Forgotten Negro League star Robinson reflects on love of baseball
Greensboro honors a group of Negro League veterans led by Leroy Paige catcher Henry Frazier Robinson. Playing 1939 to 1950, he toiled for competition not fortune, turning to baseball amid segregation era limits. He later worked as a janitor after four Canadian seasons.
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Slow Robinson recalls Paige and a life with barnstorming stars
Former catcher Slow Robinson recalls Gus Paige inviting him to the 1939 barnstorming All-Stars, the pay he earned from later MLB appearances, and Paige’s jokes. Robinson, later living in Kings Mountain, notes Paige’s decline after a South American tour and his 75th birthday as the two shared stories.
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Simpson complains to Hertz over Bo Jackson and Magic Johnson pay
In a 1992 letter to Hertz, O J Simpson criticizes Bo Jackson and Magic Johnson as crippled and HIV positive overpaid top endorsers, calling them pseudo celebrities while noting his own underpayment and past Hertz deal. He compares his status with the wrongful death suit context and claims he would not have worked for Hertz again.
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MTV to launch M2 channel for older viewers
MTV plans a new cable channel M2 aimed at 18 to 24 year olds with a slightly older bent. The service will start August 1 to mark MTV's 15th anniversary and will first reach about a million households through satellite providers.
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Char Beales
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