"Baseball Scores Over Crap Games"
Newspaper article
By: The New York Times
Date: August 25, 1907
Source: "Baseball Scores Over Crap Games." The New York Times, August 25, 1907, S4.
About the Organization: Founded in 1850 as the Daily Times, The New York Times was originally a relatively obscure local paper. By the early part of the twentieth century, it had evolved into a widely known, well respected news source. Its banner, "All the News That's Fit to Print," is recognized across the United States and throughout the world.
Introduction
At the turn of the twentieth century, black players were excluded from playing baseball on teams with their white counterparts. Bigotry kept the color line firmly in place, although a few slipped across to play in the white leagues. For example, Charlie Grant played for a short time for the Baltimore Orioles under the assumed American Indian...
[The entire page is 1744 words long]
1900's Sports Primary Sources
The 1900's: Primary Sources
