TSN Archives: Dodgers split on Jackie Robinson (March 12, 1947, issue)
Editor’s note: This story, by correspondent Herbert Goren of the New York Sun, appeared in The Sporting News dated March 12, 1947, while Jackie Robinson was training in Cuba with the Montreal Royals, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate. The Dodgers moved their and the Royals’ spring training to Havana, TSN reported, “because of the segregation laws in FlorIda and other southern states.” (Warning: Outdated references to race my be offensive to some.)
HAVANA, Cuba — Jackie Robinson, calling Branch Rickey a sincere man, said that he believes his chances of making the grade with the Dodgers this season depend largely