rossiter@cornell.UUCP (David G. Rossiter) (11/06/85)
From "Baseball Access", by Richard Saul Wurman, ACCESSPress Ltd., 1984,p. 60:
Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first of several black players who entered the
majors in the the early 1880's, and their presence became an issue almost
immediately. Cap Anson, who wielded considerable power as the leader of the
Chicago White Stockings, was especially vocal and refused to take the field
against any nonwhite team. In 1887 the league directors [National? - ed] bowed
to Anson and agreed to sign no more contracts with black players; by 1890,
segregation was complete.
For shame! Anson and the White Sox played the role that Slaughter and the
Cardinals attempted in 1949.
I highly recommend this entertaining and colorfol book. ISBM 0-915-46100-5,
ACCESSPRESS Ltd., PO Box 30706, Los Angeles, CA 90030. My copy cost $4.95.
David Rossiter / CS Dep't / Cornell University / Ithaca / NY / 14850 / USA
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