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Williams Praises Negro Leagues

Published: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:05 AM CDT
CHICAGO (AP) � White Sox general manager Kenny Williams was joined by a trio of former Negro Leagues players as he addressed dozens of young, inner-city student-athletes on the need to preserve the history of Negro Leagues baseball.

The White Sox held a special forum Friday morning before the second annual Double Duty Classic, an All-Star game between inner-city high school baseball players from across the country.

The event is named after Ted �Double Duty� Radcliffe, who played for the Chicago American Giants and once pitched the first game of a doubleheader and caught the second game.

Before Williams took the floor, the former Negro Leagues players, Henry Passwood, Walter Owens and Ernest Westfield, took part in a question and answer session with the moderator, Washington Post columnist Michael Wilbon.