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In Sanford , Florida , the police chief said he would cancel games if Robinson and Wright did not stop training there . Because of this , Robinson was sent back to Daytona Beach .	[ "In Sanford , Florida , the police chief threatened to cancel games if Robinson and Wright did not cease training activities there ; as a result , Robinson was sent back to Daytona Beach ." ]	[ "Simone said she refused to play until her parents were moved back to the front , and that the incident contributed to her later involvement in the civil rights movement ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the description:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
While there , Robinson met an ex-player for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League . The player encouraged Robinson to write the Monarchs and ask for a tryout .	[ "While there , Robinson met an ex-player for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League , who encouraged Robinson to write the Monarchs and ask for a tryout ." ]	[ "Haynes ' own coach , the legendary Zip Gayles , reprimanded him for the showboating display , but it helped draw the attention of the Globetrotters , always on the search for trick ballhandlers ; Langston was invited to play an exhibition game against the Globetrotters in Oklahoma City ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
In the end , more than 200 players wore number 42 , including everyone on the Los Angeles Dodgers , New York Mets , Houston Astros , Philadelphia Phillies , St. Louis Cardinals , Milwaukee Brewers , and Pittsburgh Pirates .	[ "Ultimately , more than 200 players wore number 42 , including the entire rosters of the Los Angeles Dodgers , New York Mets , Houston Astros , Philadelphia Phillies , St. Louis Cardinals , Milwaukee Brewers , and Pittsburgh Pirates ." ]	[ "Lemon has also been a member of the San Diego Chargers , Miami Dolphins , Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
Some Dodger players implied they would sit out rather than play alongside Robinson .	[ "Some Dodger players insinuated they would sit out rather than play alongside Robinson ." ]	[ "Speed also went on a verbal offensive against the team , claiming that they wanted to get rid of both him and Liuzzi ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia description:" }
On Sisler 's advice , Robinson spent hours at a batting tee , learning to hit the ball to right field .	[ "At Sisler 's suggestion , Robinson spent hours at a batting tee , learning to hit the ball to right field ." ]	[ "The pitcher 's mound was not moved back to its present position of 60 f until Young 's fourth season ; he did not wear a glove until his sixth season ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia description:" }
None of the steals of home were double steals ( in which a player stealing home is helped by a player stealing another base at the same time ) .	[ "None of the latter were double steals ( in which a player stealing home is assisted by a player stealing another base at the same time ) ." ]	[ "Because balls hit to or near the shortstop position are usually hit harder than to almost any other base , a shortstop must be extremely agile . On some bunt plays , the shortstop often must make a run to third base so that the third baseman can field the bunt and throw to third base in a fielder 's choice play in...	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
Even with the stands limited to management , Robinson was subjected to racial comments .	[ "Even with the stands limited to management , Robinson was subjected to racial epithets ." ]	[ "Regardless , he took to the ice , and completed the first period without allowing a goal ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
After Robinson 's death , his widow founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation , of which she remains an officer as of 2010 .	[ "After Robinson 's death , his widow founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation , of which she remains an officer as of 2009 ." ]	[ "The school was renamed in honor of Frank Park Samford , chairman of the Board of Trustees and up to that time , the institution 's most generous individual benefactor . ( In addition , there was also a Howard University in Washington , D.C. . )" ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
Robinson received a two-year suspended sentence . The incident â `` along with other possible run-ins between Robinson and police â `` gave Robinson a reputation for getting upset in the face of racial problems .	[ "Robinson received a two-year suspended sentence , but the incident â `` along with other rumored run-ins between Robinson and police â `` gave Robinson a reputation for combativeness in the face of racial antagonism ." ]	[ "Hearst could be hyperbolic in his crime coverage ; one of his early pieces , regarding a `` band of murderers , '' attacked the police for forcing Examiner reporters to do their work for them ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
He was the first black man to openly play in the major leagues since the 1880s . He had a big role in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball .	[ "As the first black man to play in the major leagues since the 1880s , he was instrumental in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball , which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues for six decades ." ]	[ "Black fans began flocking to see the Dodgers when they came to town , abandoning their Negro league teams ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
Robinson was also taunted by opposing teams .	[ "Robinson was also derided by opposing teams ." ]	[ "Speed also went on a verbal offensive against the team , claiming that they wanted to get rid of both him and Liuzzi ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia text:" }
