Talk:Tom Yawkey

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vandalism removed --Bill W. Smith, Jr. 02:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Racism

Here's a link not currently in the article that speaks to the point: https://commonwealthmagazine.org/the-download/the-yawkey-divide/. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 13:45, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

A lot was written late last year and earlier this year, leading up to the renaming of Yawkey Way, with ongoing differing viewpoints. One example; Reggie Smith played for the team and knew Yawkey personally: Former Red Sox Reggie Smith: 'I wish they would leave it Yawkey Way' Dmoore5556 (talk) 17:26, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

Tone/neutrality regarding racism

The tone of the article is of poor quality for a biography. There is a brief discussion about Yawkey's notability, and then an unqualified statement that he was a racist and resisted integration. A single source is cited, which primarily focus's on the Red Sox organization's position. (I made an intermediate edit that the Red Sox allege this). It is not enough that a source is cited calling someone racist, but the underlying rational must be carefully and neutrally used within the article to support the assertion. –Zfish118^⋉talk 19:56, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi - the article went through a few edits relative to that topic a year or so ago, when the Red Sox successfully petitioned the City of Boston to revert the name of Yawkey Way to its original Jersey Street. That put Yawkey and his history into the news; there were some edits at that time that went beyond the current content, that were reverted and/or adjusted. The final sentence in the lead "In 2018, the Red Sox have publicly distanced themselves from Yawkey, due to allegations of racism and resistance to baseball's integration." is sourced and accurate. Currently, there look to be three references in the article to racism (in one form or another); that one in the lead, plus two in the body. Can you please clarify further what sentences/aspects you see as needing adjustment? Dmoore5556 (talk) 21:53, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Integration

Hey - just wanted to explain my recent changes on the page

First off, there was so much info about Fitzpatrick that it felt WP:OOS and WP:OFFTOPIC. Also, the only source for it is a blog on a marketing company's website without clear editorial standards, which doesn't meet WP:RS. So I shortened it up and used a source from NBC.

During my research, I found evidence of the team trying to integrate earlier than 1959. I added more sources and historical context to the situation. I also removed trivial and poorly sourced information from the page.

Happy to chat with other editors about my changes if they have thoughts/questions! 60clawsand20paws (talk) 16:06, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Requesting changes

Hi! I work for the Yawkey Foundation and was hoping someone could help me with some updates to Mr. Yawkey's page.
Could the first sentence read "was an American industrialist, philanthropist, conservationist and Major League Baseball executive."? He donated to many causes in his life and created a wildlife preserve.  Done
Also, could the image of Tom and Elise be replaced with this one since it's his page? [1]

 Not done Hi, @Yf1976:. Please refer to this guide for uploading your free licensed image to Wimikedia Commons]. Once you have done so, you can open a new edit request for the photo update. Heartmusic678 (talk) 14:29, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Also, after the sentence about the Jimmy Fund becoming the Red Sox's official charity in 1953 could the following sentence be added? "In 1957, Yawkey was elected chairman of the Jimmy Fund's board of trustees and helped establish the tradition of the Red Sox playing exhibition games to raise money for the fund." [2] [3]  Done
I was also wondering if the Yawkey Foundation section could be expanded to read like this:
Yawkey set aside $10 million in his will, which was probated in New York, to establish the Yawkey Foundation.[64] [4] In 1982, Jean Jawykey created a second Yawkey Foundation. [5]  Done
In 2002, the Foundation donated $25 million to the Massachusetts General Hospital to build an outpatient center. [6] In 2003, the Foundation donated $15 million to the Boston Medical Center, a safety-net hospital, to build the Moakley Cancer Care Building. [7][8] In 2005, the Foundation created the Yawkey Scholars Program to award college scholarships to students with demonstrated financial need. [9][10][11]  Done without the deadlinked Telegram souce.
In 2007, the Foundation donated $30 million to the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute to build the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care in Boston.[65 In 2008, the Foundation supported the building of a new home, named Jean Yawkey Place, for the Boston Health Care for the Homeless program. [12]  Done
In 2013, the Foundation awarded $10 million to the Museum of Science for a gallery [13] and $3 million to Cape Cod Healthcare for an emergency center. [14]  Done
In 2014, The Foundation gave a $10 million donation to Boston University to support a paid internship program for students to work at nonprofits.[15] In 2018, the Foundation donated $10 million to Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital to expand the facility. [16] Yawkey donated $100,000 to build the original hospital in 1945. [17][18] In June 2021, the Foundation donated $5 million to Franciscan Children's new mental health center. [19][20]  Done

And could the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve section be changed to read like this?
Through his will, Yawkey donated three coastal islands in Georgetown, South Carolina, to the state to create a wildlife preserve. [21][22] The preserve covers 20,000+ acres of land and consists of North Island, South Island and a majority of Cat Island and is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. [23][24]  Done
In 1919, when Yawkey was 16, he inherited part of the land from his Uncle William, who originally purchased the land as part of the South Island Gun Club. [25](page 443) [26] Prior to the gun club owning the land, it was the site of multiple plantations. [27]  Done Heartmusic678 (talk) 14:54, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your help!