The Jackie Robinson Story Page #2
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- 1950
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All right, just a minute, boy.
This is a new boy, Sampson.
Take it real easy with him.
Nice and easy.
Let him hit it.
Yeah, I'll do that little thing.
Okay, boy...
Easy, man... throw it easy.
(umpire) Strike!
What?
Let me help you up,
Mr. Robinson.
My goodness,
I don't know what's wrong
with that pitcher today.
You hadn't ought
to do that, Sampson.
You'll make this boy mad.
Nice and easy, I said!
Ball one!
What's wrong with that boy?
He's incorrigible,
that's what he is...
Incorrigible!
Right here now, man!
Strike two!
Man alive,
you sure swing pretty!
- Hold it!
- Whack!
(umpire) Safe!
You shouldn't
a done that, new boy.
I thought we gonna be friends.
(catcher) Oh, why didn't
you throw the ball right?
Safe!
Hey, that's enough of that.
How about "Shortnin' Bread"?
Never mind about
"Shortnin' Bread."
How about some ham and eggs?
That's a pretty good idea.
How about something to eat?
Okay, okay, we'll stop
at the next drive-in.
Is it always like this?
Sleeping on the bus?
Most of the time.
We sleep and we eat
and we play ball.
Then we get on a bus
and do it all over again.
You got a cigarette?
I don't smoke.
That Ernie...
Always beggin' cigarettes.
I can't afford to buy 'em!
Why not?
Don't you get paid
like the rest of us?
Yeah, I get paid a little.
Got a wife in Birmingham.
I have to send her every buck.
Got a new baby comin'
in a couple of weeks.
Sure wish I could be there.
Why don't you take a week off?
Can't... haven't got the money.
After what I send home,
I just make it to payday.
You're breakin' my heart.
Here.
Thanks, boy!
Get back! Get back!
Who's going in?
New boy's turn.
Rules and regulations.
New boy always goes first.
I guess that means you, Jackie.
What will I have to do?
Three things.
See if we can eat inside.
Two, see if we can wash up.
Three, if we can't eat inside,
see if they'll
fix up sandwiches.
Yeah, what is it?
Sixteen of us outside in a bus.
How's chances of getting
something to eat?
Well, uh, I'm all alone here.
Afraid I couldn't help ya.
How about some sandwiches?
Could we have sandwiches?
Well, I, uh...
clang-clang.
How many of them did you say?
(Jackie) Sixteen.
Well, I could make you
16 beef sandwiches,
and maybe the same
in ham and egg.
That'd do you?
Swell.
on the side, Chef?
Yep.
Take about 20 minutes.
Thanks.
Do you suppose we
could wash up a bit?
Sorry, it's out of order.
Say, Ernie.
Yeah?
When are they gonna
give me a contract?
Contract?
You want to know
about contracts?
Yes!
Say, fellas!
This man wants to know
about contracts.
Contracts?
Fix you right up
with the information.
Yes, sir, contracts.
Tell him about that, boy.
You want a contract
with the Panthers?
The first thing
you've got to do...
is borrow some money
from the boss.
Then you got a job
until he gets paid back.
If you can get him
to lend the geetus.
Keep your eye on the grandstand.
Got a good day
and a good crowd...
That's the time to hit 'im up.
Owe him a week's salary...
You got a one-week contract.
Owe him for two...
You got a two-week contract.
The oss-bay.
Get out of here
and get a little work.
Come on!
Fwhee-ooohh.
Strike two!
(umpire) You're out!
Well, that's the ball game.
That Robinson sure had
a good day, didn't he?
Sure did!
(man) Robinson!
Robinson, can I see you?
I'm Clyde Sukeforth...
of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
I'd like to talk for a minute.
What about?
About you.
Branch Rickey
would like to see you.
He would?
Do you think you could
get away for a day?
I guess so.
Good... I'll take care
of the tickets.
Now you meet me
at the Union Station
at 7 o'clock.
The New York gate.
Is that okay?
Sure... that's great.
(Ernie) Hey, who's your friend?
Scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Signed me for the
New York Yankees.
Were gonna give me a bonus
to pitch for the Red Sox.
And then his keeper came.
Some guys think they're funny.
Yeah, you can say that again.
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tap
ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tap.
Yes?
(Clyde) Robinson!
Clyde Sukeforth.
Sukeforth?
Ta-ta-ta-ta-tap.
Robinson, is that you in there?
Coming!
I don't understand
this, Robinson!
Don't you have a good mind?
Or are you playing coy?
I waited for you till
I missed the train.
What's the idea?
You don't mean you're really
with the Dodgers?
Whaoooooo...
You got a girl, Jackie?
Well, uh, I don't know.
What do you mean,
you don't know?
Traveling around all the time,
and not writing
as often as I should...
Good, you'll need one.
Do you know why
we brought you here?
No, sir... not exactly.
I heard you were starting
a colored ball team.
Is that it?
No, you were
brought here to play
with the Brooklyn organization.
Montreal, to start with.
Me?
Play for Montreal?
I want to win pennants
and we need ballplayers.
The war set us back a little.
So, three years ago,
the Brooklyn Dodger management
decided to scout
untapped sources of supply...
Mexico, Cuba, all the
Latin American countries,
and our own country too.
That right, Clyde?
From coast to coast.
Yes... for players
who can help us win.
Many of the men
we saw were good.
Some had great promise...
Like you.
Do you think
you can do it, Jackie?
Make good in organized baseball?
If I got the chance.
There's more here
than just playing.
I wish it just meant runs
and hits and errors...
The things you can see
in a box score.
Heh... a box score.
You know, a box score is
really democratic, Jackie.
It doesn't say how big you are
or how your father
voted in the last election,
or what church you attend.
It just tells you
what kind of a ballplayer
you were that day.
Well, isn't that what counts?
It's all that ought to count.
And maybe someday
it's all that will count.
That's why we brought you here.
I want to see if we can make
a start in that direction.
It'll take a lot of courage.
Yeah... it sure will.
It might take more courage
for the organization
than for you, Jackie.
Have you thought of that?
I haven't thought of anything.
It's all so sudden...
Kind of hits me
straight between the eyes.
Just relax, boy.
There's plenty of time.
Pull up a chair...
Make yourself comfortable.
Thanks.
We're tackling
something big here, Jackie.
If we fail, no one
will try again for 20 years.
But if we succeed...
If we succeed, Brooklyn
will win a pennant.
Yes, that too.
But we're dealing
with rights here...
The right of any American
to play baseball...
The American game.
Do you think
he's our boy, Clyde?
Well, he can run, he can hit,
and he can field.
But can he take it?
That, I don't know.
What do you think, Jackie?
Well, I can try.
Think you've got guts enough
to play the game no matter
what happens?
They'll shout insults at you.
They'll come
into you spikes first.
They'll throw at your head.
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