The Only Thing Abner Doubleday

Ethnic Prejudice Has No Place In Sports, And Baseball Must Recognize That Truth If It Is To Maintain Stature As A National Game.

I'm A Man Of Some Intelligence. I've Had Some Education, Passed The Bar, Practiced Law. I've Been A Teacher And I Deal With Men Of Substance, Statesman, Business Leaders, The Clergy... So Why Do I Spend My Time Arguing With Dizzy Dean?

I Don't Care If I Was A Ditch-digger At A Dollar A Day, I'd Want To Do My Job Better Than The Fellow Next To Me. I'd Want To Be The Best At Whatever I Do.

It (a Baseball Box Score) Doesn't Tell How Big You Are, What Church You Attend, What Color You Are, Or How Your Father Voted In The Last Election. It Just Tells What Kind Of Baseball Player You Were On That Particular Day.

I Did Not Mind The Public Criticism. That Sort Of Thing Has Not Changed Any Program I Thought Was Good.