Ford Frick
Ford Frick
Ford Christopher Frickwas an American sportswriter and baseball executive. After working as a teacher and as a sportswriter for the New York American, he served as public relations director of the National League, then as the league's president from 1934 to 1951. He was the third Commissioner of Major League Baseballfrom 1951 to 1965...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth19 December 1894
CountryUnited States of America
deaf should
Hear only the things you should hear - be deaf to others.
pride umpires fields
Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
honest trouble reviews
Review your work. You will find, if you are honest, that 90% of the trouble is traceable to loafing.
hate opera
I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera.
baseball new-york moving
Baseball has always been slow to accept change. Only through dire pressure can any radical change be accomplished. The move of the Giants and Dodgers from New York to California brought that pressure in abundance.
years play america
I don’t care if half the league strikes. Those who do will encounter quick retribution. All will be suspended, and I don’t care if it wrecks the league for 10 years. This is the United States of America, and one citizen has as much right to play as another.
baseball grateful men
I cannot but feel that the one man, above all others, who deserves the eternal thanks of his own race, and all thinking people, for bringing about baseball’s greatest reform, is Jackie Robinson himself…Certainly baseball people should be eternally grateful for the contribution he made to his own people, and to the game.
forgive-and-forget personality forgiving
Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive.