Jackie and Campy (30 page)

Du Bois, W. E. B.,
6–8
,
57
,
126
,
134
,
182

Duckett, Mahlon,
75

Duffy, Hugh,
45

Dunbar, Paul Lawrence,
197n36

Durocher, Leo “The Lip,”
28
,
30
,
150–51
; controversial behavior of,
201n51
; criticizing Robinson,
109–13
; firing by Dodgers,
115
; supporting Robinson,
92–93

Dworman, Lester,
132–33

Easter, Luke,
35

Eastern Park,
19

Ebbets, Charles “Charley,”
14–16
,
20–21

Ebbets Field,
9
,
21–22
,
27
,
94
,
105
,
111
,
161
,
168
,
174
; cost of,
14
; description of,
13–19
; dimensions of,
15

Ebbets, Genevieve,
16

Ebony Magazine
,
113

Edwards, Bruce,
118

Eisenhower, Dwight D.,
126
,
137–38

Emslie, Bob,
16

Erskine, Carl,
115
,
124
,
138
,
162
,
166
; on Campanella,
129–30
,
140
,
150
,
155
,
190n23
; on Robinson,
121
,
130
,
150
,
155
,
173–74
,
190n23
; throwing no-hitter,
174

Fair Employment Practices Committee (
FEPC
),
40–41
,
46

Falkner, David,
9
,
113

Federal Bureau of Investigation,
91

Felton, Happy,
141–42

Fenway Park,
45

Fitzgerald, Ella,
142

Flaherty, Joe,
25–26

Ford, Whitey,
167
,
169

Freedom Bank,
181

Frick, Ford C.,
36
,
48
,
104
,
144

Ft. Riley
KS
,
61–62

Furillo, Carl,
92
,
115
,
155–56
,
162

Galbreath, John W.,
143

Garagiola, Joe,
96

gentleman’s agreement,
10
,
31
,
36
,
41
,
195n53

Genuine Cuban Giants,
22

Gibson, Josh,
10
,
35
,
38–40

Giles, Warren,
147

Gillespie Junior High School,
68

Gilliam, Jim,
2
,
155
,
157–58
,
161
,
162
,
163
,
165
,
175

Gionfriddo, Al,
93

Glenn, Stanley “Doc,”
38
,
101

Goliat, Mike,
120

Goren, Herbert,
110

Granger, Lester,
126

Great Depression,
25
,
35

Great Time Coming
(Falkner),
9
,
113

Green, Samuel,
124

Greenberg, Hank,
96
,
104

Greenlee, Gus,
48

Greenwade, Tom,
36

Griffith, Clark,
36

Grim, Bob,
169

Grimes, Burleigh,
28

Guerra, Fermin,
129–30

Hamner, Granny,
120

Hanlon, Ned,
20

Harlem
YMCA
,
116–17
,
123

Harridge, Will,
48

Hartzell, Roy,
16

Havana, Cuba,
92

Hebrew Standard
,
23

Henline, Bruce,
116
,
129

Henrich, Tommy,
28
,
131

Herman, Babe,
22

Hermanski, Gene,
96
,
102
,
115
,
116
,
124

Higbe, Kirby,
28
,
92–94

Hilldales,
35

Hiss, Alger,
90–91

Hoak, Don,
162
,
163–64

Hodges, Gil,
110
,
114
,
115
,
131–32
,
148–49
,
162
,
166
,
169
,
174

Homestead Grays,
35
,
38
,
72–73

Homestead
PA
,
64

Honolulu Bears,
61

Hoover, J. Edgar,
91

Hopper, Clay,
81–83
,
85

Horne, Lena,
142

House Un-American Activities Committee (
HUAC
),
11
,
90–91
,
125–28

Howard, Elston,
166–67
,
168–69

Howell, Dixie,
92–93
,
162

Hubbard, Cal,
131

Hughes, Sammy,
36

Indianapolis Clowns,
148

I Never Had It Made
(Robinson),
3
,
178

International Labor Defense,
89

International League,
85
,
108

Irvin, Monte,
35
,
41–43
,
53
,
64
,
74
,
139
,
150–52
,
186

Isum, Rachel,
50
,
61
.
See also
Robinson, Rachel Isum

It’s Good to Be Alive
(Campanella),
3

Jackie Robinson
(Rampersad),
9

Jackie Robinson Construction Company,
181

Jackie Robinson Day,
105

Jackie Robinson Specials,
101

Jackie Robinson Story
(bio-pic),
132

Jacksonville
FL
,
83

Jennings, Hughie,
20

Jersey City Giants,
84

Jethroe, Sam,
35
,
45
,
77

Jim Crow laws,
41
,
47
,
62
,
92
,
156–58

John Muir Technical High School,
59

Johnson, Grant “Home Run,”
22

Johnson, John H.,
47

Johnson, Judy,
35

Johnson, Manning,
126

Jones, Mel,
84

Jones, Sam,
122

Jones, Willie “Puddin’ Head,”
120

Jorgensen, “Spider,”
102

Kahn, Roger,
148
,
190n23

Kansas City Monarchs,
10
,
35
,
38
,
49
,
62
,
64–65
,
106
,
152

