We Are The Ship - 3rd-4th Inning

Read the quote from Ch. 3.

"We had a number of really unsavory characters like Charleston or Jud Wilson to contend with, as well as pitchers who didn't have a problem throwing at us..."

What does the underlined word mean?

• friendly

• socially or morally offensive

• funny, comical

• boring

What does segregated mean?

• To be in competition with someone else

• To bring together two groups of people

• To separate specific racial, religious, or other groups from the general body of society

• Avoiding conflict

What is a fielder in baseball?

• Someone who plays in the outfield

• Someone who doesn't play

• Someone who plays a center field position

• Someone who plays an infield position

Read the quote from Ch. 3.

"We would have to travel several hundred miles without stopping because we couldn't find a place where we we could eat along the way."

What does the narrator mean?

• There weren't any places to eat.

• They didn't have enough money to afford food.

• Many places didn't serve African Americans, even if they had the money.

• They were lost on the road.

Read the quote from Ch. 3

"The minute we arrived, inexplicably, every hotel would be full."

What does the underlined word mean?

• Depressing

• Clarify, or make clear

• Hopeless

• Unexplainably; without reason

African Americans who played in the "Negro League" baseball teams could use the locker rooms at the ballparks they rented.

• True

• False

Read the quote from Ch. 4

"He picked up right where Rube left off. He reorganized the whole Negro National League and bought a team of his own, renaming it Pittsburgh Crawfords."

Who is the narrator referring to?

• Josh Gibson

• Gus Greenlee

• Ted Page

• Bill Robinson

Read the quote from Ch. 4

"It was a powerhouse. Five of those guys wound up in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Man, that team was unbeatable!"

What does the underlined word mean?

• Weak, delicate

• Person, group, team having great energy, strength, or potential for success

• Hilarious

• Big in size

Read the quote from Ch. 4.

"Like Rube Foster, he ran his team like it was a big league ball club. Did you know his team was the first to play night games in professional ball?"

Which owner and team is the narrator referring to?

• Gus Greenlee and the Pittsburgh Crawfords

• J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs

• Abe and Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles

• Alex Pompez and the New York Cubans

What is a generator? (p. 38)

• A machine used to make shirts

• Machines that print tickets

• Machines that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy

• A machine that counts money