HOUSE AND ROBINSON | Shown here are Charles "Red" House (left) with Jackie Robinson (middle) and an unidentified player in 1947. House, a third baseman, played for the Detroit Stars in 1937 and 1941, and the Detroit Wolves in 1947. The Wolves played at Dequindre Park, two blocks north of Davison. House was a good defensive hot corner man and an average hitter at the plate. Red also spent part of 1941 with the Detroit Black Sox. Jackie Robinson was making a guest appearance at second base on behalf of Wolves manager Dizzy Dismukes, who assisted Robinson in signing a Brooklyn Dodger contract in 1945.

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