“The (1)___________________ Experiment”
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In 1910 Branch (2)_____ was a coach for Ohio Wesleyan. When a hotel manager refused to assign a room to (3) ______ (4) ______, he threatened to move the entire team to another hotel. They compromised and the two slept in the same room. Charley cried and tried to rip the black skin from himself. Branch thought about that experience while trying to decide about a new experiment when he was the president of the (5) ____.
Earlier in his career, he tried go against the custom of allowing black spectators to the (6)_____ (7) _____ section of the St. Louis baseball park, but was told that if blacks were allowed a free choice of seating, (8) _____ business would suffer.
Finally, in (9) _____ he won permission to make the Brooklyn club the pioneer in bring blacks to baseball. He had to ensure that word of his plans did not leak out, especially to the (10) _____. Then he had to find the (11)_____ player for the project called “Rickey’s noble experiment.” This player had to be able to take (12)_____, name-calling, (13)_____ by fans, sportswriters and by fellow players. He had to be able to stand up and not (14) _____. However, he still had to have (15) _____. He could not be an “Uncle Tom”: an offensive term for African-American people seen as trying overly hard to (16) _____ white people which came from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin written in (17) _____. Rickey let it be known he was searching for black players for a new (18)_____ league. He was accused of trying to uphold (19) ______, when in reality, he was trying to (20) _____ baseball.
(21) _____ (22) _____ arranged for Jackie Robinson to try out for the Boston Red Sox, but it was not a real tryout. They had no intention of allowing black players on their all white team. However, he did vouch for Jackie to Branch Rickey.
Jackie was approached by (23) ____ (24)____ , the (25)________ scout to talk about the possibility of becoming a Brown (26) _____. Due to a (27)_____________injury Jackie would not be (28)______ for at least a week.
(29) ________ still wanted to talk to Jackie and asked him to come and see him after the game at the (30) _____ hotel.
Although Jackie thought it was another (31) ____ experience, he agreed to meet with (32)_____ later that night to discuss the (33) _____ of Jackie becoming a (34)________ Dodger. He wanted Jackie to go to (35)_______. Jackie was hesitant and said he couldn’t leave his (36)______. It was apparent that (37)_____ would not take no for an answer.
Jackie demanded to know what would happen if the (38)______ fired him. The Dodger scout did not believe that would (39) _______.
Based on the fact that Jackie had nothing to lose, he agree to make the (40)______.
Branch Rickey was an (41)__________ man. He had a (42) ______ face, an air of (43)______, a deep, booming (44)_______, and a way of getting down to the (45)______. Branch’s first question took Jackie off guard. He asked him if he had a (46)_____. Finally, Branch told Jackie the truth about why he was there. Branch then told him he knew Jackie had the talent, but what about the (47)_____ to play in the major leagues.
Branch had investigated Jackie thoroughly. One of those results show that he was a “(48)_____ (49)______” at UCLA. He didn’t believe it and upon further investigation found that if he had been white he would have been called a contender, a (50)_______. Rickey told Jackie that his being a major league ball player was more than just playing even though that was the only thing that should matter. The box score was a very (51)_____ thing. Maybe one day that would be all that counted, but not now. Rickey then proceeded to ask Jackie if he could take the (52)______ that would be thrown at him, the names that would hurt and (53)____ any man and still be about to (54)_____ his temper, remain steadfastly (55)____ to the ultimate aim. Jackie believed that the richest treasure he owned was his (56)______ (57)_______ and since he was a child he believed in (58) _____. Finally, Jackie asked if Rickey was looking for a Negro who was (59)______ to (60)______ back. Rickey’s response was that he was looking for a ballplayer with (61)____ enough (62)____ to (63)_____ back. Rickey then role played what Jackie would face; he talked about his (64)_____ and his (65)_____ in language that was almost (66)_______. Rickey said people would taunt him and try to incite a race (67)_____ in the ballpark as a way to prove that (68)_____ should not be allowed in the major leagues and to (69)_____ the fans into not attending the games.
Jackie was wondering if he would (70)_______ if Mr. Rickey tried to discourage (71)______ of black people who wanted to come to the ballpark to watch him play. Rickey would only be doing it because of the (72)_______ enthusiasm would possibly harm the (73)_______. That kind of (74)_____ could be as bad as the emotional (75)_____ of (76)____ white fans.
Jackie began to imagine different scenarios that could happen. He wondered how he would react if a player spiked him in the leg on a slide and stated “How do you like that, (77)_______.”
Jackie did not know if he could turn the (78)_______ cheek and walk away. Yet, he knew he (79)_________ for so many reasons: for (80)______ (81)_____, for his (82)_______, for (83)_____ and for (84)______. Jackie had already began to feel he could do it for (85)_______ (86)__________.
Jackie was offered a contract, which he would sign later, with a bonus (87)_______ and a salary of (88)____ a month. He was (89)________ a Montreal Royal. He could not tell anyone except (90)_____ and his (91)___________.
