A Barrier Unbroken Sports Desk

Two big surprises have emerged from the film"42," which deals with Jackie Robinson's breaking major league baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1933, when the Yankees were playing in Washington, Chapman was the chief actor in one of baseball's most turbulen...

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author Robinson, Ray
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 19.05.2013
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Antisemitism
Black athletes
Boseman, Chadwick
Chapman, Ben
Coaches & managers
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Professional baseball
Racism
Robinson, Jackie (1919-72)
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Summary:Two big surprises have emerged from the film"42," which deals with Jackie Robinson's breaking major league baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1933, when the Yankees were playing in Washington, Chapman was the chief actor in one of baseball's most turbulent on-field brawls involving the Senators' Buddy Myer, one of the few Jewish major league players.
ISSN:0362-4331