European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes sunday april 152007 san Francisco Power in a Bonds bits nos 736 737 in Victory Over pirates Lees 3 homers lift astros Over Phillies Page 44 Houston As Soston Baws Catcher 8psa8teld is thrown off balance by Witter Bill Voi seites throw to the plate  of pc Gasi rat 1948 third slide the Umpire is Jocko Conlan the braves won 43 or pm troubling trend 60 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color Barrier there still Are concerns about the majors racial makeup baseball breakdown major league baseball has made strides in attracting latino and asian players to the National pastime but the game has seen a decline in the number of Black players in recent years 2006 by Mike Fitzpatrick the associated press new York Rachel Robinson still has vivid memo Ries of april 151947 when her Hus band changed America forever As Jackie Robinson was getting ready to break baseballs color Barrier with the Brooklyn dodgers Rachel was hustling to get to ebbets Field in time to see it she waited a Long time for a taxi because Drivers routinely passed up Black passengers she worried their baby Jackie or would be cold because she had dressed him in Spring clothes and she stopped at a hot dog stand in the Ballpark where a Vendor was kind enough to heat up the boys bottle it was an exciting exhilarating time but it also was a stressful time she said Reform is rarely a Breeze sustaining a legacy can be even More difficult As major league baseball prepares to Cele a major league baseball on sunday will Cele brate the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robin sons debut with the Brooklyn dodgers brate the 60th anniversary of Robinsons land Mark achievement on sunday there Are grow ing concerns about the sport s racial makeup Only 84 percent of big league players last season were Black the lowest number in at least two decades in 1995 19 percent of major leagues were Black according to Rich Ard Lapchick director of the University of Central Florida Institute for diversity and ethics in sports obviously he would not be satisfied with where we Are now Rachel Robinson said re Ferring to the Man she still Calls Jack he would be disappointed because he Felt we were on the Way toward some lasting change has baseball betrayed Jackie Robinson that what it seems like to me that All the work Hes done is almost for nothing Minnesota twins Center fielder Torii Hunter said because look where we Are we should be progressing were regressing see trend on Page 43 latino Black non hispanic latino Black non hispanic 595 White 2000 24 asian other 1 other 60 White 1995 Black non hispanic 19 latino 62 White note May not equal 100 percent due to rounding source Institute for diversity and ethics in sports a what it takes to be Al Europe in basketball 027664 Mill i 520705