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492:. Matthews, in contrast, became the Head of the Colored Division of the Republican National Committee in 1924. Matthews' position was the first time that a major U.S. political party put an African-American in charge of efforts to organize the African-American vote. Matthews criticized Lewis for leaving the Republican party and because of his efforts African-Americans in the North voted overwhelmingly for Coolidge. Following the 1924 election, Matthews delivered a list of seventeen demands to improve the position of African-Americans in the Coolidge administration. 430: 232:. Matthews was the first head football coach at Tuskegee and he held that position for two seasons, 1893 and 1895; there was no team in 1894. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 0–2. Matthews also played on at least one of the teams he coached, serving as the captain. Washington arranged for Matthews to continue his study in the north, first at the 249:
selected for the team. His joining the team caused some controversy, as one of a few African-American baseball players in American colleges at this point, and he had to be held out of games occasionally because of protests by other teams. During his sophomore year the team cancelled a tour through the southern states entirely.
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I think it is an outrage that colored men are discriminated against in the big leagues. What a shame it is that black men are barred forever from participating in the national game. I should think that Americans should rise up in revolt against such a condition. Many negroes are brilliant players and
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upset with their contracts who would jump from league to league. These players would often return to those leagues and leave the Burlington team leading to regular turnover of players. Thus, Matthews was one of only four players who played for the entire season for the team. This would be his only
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Matthews was a recognized baseball standout at both the Tuskegee Institute and at Phillips Andover, and thus was able to walk on to the Harvard varsity baseball team as a freshman. The tryouts for the Harvard Baseball team had over 140 people for only 12 spots, and Matthews was one of the first ones
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who was batting .211 for the season and Tenney needed a replacement. Interviewed about the rumor, Matthews was reported to have said that "Negroes should not be shut out because their skin is black." The rumor quickly dissipated with some claiming that the southern teams of the
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called him "one of the most prominent Negro members of the bar in America." His funeral in Boston was attended by over 1,500 people, with William H. Lewis serving as an honorary pallbearer. Clarence Matthews was interred in Cambridge Cemetery in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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in New York City. He led the team in hitting his final three years (batting a high .400 and stealing 25 bases during his senior year) as the Harvard team won 78 games and lost 18 with him over that span.
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should not be shut out because their skin is black. As a Harvard man, I shall devote my life to bettering the condition of the black man, and especially to secure his admittance into organized base ball
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from 1893 until 1897 where he graduated second in his class, was a standout athlete (organizing the first football team and being the captain of the baseball team), and became a student of
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for the team, lettering all four years (1902–1905). Matthews made an important contribution his first season by scoring the winning run in the final game of the series against
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Matthews, having come from poverty and with no living parent, had to financially support himself with multiple jobs, but still managed to graduate in 1905 and was accepted to
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Crawford, William H. (October 25, 1924). "Predicts Negroes Will Aid Coolidge: William C. Matthews Asserts 90 per cent. of Vote of His Race will be Republican".
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on January 7, 1877. He had two siblings, Fannie, the oldest, and Walter (or Buddy), the second oldest. His father died in the 1890s and his family moved to
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Matthews died on April 9, 1928, at the age of 51 years, of a perforated ulcer. Obituaries for Matthews ran in most of the major newspapers in the country.
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in 1908. He coached Boston high school baseball teams for a few years during this period in order to put himself through law school (
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game and became a backup for the rest of the season. He played his last three years for Harvard but was moved primarily to the left
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in 1908 and became one of the first African-American Assistant District Attorneys in the country. He worked as legal counsel to
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Lindholm, Karl (2008). "Rumors and Facts: William Clarence Matthews's 1905 Challenge to Major League Baseball's Color Barrier".
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The Burlington team, like most of the Northern League teams, was staffed by a number of "kangaroos" or players from the
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had threatened to leave and form a new league if Matthews played and others contending that National League President
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William Clarence Matthews was born the third oldest child to William Matthews, a tailor, and Elizabeth Matthews in
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Lindholm, Karl (2000). "William Clarence Matthews: "The Jackie Robinson of His Day"". In Rutkoff, Peter M. (ed.).
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candidate for the Presidency because he felt the Republicans were not taking a strong enough stance against the
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Matthews, as he had done at Tuskegee and Andover, also played football at Harvard. He played as the varsity
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dubbing him "no doubt the greatest colored athlete of all time" and "the best infielder Harvard ever had."
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for the first games of the 1901 season (his freshman season) until he suffered an injury in the Harvard–
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National League team was thinking of signing Matthews to a contract. The Boston second baseman was
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While playing in the Northern League, Matthews faced discrimination from fans and other players.
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in professional baseball he is considered by his main biographer, Karl Lindholm, to be "the
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in 1901. At Harvard, he became one of the standout baseball players, leading the team in
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baseball team to win the conference title receives the William Clarence Matthews Trophy.
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who was a coach for the Harvard football team and the first African-American assistant
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The Harvard baseball team was one of the best in the country (coached in 1902 by
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Nunn, William G. (January 14, 1928). "TALKS W G N: William Clarence Matthews".
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Kaese, Harold (January 17, 1965). "Harvard Nine Defied South 60 Years Ago".
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Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
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On July 4, 1905, Matthews became the starting second baseman for the
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On the Harvard baseball team, he played alongside second baseman
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elected President in 1924. He died in 1928 while serving in
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American baseball player, lawyer, and civil rights activist
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The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture
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Matthews with the 1905 Nobles Lower School baseball team
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In the summer of 1905, Matthews joined the 2140:African-American coaches of American football 1172: 922: 779:Historic Roots: A Magazine of Vermont History 634:"Tuskegee University#Sports coaching records" 19:For other people named William Matthews, see 939:Tuskegee Golden Tigers head football coaches 752: 590: 570: 417:year in professional baseball as he entered 394:had intervened to prevent signing Matthews. 338:William Clarence Matthews as quoted in the 312:While at Harvard, Matthews was mentored by 2150:20th-century African-American sportspeople 1179: 1165: 929: 915: 719: 717: 715: 713: 711: 709: 369:In mid-1905, a rumor was published by the 38: 177:stopped the rumors. 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William Matthews (disambiguation)

Selma, Alabama
Washington, D.C.
Tuskegee Institute
Phillips Academy
Harvard University
Boston University School of Law
African-American
Selma, Alabama
Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Phillips Academy
Harvard University
batting average
Boston University School of Law
Burlington, Vermont
Northern League
Boston Beaneaters
second baseman
National League
Bar association
Marcus Garvey
Republican Party
Calvin Coolidge
Washington, D.C.
color line
Jackie Robinson
Selma, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama

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