Jewish baseball star Hank Greenberg , who had to deal with racial slurs during his career , also encouraged Robinson .	[ "Jewish baseball star Hank Greenberg , who had to deal with racial epithets during his career , also encouraged Robinson ." ]	[ "Among the crowd was Joe DiMaggio , who was reported to have been infuriated by the spectacle ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
Despite the success of these two Robinsons and other black players , the number of African-American players in Major League Baseball has gone down since the 1970s .	[ "Despite the success of these two Robinsons and other black players , the number of African-American players in Major League Baseball has declined since the 1970s ." ]	[ "Thanks partly to their on-field success and the continental scope of their tours , the Red Stockings established styles in team uniforms and team nicknames that have some currency even in the 21st century ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
Robinson 's Hollywood acting , however , did not sit well with Dodgers co-owner Walter O'Malley . He called Robinson `` Rickey 's prima donna '' .	[ "Robinson 's Hollywood exploits , however , did not sit well with Dodgers co-owner Walter O'Malley , who referred to Robinson as `` Rickey 's prima donna '' ." ]	[ "During a game in 1939 , he did n't show up , causing a rift with Jack Adams ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
In a famous three-hour discussion on August 28 , 1945 , Rickey asked Robinson if he could face the racial hatred without reacting angrily . This was a worry because of Robinson 's past arguments with law enforcement officials at PJC and in the military .	[ "In a famous three-hour exchange on August 28 , 1945 , Rickey asked Robinson if he could face the racial animus without taking the bait and reacting angrily â `` a concern given Robinson 's prior arguments with law enforcement officials at PJC and in the military ." ]	[ "In February 1948 , he signed a $ 12,500 contract ( equal to $ today ) with the Dodgers ; while a significant amount , this was less than Robinson made in the off-season from a vaudeville tour , where he answered pre-set baseball questions , and a speaking tour of the South ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
As a result , Robinson joined a neighborhood gang . However , his friend Carl Anderson made him leave it .	[ "As a result , Robinson joined a neighborhood gang , but his friend Carl Anderson persuaded him to abandon it ." ]	[ "However , in the 2005 film adaptation of the book , it is implied that he is upset that their father was forced to serve in the war and that they are sent away from home as a result ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
The Robinson family lived on a plot with two small houses at 121 Pepper Street in Pasadena .	[ "The extended Robinson family established itself on a residential plot containing two small houses at 121 Pepper Street in Pasadena ." ]	[ "He and Gallagher jointly purchased a house in Syracuse , at 832 Maryland Avenue ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
Robinson 's breaking of the baseball color line and his professional success symbolized these bigger changes and showed that the fight for equality was more than simply a political matter .	[ "Robinson 's breaking of the baseball color line and his professional success symbolized these broader changes and demonstrated that the fight for equality was more than simply a political matter ." ]	[ ", Angle , who originally led the WWF wrestlers , explained that he represented what is great about Americaâ '' he was a winner , and his defection came from his decision to fight along the winning side ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
After the season , Robinson was traded by the Dodgers to the arch-rival New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and $ 35,000 cash .	[ "After the season , Robinson was traded by the Dodgers to the arch-rival New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and $ 35,000 cash ( equal to $ today ) ." ]	[ "Wistert had a short cup of coffee in Major League Baseball , appearing in three games for the Cincinnati Reds between September 11 , 1934 and September 25 , 1934 ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
In the fall of 1946 , following the baseball season , Robinson returned home to California and briefly played professional basketball for the Los Angeles Red Devils .	[ "In the fall of 1946 , following the baseball season , Robinson returned home to California and briefly played professional basketball for the short-lived Los Angeles Red Devils ." ]	[ "Haynes ' own coach , the legendary Zip Gayles , reprimanded him for the showboating display , but it helped draw the attention of the Globetrotters , always on the search for trick ballhandlers ; Langston was invited to play an exhibition game against the Globetrotters in Oklahoma City ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
Robinson was not necessarily the best player in the Negro leagues . Black players Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson were upset when Robinson was selected first .	[ "Robinson was not necessarily the best player in the Negro leagues , and black talents Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson were upset when Robinson was selected first ." ]	[ "Larry Doby ( who broke the color barrier in the American League on July 5 , 1947 ) and Satchel Paige played for the Cleveland Indians , and the Dodgers had three other black players besides Robinson ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
In addition to his improved batting average , Robinson stole 37 bases that season , was second place in the league for both doubles and triples , and had 124 runs batted in with 122 runs scored .	[ "In addition to his improved batting average , Robinson stole 37 bases that season , was second place in the league for both doubles and triples , and registered 124 runs batted in with 122 runs scored ." ]	[ "In his three seasons with the Millers , he appeared in 118 games , recording 33 shutouts with a 1.37 goals against average ( average of goals surrendered in a span of sixty minutes ) ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the description:", "neg": "Represent the description:" }
Before the 1951 season , O'Malley offered Robinson the job of manager of the Montreal Royals starting at the end of Robinson 's playing career .	[ "Before the 1951 season , O'Malley reportedly offered Robinson the job of manager of the Montreal Royals , effective at the end of Robinson 's playing career ." ]	[ "Since the Dodgers organization did not own a spring training facility ( the Dodger-controlled spring training compound in Vero Beach known as `` Dodgertown '' did not open until spring 1948 ) , scheduling was subject to the whim of area localities , several of which turned down any event involving Robinson or John...	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
After a short season , Robinson returned to California in December 1941 . There he tried for a career as running back for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League .	[ "After a short season , Robinson returned to California in December 1941 to pursue a career as running back for the Los Angeles Bulldogs of the Pacific Coast Football League ." ]	[ "Herman M. Hickman ( October 1 , 1911 - April 25 , 1958 ) was a Hall of Fame college football player for the University of Tennessee and later a head football coach for Yale University . He played pro football for the NFL 's Brooklyn Dodgers ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
After colliding with Robinson at first base on one occasion , Greenberg whispered a few words into Robinson 's ear . Robinson later said they were `` words of encouragement . ''	[ "After colliding with Robinson at first base on one occasion , Greenberg whispered a few words into Robinson 's ear , which Robinson later characterized as `` words of encouragement . ''" ]	[ "Sportswriter Dick Young , whom Robinson had described as a `` bigot '' , said , `` If there was one flaw in Jackie , it was the common one ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the description:", "pos": "Represent the text:", "neg": "Represent the text:" }
The Dodgers moved into first place in the National League in late August 1948 for a short time , but they finished third at the end of the season . The Braves went on to win the league title and lose to the Cleveland Indians in the World Series .	[ "The Dodgers briefly moved into first place in the National League in late August 1948 , but they ultimately finished third as the Braves went on to win the league title and lose to the Cleveland Indians in the World Series ." ]	[ "Veeck had hoped that Delsing would go on to score in a one-run Browns victory , but he ended up stranded at third base and the Tigers went on to win the game 6 -- 2 ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia description:" }
He played well for the Monarchs , but Robinson was upset with the experience .	[ "Although he played well for the Monarchs , Robinson was frustrated with the experience ." ]	[ "Speed also went on a verbal offensive against the team , claiming that they wanted to get rid of both him and Liuzzi ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
Seeing that Robinson was good at sports , his older brothers Mack ( himself a good athlete and silver medal winner at the 1936 Summer Olympics ) and Frank inspired Jackie to follow his interest in sports .	[ "Recognizing his athletic talents , Robinson 's older brothers Mack ( himself an accomplished athlete and silver medalist at the 1936 Summer Olympics ) and Frank inspired Jackie to pursue his interest in sports ." ]	[ "Apart from his track and field appearance , Thorpe also played in one of two exhibition baseball games at the 1912 Olympics , which featured two teams composed of U.S. track and field athletes . It was not Thorpe 's first try at baseball , as the public would soon learn ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
Since Robinson had sold exclusive rights to any retirement story to Look magazine two years before . His retirement decision was revealed through the magazine , instead of through the Dodgers organization .	[ "Since Robinson had sold exclusive rights to any retirement story to Look magazine two years previously , his retirement decision was revealed through the magazine , instead of through the Dodgers organization ." ]	[ "Hearst did not know of Bierce 's column and claimed to have pulled Brisbane 's after it ran in a first edition , but the incident would haunt him for the rest of his life and all but destroyed his presidential ambitions ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the text:", "neg": "Represent the text:" }
Since the Dodgers team did not own a spring training complex , the schedule was controlled by the towns in the area . Some of these towns did not allow any event involving Robinson or Johnny Wright , another black player whom Rickey had signed to the Dodgers in January .	[ "Since the Dodgers organization did not own a spring training facility ( the Dodger-controlled spring training compound in Vero Beach known as `` Dodgertown '' did not open until spring 1948 ) , scheduling was subject to the whim of area localities , several of which turned down any event involving Robinson or John...	[ "Before the 1951 season , O'Malley reportedly offered Robinson the job of manager of the Montreal Royals , effective at the end of Robinson 's playing career ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia text:" }
Robinson 's career is generally considered to mark the beginning of the postâ `` `` long ball '' era in baseball , in which a need for power-hitting was replaced with balanced offensive strategies that used footspeed to create runs through baserunning .	[ "Robinson 's career is generally considered to mark the beginning of the postâ `` `` long ball '' era in baseball , in which a reliance on raw power-hitting gave way to balanced offensive strategies that used footspeed to create runs through aggressive baserunning ." ]	[ "The pitcher 's mound was not moved back to its present position of 60 f until Young 's fourth season ; he did not wear a glove until his sixth season ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the text:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
That year , the Dodgers won the National League pennant , but lost in five games to the New York Yankees in the 1949 World Series .	[ "Ultimately , the Dodgers won the National League pennant , but lost in five games to the New York Yankees in the 1949 World Series ." ]	[ "He won 12 games the following season , as the Canadiens again failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
After Stanky was traded to the Boston Braves in March 1948 , Robinson took over second base . There he had a .980 fielding percentage for year ( second in the National League at the position behind Stanky ) .	[ "Following Stanky 's trade to the Boston Braves in March 1948 , Robinson took over second base , where he logged a .980 fielding percentage that year ( second in the National League at the position , fractionally behind Stanky ) ." ]	[ "Beginning his major league career at the relatively advanced age of twenty-eight , he played only ten seasons , all of them for the Brooklyn Dodgers ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
An event at PJC shown Robinson 's impatience with people he felt were racist . This character trait that would come up several times in his life .	[ "An incident at PJC illustrated Robinson 's impatience with authority figures he perceived as racist â `` a character trait that would resurface repeatedly in his life ." ]	[ "Another instance in Dodd 's career foreshadowed the creativity he would use in his coaching career ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the description:", "neg": "Represent the description:" }
Robinson then took an offer from his old friend and pastor Rev. Karl Downs to be the athletic director at Sam Huston College in Austin . The school was part of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at the time .	[ "Robinson then accepted an offer from his old friend and pastor Rev. Karl Downs to be the athletic director at Sam Huston College in Austin , then of the Southwestern Athletic Conference ." ]	[ "Ivory then transferred to Tiffin , a Division II school in Tiffin , Ohio , whose team was coached by Dave Walkosky , a former Washington State assistant coach ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the text:", "pos": "Represent the text:", "neg": "Represent the text:" }
Over ten seasons , he played in six World Series and helped in the Dodgers ' 1955 World Championship .	[ "Over ten seasons , he played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers ' 1955 World Championship ." ]	[ "He then played goal for the Edmonton Oilers in 1974 â `` 75 , ending his professional career with that team ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the description:", "neg": "Represent the description:" }
He also played in the 1945 Negro League All-Star Game ( where he had no hits in five at-bats ) .	[ "He also appeared in the 1945 Negro League All-Star Game , going hitless in five at-bats ." ]	[ "Wistert had a short cup of coffee in Major League Baseball , appearing in three games for the Cincinnati Reds between September 11 , 1934 and September 25 , 1934 ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the sentence:", "neg": "Represent the sentence:" }
Larry Doby ( who broke the color barrier in the American League on July 5 , 1947 ) and Satchel Paige played for the Cleveland Indians . The Dodgers had three other black players besides Robinson .	[ "Larry Doby ( who broke the color barrier in the American League on July 5 , 1947 ) and Satchel Paige played for the Cleveland Indians , and the Dodgers had three other black players besides Robinson ." ]	[ "Robinson was not necessarily the best player in the Negro leagues , and black talents Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson were upset when Robinson was selected first ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia description:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }
On January 25 , 1938 , he was arrested after he argued again his black friend being taken away by police .	[ "On January 25 , 1938 , he was arrested after vocally disputing the detention of a black friend by police ." ]	[ "Simone said she refused to play until her parents were moved back to the front , and that the incident contributed to her later involvement in the civil rights movement ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the sentence:", "pos": "Represent the text:", "neg": "Represent the text:" }
Robinson became the target of rough physical play by opponents ( particularly the Cardinals ) .	[ "Robinson nonetheless became the target of rough physical play by opponents ( particularly the Cardinals ) ." ]	[ "During a game in 1939 , he did n't show up , causing a rift with Jack Adams ." ]	SimpleWiki	{ "query": "Represent the Wikipedia text:", "pos": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:", "neg": "Represent the Wikipedia sentence:" }