it's also the home of the negro league cincinnati tighters from 1934 to 1937, and it was in cincinnati that the first night baseball game was played in 1935. mr. speaker, baseball has long been considered the great american past time. it was part of our culture. it reflects the values of team work, competition, fair play and the pursuit of excellence. baseball was once segregated, as was most of the rest of the country, until branch rickey signed jackie robinson to player in dodgers in 1947. the rest of the nation would follow in time but thovense die mnd we made the most important steps toward ending jim crow. as mr. rickey said, prejudice has no place in sports and baseball must recognize that truth if it's to maintain its sfalstature as a national game. mr. speaker, i'm joined -- i'm pleased to join my colleague from ohio in honoring the baseball civil rights game. i urge my colleagues to support this important resolution and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. i yiel