Although it was not until 1946 that he broke the color barrier he did have a tryout with the Boston Braves in 1943. Jackie was not the only black athlete trying out, there were two other black baseball players. The two players that tried out were outfielder Sam Jethroe, and Marvin Williams. After trying out for the team reporters that were there said that they were alright, pretty good, and hard to tell...
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The two players that tried out were outfielder Sam Jethroe, and Marvin Williams. After trying out for the team reporters that were there said that they were alright, pretty good, and hard to tell. Even though the reporters knew these athletes were great they did not want to give recognition to these black athletes...
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Jackie Robinson At U.C.L.A Jackie became the first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports, basketball, baseball, football, and track. He was forced to leave college due to financial difficulties...	1 / 221
jakie robinson Jackie had proved to the world that black people are the same as, and can be just as good as, any other people in the world. So based on what Jackie Robinson accomplished for himself and for all black people and based on the fact that Jackie Robinson helped the world grow to become a better place than it had been 60 years before I do, absolutely, believe one person can have an effect on the world...	2 / 366
baseball (Schlessinger, videocassette) Jackie got bored being an athletic director so he decided to join a Negro baseball team as shortstop for four-hundred dollars a month...	2 / 358
Jackie Robinson This also shows that Jackie Robinson's ability to focus was sensational. Jackie Robinson was such a great player that scouts started looking in the Negro Leagues for more players...	2 / 343