Bob Elson and Red Rush, White Sox radio broadcasting team, have been forbidden to ride on the ball club’s chartered airplanes

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July 9, 1969 Bob Elson and Red Rush, White Sox radio broadcasting team, have been forbidden to ride on the ball club’s chartered airplanes while the White Sox and their radio outlet, WMAQ, are involved in litigation, The Tribune learned yesterday. General Manager Ed Short confirmed that the broadcasters had been told to make their…

Yankee outfielder Jake Powell is suspened for racial comments

Yankee outfielder Jake Powell is suspened for racial comments

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On the WGN’s White Sox pregame radio show, Yankee outfielder Jake Powel, in response to a Bob Elson question concerning his offseason employment as a Dayton, Ohio policeman, quips “I crack n*****s on the head”. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis downplays the incident, describing the ballplayer’s comments as acting not “intentionally, but carelessly,” and will suspend the reserve flychaser for ten days.