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Subject: Calvin G.
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Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 08:43:12 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  9 08:43:12 1985
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I read all that sentimentality about Calvin Griffith, i.e. not giving in to
salary demands and not signing free agents, etc.  When discussing Griffith
one must remember that it was he and Tom Yawkey who led the fight against
integration in baseball.

When baseball did integrate, Mr. Griffith proceeded to sign half the island of
Cuba (Pedro Ramos, Camilio Pascual, etc.).  Apparently the presence of Latins
on his team was as much as he could stand.  This is the "old" Washington
Senators I am talking about here.  There was an expression in those days and
it went like this, "Washington, first in the nation, last in the American 
League."  If Griffith wasn't a racist maybe that expression would never have
existed.

David Cherson