The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.
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How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.
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Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.
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Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run.
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