Kearns Goodwin, Doris,
121

Keefe, Bill,
173

Keeler, William “Wee Willie,”
20

Kellert, Frank,
162
,
167

Kelley, Joe,
20

Keystone Giants,
22

King, Clyde,
101–2

King, Martin Luther, Jr.,
1
,
172
,
181–82

Koufax, Sandy,
162
,
164–65

Ku Klux Klan,
25
,
124

Labine, Clem,
162
,
166
,
169
,
175

Lacy, Sam,
4
,
53
,
129–30
,
195n53

LaGuardia, Fiorello,
46–47

Lanctot, Neil,
133
,
190n23

Landis, Kenesaw Mountain,
36
,
41
,
48

Lang, Jack,
147–48

Lawrenceville Millionaires,
87–88

Leonard, Walter “Buck,”
35
,
77
,
79

Life of Christ
(Papini),
51

Lincoln Giants,
22–23

Lincoln University,
42–43

Littlefield, Dick,
175

Lobert, Hans,
75

Long Island Press
,
147–48

Look
magazine,
175–77

Lords of Baseball, The
(Parrott),
97–98

Los Angeles Dodgers,
183–84
,
186–87

Loudenslager, American Legion Post 366,
68

Louis, Joe,
62
,
147

Louisville Colonels,
85

Lynn Red Sox,
87
,
89

Mack, Connie,
67

Mackey, “Biz,”
35
,
70
,
72

MacPhail, Larry,
27–30
,
47

Maglie, Sal,
174–75

Malcolm X,
182
,
185

Maltin, Sam,
85

Manley, Abe,
107–8

Manley, Effa,
42
,
75–76
,
107–8

Mantle, Mickey,
175

Marquard, “Rube,”
21

Matthews, Wid,
36
,
48–49

Mauch, Gene,
93
,
110

Mayer, Robert,
104–5

Mays, Willie,
133
,
139
,
151–52
,
174
,
176

McAlpin Hotel,
103

McCarthy, Joseph,
91

McDougald, Gil,
170

McDuffie, Terris,
48

McGowan, Jim,
26
,
142

McKeever, Edward,
14–15

McKeever, Jennie,
15–16

McKeever, Stephen,
14

McLaughlin, George V.,
27
,
35

McLish, Cal,
93

Memphis Red Sox,
106

Mercer, Sid,
27

Mexican League,
74

Meyer, Russ,
120
,
162

Milwaukee Braves,
153
,
165
,
174

Minneapolis Millers,
109

Monterrey Sultans,
74

Montreal Royals,
81–85

Moulton, Jane,
34

Muckerman, Richard,
106–8

Mullin, Willard,
27

Murder, Inc. mob,
24

Murray, Arch,
119

Musial, Stan,
111
,
132

Nashua
NH
,
11
,
85

National Association of Colored People (
NAACP
),
8
,
40
,
46
,
89
,
126
,
137
,
156
,
172
,
179
,
181–82

National Baseball Hall of Fame,
3
,
183–86

National Labor Relations Board,
46

National League,
18
,
20–21
,
101
,
104
,
136
,
167

National Negro Congress,
46

Negro Leagues,
10
,
22–23
,
35–40
,
47
,
64–65
,
68–80
,
103–4
; 1945 Negro League American All Star team,
77–80
; American League,
35
; Eastern Colored League,
22
; East-West All Star Game,
56
,
73
; National League,
35
,
72
,
73
; reputation of,
48
,
62
,
103–4
; United States League,
48

Newark Eagles,
22–23
,
35
,
41–42
,
48
,
70
,
72
,
74
,
75
,
85
,
106

Newcombe, Don,
2
,
124
,
125
,
151
,
152
,
162
,
163
,
167
; and Campanella,
85–89
,
129–30
,
132–33
,
138
,
186
; in military,
155
; integrating Chase Hotel,
157–58
; personality of,
87
; pitching statistics of,
165–66
; and Robinson,
129–30
,
132–33
,
157–58

New Orleans Times-Picayune
,
173

Newsday
,
176

Newsome, Lamar “Skeeter,”
98

Newton, Huey P.,
182

New York City,
18–19

New York Cubans,
35–36
,
48

New York Daily Mirror
,
27–28
,
110

New York Daily News
,
119
,
148–50
,
163–64
,
170
,
178
,
179

New York Daily Worker
,
34–35
,
47–48
,
91

New York Giants,
46
,
115
,
159
,
163
; black players on,
139
,
150–52
; and rivalry with Dodgers,
9
,
18
,
20
,
114
,
150–52
,
173–74
; Robinson traded to,
175–77

New York Herald Tribune
,
104
,
148
,
176

New York Highlanders,
34

New York Times
,
49
,
99
,
110
,
127
,
148

New York Yankees,
46–47
,
159
; in 1955 World Series,
166–70
; in 1956 World Series,
174–75
; and rivalry with Dodgers,
9
,
13
,
16
,
28
,
105
; Robinson criticizes,
148