19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
November 04, 1974
HERE'S TO MR. ROBINSON
Sir:If Frank Robinson is able to put into action the ideas he has already put into words (I'll Always Be Outspoken, Oct. 21), there is no doubt he will more than just succeed in his quest for managerial respectability. For sure, there are few who know the ins and outs of baseball much better than he does. Guiding the hapless Cleveland Indians to a championship would be a monumental task for any mortal—black, white or polka dot.PATRICK J. WHEELERMt. Vernon, Ohio
FOR SPORT'S SAKE (CONT.)
Sir:
I applaud your efforts (SCORECARD, Oct. 14) to get South Africa to allow all athletes to compete regardless of ancestry or pigmentation, but why not express similar sentiments about Scotland, where religion is the barrier?
A few years ago you pointed out that the great Glasgow Rangers soccer team will not permit Catholics to play for it. The Glasgow Celtic, founded by Irish Catholic immigrants some 15 years after the Rangers, will cheerfully allow Protestants to play on their team, if the Protestant will lower himself to do so. Some have.
AUSTIN C. DALEY
Providence
GOOD SHOW
Sir:
Because of the efficacy of television and films, the accuracy of pro football officials is sometimes open to question.
If the NFL were to combine the 25 most controversial plays of each Sunday's and Monday's game for a Wednesday night TV program during the season, show the plays from as many different camera angles as are available and indicate that either the official was right or wrong, or that the fault cannot be determined, I think it would be a super TV production.
GEORGE M. DAWSON
Shaker Heights, Ohio
