Baseball's History Has a Long, Troubled Past Former Negro Leaguer Dennis Biddle Shares His Thoughts About the Game, Players
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Speech CONTINUED ON 5 • Sports: Baseball's history has a long, troubled past Former Negro Leaguer Dennis Biddle shares his thoughts about the game, players By Rick Klauer scout. "We encountered a lot of rac Black players, becausebefore that "We would ride so long on "I was a little bit bitter," said ism, especially inthe South," Biddle [the Negro League players] had that bus, all cooped up; players While the scars inflicted by Biddle. "[But] that was during a said. "In the North it wasn't notice played [the Major League play would start arguing and I thought the Major League Baseball strike time when segregation in the able enough, because in the North ers] and beat them," he said. "So they were going to kill each continue to heal, former Negro South was Blacks over here, and we could stay inhotels. Inthe South it was already a thing about them other," he said. "But once we got League star Dennis Biddle remem Whites over there. A black ath we couldn't stay in the best hotels, being better, but it was also a where we were going and every bers an even more volatile and lete was looked over by Major and we literally lived on that bus." sport they wanted to hold onto body put on their uniforms, we controversialperiod inbasebalT s League scouts." Even though Jackie Robinson's themselves. It was good for base started to really come together. evolutionary past. Inl954,Biddleheldal3-2 signing with the Majors broke the ball because the Black leagues Guys that were going to kill each Biddle, a former pitcher with pitching record and was negoti color barrier and opened the door had an opportunity to show the other two minutes ago, now were the Chicago American League ating a contract with the Chi formore Black athletes, his signing world how wrongracism was and congratulating each other. Giants in the Negro Baseball cago Cubs before a leg injury also led to the eventual demise of how color had nothing to do with "If a player really needed League in 1953-54, was an ex ended his aspiring career. Biddle the Negro League (1920-1959). ability." something everybody would chip tremely talented prospect com was hoping to follow inthe foot Biddle is still proud ofthe league's Biddle is also appreciative of in; give him something, help out. ing out of Magnolia High School step s of the great Jackie accomplishments and its entire the experiences he gained from I learned a lot through this." in Arkansas. During his high Robinson, although the forces contribution to the history of base his playing days with the Giants. school career, Biddle pitched of segregation still haunted ball. He said the long bus trips be Biddle CONTINUED ON 15 • seven no-hitters but was never many ofthe premiere Black play "[The Negro League] gave the tween games helped him to find contacted by a professional ers. Major League an excuse not to use unity and understanding. Page 2 The UWM Post May 4, 1995 QUESTION OF THE : What are your summer plans? Kate Pelzer, Kathy Gilleran, Tim Gesell, Candace Ponds, Doug Radtke, Mgr., Rec Center 1st yr., Urban 3rd yr., Math Ed. 4th yr., Mass Com, 4th yr., Crim. Jus. Planning "Enjoy the quiet "Staying in Mil "I'm going to be in "Make enough time in the "Work to pay for waukee, mainly. summer school all money so I can Union." tuition next se Going to summer summer, 12 cred pay tuition next mester." school, working atthe Grand Ave. its, and pay debt by working on year and have a little fun on the mall and a lot of rollerblading." top of all that." side." 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