Comments on: Jackie Robinson http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/04/17/jackie-robinson/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:25:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/04/17/jackie-robinson/#comment-9110 Anonymous Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:25:22 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/04/17/jackie-robinson/#comment-9110 Jackie R did a great thing. A great player, but not a record-setting star like Babe Ruth or DiMaggio. But why are there no equally great celebrations of the achievents of WORLD & OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS Jesse Owens or Joe Louis, both of whom cracked these barrier years earlier? Owens & Louis both humiliated Adolf Hitler globally (at the '36 Olympics and with Max Schmelling respectively). Jackie R only did it in the USA as Canada easily accepted a negro baseballer in Montreal before he went to Brooklyn. And no one remembers them today when we think of Jackie R. Someone should. Jackie R did a great thing. A great player, but not a record-setting star like Babe Ruth or DiMaggio. But why are there no equally great celebrations of the achievents of WORLD & OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS Jesse Owens or Joe Louis, both of whom cracked these barrier years earlier?

Owens & Louis both humiliated Adolf Hitler globally (at the ‘36 Olympics and with Max Schmelling respectively). Jackie R only did it in the USA as Canada easily accepted a negro baseballer in Montreal before he went to Brooklyn. And no one remembers them today when we think of Jackie R. Someone should.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/04/17/jackie-robinson/#comment-9109 Anonymous Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:17:34 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/04/17/jackie-robinson/#comment-9109 When I lived in Montreal, I was told stories about Jackie Robinson's time there. From the stories, he was not liked at first. French people at the time were a bigoted against "les noir" as other people at that time. The change in attitude came about during Jackie's first game against New York, I believe it was, when he was booed, hissed at, and had racial slurs hurled against him. Montrealers took offence at someone on their team being harassed. That was the start of their acceptance and welcoming of him. When I lived in Montreal, I was told stories about Jackie Robinson’s time there. From the stories, he was not liked at first. French people at the time were a bigoted against “les noir” as other people at that time. The change in attitude came about during Jackie’s first game against New York, I believe it was, when he was booed, hissed at, and had racial slurs hurled against him. Montrealers took offence at someone on their team being harassed. That was the start of their acceptance and welcoming of him.

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