Hall Of Fame Dedicates Its Tribute To Black Baseball
On a picture-perfect day fit to play two, the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum opened an exhibit Thursday dedicated to the black baseball experience.
Nearly 250 people jammed the Hall’s Grandstand Theater for the dedication ceremony, standing at once to applaud keynote speaker Rachel Robinson, the widow of the man who broke baseball’s color barrier a half-century ago.
And she used the moment much as Jackie Robinson might have - as a challenge to society to do more to quell racism in America.
“I want to know what people are going to do with what they are experiencing,” said Mrs. Robinson. “Having the feeling is one thing. But what do you take home with you? What do you do on your block, your schools, and in your employment situation? I want to know if it gets applied.”
Outfielder faces charges
Prosecutors in Boston will proceed with spousal abuse charges against Red Sox outfielder Wilfredo Cordero, even though his wife says she will not testify against him.
“At this point, we have a lot of corroborating evidence as to her statements,” assistant district attorney Anne Edwards said after Cordero was released on bail. “We plan to go forward without her.”
Minors gain new life
Major League Baseball reached a 10-year agreement with the governing body of minor-league baseball that ensures no cuts in the number of teams affiliated with big league organizations.
Minor league teams were concerned that major league teams would cut back on affiliates and begin developing players in team-run complexes.
Court supports Brewers
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has upheld the regional sales tax helping to pay for Miller Park, the new stadium the Milwaukee Brewers intend to occupy for the 2000 season.
Go-ahead for Twins
Giving the Minnesota Twins a hammer to use in negotiations for a new ballpark, baseball owners gave the team approval to seek buyers who might move the franchise after the 1998 season.
Acting commissioner Bud Selig called the Metrodome, opened in 1982, an “economic albatross” and said the sport’s new revenue-sharing rules increased pressure to make more teams maximize their income.