Sports Beat newspaper column

Date1949 November 05

DescriptionThe November 05, 1949 issue of Wendell Smith's newspaper column, "Sports Beat". The column speculated that Jack Dempsey refused to fight Harry Wills because of his interracial marriage. The article also goes on to discuss Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe.

Object numberBL-1997-00571-096

Subject Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972

Subject Campanella, Roy, 1921-1993

Subject Newcombe, Don, 1926-2019

Subject Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Collection NumberBA MSS 001 Wendell Smith papers

Dimensions8.5 x 19.5 in.

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