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In 1910 Branch (2)_____ was a coach for Ohio Wesleyan. When a hotel manager refused to assign a room to (3) ______ (4) ______, he threatened to move the entire team to another hotel. They compromised and the two slept in the same room. Charley cried and tried to rip the black skin from himself. Branch thought about that experience while trying to decide about a new experiment when he was the president of the (5) ____.
Earlier in his career, he tried go against the custom of allowing black spectators to the (6)_____ (7) _____ section of the St. Louis baseball park, but was told that if blacks were allowed a free choice of seating, (8) _____ business would suffer.
Finally, in (9) _____ he won permission to make the Brooklyn club the pioneer in bring blacks to baseball. He had to ensure that word of his plans did not leak out, especially to the (10) _____. Then he had to find the (11)_____ player for the project called “Rickey’s noble experiment.” This player had to be able to take (12)_____, name-calling, (13)_____ by fans, sportswriters and by fellow players. He had to be able to stand up and not (14) _____. However, he still had to have (15) _____. He could not be an “Uncle Tom”: an offensive term for African-American people seen as trying overly hard to (16) _____ white people which came from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin written in (17) _____. Rickey let it be known he was searching for black players for a new (18)_____ league. He was accused of trying to uphold (19) ______, when in reality, he was trying to (20) _____ baseball.
(21) _____ (22) _____ arranged for Jackie Robinson to try out for the Boston Red Sox, but it was not a real tryout. They had no intention of allowing black players on their all white team. However, he did vouch for Jackie to Branch Rickey.
Jackie was approached by (23) ____ (24)____ , the (25)________ scout to talk about the possibility of becoming a Brown (26) _____. Due to a (27)_____________injury Jackie would not be (28)______ for at least a week.
(29) ________ still wanted to talk to Jackie and asked him to come and see him after the game at the (30) _____ hotel.
Although Jackie thought it was another (31) ____ experience, he agreed to meet with (32)_____ later that night to discuss the (33) _____ of Jackie becoming a (34)________ Dodger. He wanted Jackie to go to (35)_______. Jackie was hesitant and said he couldn’t leave his (36)______. It was apparent that (37)_____ would not take no for an answer.
Jackie demanded to know what would happen if the (38)______ fired him. The Dodger scout did not believe that would (39) _______.
Based on the fact that Jackie had nothing to lose, he agree to make the (40)______.
Branch Rickey was an (41)__________ man. He had a (42) ______ face, an air of (43)______, a deep, booming (44)_______, and a way of getting down to the (45)______. Branch’s first question took Jackie off guard. He asked him if he had a (46)_____. Finally, Branch told Jackie the truth about why he was there. Branch then told him he knew Jackie had the talent, but what about the (47)_____ to play in the major leagues.
Branch had investigated Jackie thoroughly. One of those results show that he was a “(48)_____ (49)______” at UCLA. He didn’t believe it and upon further investigation found that if he had been white he would have been called a contender, a (50)_______. Rickey told Jackie that his being a major league ball player was more than just playing even though that was the only thing that should matter. The box score was a very (51)_____ thing. Maybe one day that would be all that counted, but not now. Rickey then proceeded to ask Jackie if he could take the (52)______ that would be thrown at him, the names that would hurt and (53)____ any man and still be about to (54)_____ his temper, remain steadfastly (55)____ to the ultimate aim. Jackie believed that the richest treasure he owned was his (56)______ (57)_______ and since he was a child he believed in (58) _____. Finally, Jackie asked if Rickey was looking for a Negro who was (59)______ to (60)______ back. Rickey’s response was that he was looking for a ballplayer with (61)____ enough (62)____ to (63)_____ back. Rickey then role played what Jackie would face; he talked about his (64)_____ and his (65)_____ in language that was almost (66)_______. Rickey said people would taunt him and try to incite a race (67)_____ in the ballpark as a way to prove that (68)_____ should not be allowed in the major leagues and to (69)_____ the fans into not attending the games.
Jackie was wondering if he would (70)_______ if Mr. Rickey tried to discourage (71)______ of black people who wanted to come to the ballpark to watch him play. Rickey would only be doing it because of the (72)_______ enthusiasm would possibly harm the (73)_______. That kind of (74)_____ could be as bad as the emotional (75)_____ of (76)____ white fans.
Jackie began to imagine different scenarios that could happen. He wondered how he would react if a player spiked him in the leg on a slide and stated “How do you like that, (77)_______.”
Jackie did not know if he could turn the (78)_______ cheek and walk away. Yet, he knew he (79)_________ for so many reasons: for (80)______ (81)_____, for his (82)_______, for (83)_____ and for (84)______. Jackie had already began to feel he could do it for (85)_______ (86)__________.
Jackie was offered a contract, which he would sign later, with a bonus (87)_______ and a salary of (88)____ a month. He was (89)________ a Montreal Royal. He could not tell anyone except (90)_____ and his (91)___________.