found this online:
1 - John McGraw – Fifty-three years before the Giants moved to San Francisco, manager John McGraw tried to sign an outfielder from Japan named Shumza Sugimoto. The potential signing was met with resistance fueled by a wave of anti-Asian sentiment in organized ball. The color line was officially drawn against Asian players in 1905 (McGraw instead signed outfielder Archibald “Moonlight” Graham). The color line against Asian players would not be broken until 1964 – 17 years after Jackie Robinson broke into the majors – when Japanese pitcher Masanori Murakami pitched for the San Francisco Giants.
2 - New York Giants manager John McGraw invites Japanese outfielder Shumza Sugimoto to try out for the team in Hot Springs, AR. The press acknowledges “the color line” potentially drawn against Sugimoto, so he chooses to play for the semi-pro New Orleans Creoles in LA.
3- https://homeplatedontmove.wordpress....umza-sugimoto/
4- - http://www.honus.fr/exclusif-le-prem...r-pro-japonais
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