From the archives: Robinson and Montreal were a perfect match

 This story was first published on Oct. 3, 2004, in the Montreal Gazette.
”Jackie Robinson finally appeared in street clothes and they stormed around him, eager to touch him. They almost ripped the clothes from his back.”
The Gazette, Saturday, Oct. 5, 1946
The fans at Delorimier Stadium were going nuts. The Montreal Royals had shut out the Louisville Colonels 2-0 to take the 1946 Little World Series four games to two, but nobody felt like going home just yet.
They cheered. They