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PRIDE & PASSION: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BASEDALL EXPERIENCE
Set to open on June 12 at the National Baseball Hall Of Fame And Museum________
Left: Hall of Famer Jackie
Robinson broke Baseball's
color barrier in 1947.
Right: One of the Negro
National League's greatest
ball clubs, the Pittsburgh
Crawfords, featured a roster
of Hall of Famers including:
(from left in uniform) Oscar
Charleston, Satchel Paige
and Josh Gibson. Also
pictured (second from left) is
middleweight boxer John
Henry Lewis.
Michael Johnson may
miss Nationals due to injury
A thigh injury suffered hy Michael Johnson in a match race with
Donovan Bailey last weekend is expected to keep the two-time Olympic
gold medalist out of the national track and field championships next week.
Johnson was diagnosed with a severe pull of the let! quadriceps and is
listed as doubtful for the national championships scheduled for next week
in Indianapolis. If Johnson is not able to compete next week, that would
make him ineligible to compete for the United States at the World I rack
and Field Championships this summer in Greece.
TH IS EXHIBIT IS DEDICATED TO THE
MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE PASSION
FOR Ol R NATIONAL GAME HELPED
Graf falls again to Coetzer
in French Open quarterfinals
THEM IRII MPII OVER OBSTACLES
Second seed and two-time defending champion Steffi Graf of Germany
suffered her third loss this year to her latest nemesis, South Africa’s
Amanda Coetzer, 6-1, 6-4 Tuesday in quarterfinal action at the $8.23
million French Open in Paris. The 1 Ith-seeded Coetzer had a 3 -1 lead in
the second set before ram stopped play. When action resumed, Graf broke
Coetzer in the ninth game to pull within 4-5. However, Graf was unable
to capitalize on four chances to get back on serve. After hitting a backhand
into the net to force the first matchpoint, Graf hit a forehand return long
to conclude the 92-minute match. Coetzer broke G raf’s serve three times
en route to winning the opening set in 36 minutes, and five times in 19
chances overall. G raf lost for only the I Oth time in 87 lifetime matches at
Roland Garros, and it marks the first time that Graf has failed to reach the
especiai i v to J ackie R obinson
whose actions on and oee h ie
French Open semifinals since 1986.
BROl (.II I ABOl I BY PREJl DICE AND
INTOLERANCE IN Ol R NATION? AND
FIELD SERVED AS H IE CATALYST
FOR PROGRESS, BO III IN OUR GAME
AND IN Ol RSO< IETV.______________
The National Baseball Hall of
Fame and Museum will open a land­
mark exhibit on June 12th, detailing
the rich history o f African-Ameri­
cans in Baseball. Pride and Passion:
The A frican-A m erican Baseball
Experience, which chronicles Afri­
can-Americans’ involvement in the
game from the Civil War to the
present, opens in conjunction with
the 50th an n iv ersary o f Jackie
Robinson's historic elevation to the
major leagues.
A special dedication ceremony,
highlighting the permanent exhibit 's
grand opening, will take place at
10:30 A M. on Thursday, June 12th
The keynote speaker at the cer­
emony will be Robinson’s widow,
Rachel, who will also sign copies o f
her highly-acclaimed book, Jackie
Robinson: An Intimate Portrait. I fall
of Famer and current ESPN broad­
caster, Joe Morgan, will serve as
master o f ceremonies.
O ther Baseball dignitaries ex­
pected to attend the dedication in­
clude: former Negro League and
Brooklyn Dodger pitcher, Joe Black;
Committee.
The grand opening o f the Pride
and Passion exhibit coincides with
the ninth annual Cooperstown Sym­
posium on Baseball and American
Culture, to be held June 11 -13 at the
Baseball Hall o f Fame. The 1997
topic will be African-Americans in
Baseball, with Jules Tygiel, author
o f the critically-acclaimed book on
Robinson, Baseball’s Great Experi­
ment, serving as the keynote speaker.
the first black ballplayer in the
A m erican League, Larry Doby;
former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher,
Carl Erskine; former Commissioner
o f Baseball, Bowie Kuhn; former
Montreal Expos’ General Manager,
John McHale; and former Negro
League player, manager and scout,
Buck O ’Neil. Morgan, Kuhn and
McHale serve on the Hall o f Fam e's
Board o f Directors. O 'N eil is a mem ­
ber o f the Hall o f Fame’s Veterans
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NBA Finals resume; Pippen will not practice
The Chicago Bulls arc using the two-day break between the first two
games of the NBA Finals to rest All-Star forward Scottie Pippen.
Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz are itching to get back on the court after an
agonizing 84-82 loss to the Bulls in Game One of the NBA Finals Sunday
night. After U tah’s Karl Malone, the NBA MVP, missed two free throws
with 9.2 seconds left, Michael Jordan, a four-time MVP in the NBA Finals,
hit a 20-footer at the buzzer to give the Bulls the win. Game Two is
W ednesday night at the United Center in Chicago before the series shifts
to Utah in the 2-3-2 Finals format. Pippen scored 27 points in Game One,
despite nursing an injured left toot. He did not practice on Monday and will
not participate in a workout Tuesday, but will start in Game Two. The
injury is diagnosed as a “soft tissue’ injury to the foot.
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Dodgers activate Brett Butler
from disabled list
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Brett Butler, who said he would retire
if a shoulder injury required surgery, was activated from the disabled list
late Monday night. Butler made a remarkable recovery from throat cancer
last year, but his comeback this year was stalled by a labral tear in his left
shoulder that forced him on the 15-day disabled list on May 7th. I he injury
has healed sufficiently so as to not require surgery. The 39-year old Butler
suffered the injury making a throw in the third inning of an 8-3 loss to the
Florida Marlins on April 26th. He is batting .360 (32-for-89) with 10 runs
and two RBI in 24 games. Butler is expected to return Tuesday when the
Dodgers conclude a two-game series in Houston against the Astros.
FIELD OF DREAMS CREATOR W.P. KINSELLA TO
OPEN STADIUM ON SATURDAY. JUNE 7TH
It will truly be a "Field of Dreams Day" when the Salem-Keizer Volca­
noes’ new Stadium opens on Saturday, June 7th. Field of Dreams creator
W P. “ Bill" Kinsella will be on hand to meet and greet fans. Kinsella
authored the book Shoeless Joe. It was used as the basis for the popular movie
Field of Dreams where Kevin Costner portrayed Ray Kinsella who, in the
movie, plowed under his corn field to build a baseball field.
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will be hosting the event in conjunction with
A Seat Tryout. Fans will be encouraged to ‘tryout’ scats which are still available
for the Volcanoes' 38 home games. TTic available seats will be clearly marked
and on sale during the day The event is Free and open to the general public from
2:00pm to 5:00pm. Fans will have the opportunity to meet Mr. Kinsella.
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