Soul of the
Game—Race in Baseball Wkst.
1.
Who became baseball commissioner after the death of Judge Landis? Why was this important to the integration of
MLB?
2.
Identify
the following players. Who they played
for, what position, who were they compared with (white players)?
a.
Satchel
Paige
b.
Josh
Gibson
3. How did Branch Rickey select the man to
integrate major league baseball in the 20th Century? What things did he do before making his
decision?
4.
What criteria did Rickey have for the player to break the “color line’?
5.What
instructions did he give Jackie Robinson on how to win over the fans?
6. How did Rickey
make it easier for Robinson in white baseball once he was signed-- Where did he play and why?
7. What were Rickey’s
motives for doing all of this? What did
HE want from integrating baseball?
8. How did the
success of Jackie Robinson help kill black baseball?
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