frt pro ice my e to new jul of tto
