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May 18, 1995
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ForShaq, Penny, Horace Grant
and the rest of the men from
Orlando, foul shooting may prove
to be their downfall this year.
For the Bulls, head coach Phil
Jackson is still having a problem
finding the right line-up to team
up with Michael Jordan. If Chica
go learns to play together as a
team, the Bulls could find MJ’s
return to be a blessing in disguise.
Don’t be surprised if the pac
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Eastern Conference finals.
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There was no joy in Mudville Tues., as the Redstixx of Columbus
handed the Green Jackets a 5-2 loss at Lake Olmsted Stadium.
But, due to the clear evening and 2-for-1 draft beers, the fans
didn’t seem to take it too terribly hard. Photos: Jimmy Carter
the hardwood to be a true leader
for the Spurs.
The Admirals’ overall play has
been nothinglessthan outstand
ingtodate, butif Robinson should
be slowed by injury, forget about
any world title banner being
hung from the rafters of the
Alamo Dome.
A Western Conference Final
featuring all-stars Kevin
Johnson and Charles Barkley of
the Suns going up against Den
nis “Multi-Colored Hair” Rodman
and the Admiral would be quite
entertaining, I must admit, but
Phoenix hasbeen tothe bigdance
before. That extensive playoff
experience may prove to be the
deciding factor in propelling the
Suns to this year’s NBA title!
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Negro League star player is
again in limelight
M O'Neil said he hopes
the renewed pride in
the Negro leagues may
rekindle an interest in
baseball among inner
city youth.
~ LOUISVILLE, Ky.
(AP) Fifty years.ago Buck O'Neil
was a star first baseman with the
Kansas City Monarchs of the Ne
gro League. Now heis a staragain.
O'Neil, who looks far younger
than his 83 years, is a central
character in documentary film
maker Ken Burns’' “Baseball”
miniseries.
O’Neil’s baseball team played
in Lowsvilleinthe 1930 s and '4os,
but they couldn’t stay in the fan
cy downtown hotels where he now
stays.
“The only way I could have gone
into that hotel when I was here 1
would have had to have an apron,
or I would have had to have a
broom,” he said last week. “All of
that has changed.”
O'Neil was in Louisville for ap
pearances sponsored by WKPC
-15 and the Louisville Redbirds.
He alsospoke Friday at First Con
gregational Methodist Church at
a breakfast honoring Negro
League veterans.
O'Neil began by noting that one
of his favorite hymns speaks of
climbing a mountain. He spoke of
the opportunities denied blacks of
his generation and of the progress
that has been made toward equal
opportunity.
“We have accomplished so many
wonderful things in this country.
There’s still some things we've
got to do, and we will do them.”
But black America is losing too
many of its children, especially its
young men, O'Neil said. They
need help and encouragement to
make full use of their abilities, he
said. b 4
Even under segregation, blacks
showed they could compete with
anyone, he said. “I played segre
gated baseball. ... But who's to
say it wasn't the best baseball?”
O'Neil entertained an audience
of about 30 by talking baseball.
His tales of life on the road with
Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige
had many in the audience laugh
ing so hard they cried.
But Paige also had a serious
side, O'Neil said. On a trip to
Florida, Paige took O'Neil to visit
a wharf where slaves had landed
at the end of their passage from
Africa and the auction block where
they were sold.
At the auction block, Paige stood
quietly for a few minutes and then
said, “You know, Nancy, I think
I've been here before.”
“lI said, ‘Me too, Satchel,”
O'Neil said.
O'Neil ended his Negro League
career as the Monarchs’ player
manager. In 1956 the Chicago
Cubs hired him as a scout. Among
the players he signed were future
Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and
Lou Brock. In 1962 the Cubs made
O'Neil the first black to coach in
the majior leagues.
O'Neil is now a scout for the
Kansas City Royals and is board
chairman for the Negro League
Museum in Kansas City.
O'Neil said his renewed fame
has been “a lot of work.” But he
enjoys bringing the history of the
Negro Leagueto a generation only
dimly aware of black baseball’s
storied past.
“It leaves them spellbound,” he
said. “A lot of our past was so bad
(thtat black children) weren’t be
ing told any of their history.”
O’Neil said ;he hopes the re
newed pride in the Negro leagues
may rekindle an interest in base
ball among inner-city youth.
“They’re selling basketball ard
football to black kids. They
haven’t been selling baseball.”