42 movie questions
The Dodgers want Robinson to play what position?
1st base
Robinson was seen as a what to the African American population
A Hero
Rickey was the general manager of what team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rickey talks who out of retirement to manage the dodgers?
Burt
Who comes to the defense of Robinson against the Philadelphia manager?
Eddie Stanky
The Robinson's were forced to take a bus to spring training in
Florida
What happens to Jackie in St. Louis
He gets spiked by cardinal player
Why is Durocher suspended for a year?
He had an affair with a married actress.
what does shortstop Peewee Reese do at the start of the game in Cincinnati?
He tells jackie that he is here to stay
What does Rickey tell Robinson about why he really wanted to bring blacks to major league baseball.
How wrong it was, they have a chance to do something
A brawl breaks out between the Dodgers and the Pirates when
Jakcie gets hit in the head
In summer 1945 Jackie was playing in the Negro leagues for what team
Kansas City Monarchs
Who was the manager of the dodgers?
Leo Durocher
Clay Hopper was manager of what team
Montreal
Dodgers played their 1947 spring training in
Panama City, Panama
Why does Durocher call a late night meeting of the white players?
That it is okay with team to play with Robinson.
Why did the hotel not allow the dodgers to stay there?
That they had no room for blacks.
Robinson had been a 4 sport letter winner at what college
UCLA
Branch Rickey had a plan to bring a
black player to major league baseball.
Rickey's main goal with bringing Robinson to the majors was to
make money
Rickey challenges Robinson to have the guts to
not fight back
Several members of the Dodgers signed a petition to
not play with Robinson
How did Jackie ask rachel to marry him?
over the phone
In Deland Florida, what does the sheriff tell the manager
remove black player from field
what happens to rachel in the airport in New Orleans
she goes in the white bathroom
Who is Wendell Smith?
sports writer, newspaperman
Wendell packs up Jackie and leaves Sandford because
the old man said whites are coming for him
Rickey tells Hopper to
treat Robinson fairly
How does Jackies first time at bat during spring training end?
walk
What advise does Wendell give Jackie?
you better be able to answer questions from the sportswriters.
