i think in philadelphia, it was largely the result of ben chapman. he had been in trouble before for some remarks he made about jewish people during his time with the yankees. team to give the jackie a hard time and bust them as best he could. it is interesting to me about the comments is they were not only designed to's upset jackie robinson. was in the first month of the season when it was still new. thee was a sense that remarks that the phillies were shouting were not just calling them names but they were suggesting that he was going to give his teammates diseases or rape the wives of the other players. it touched on a nerve that was very sensitive at the time. i think that the ballplayers knew it, ben chapman knew it and it was especially bishops, it area. in other cities, in jackie robinson, it was very well received. doby came along -- i was surprised to learn this, just a few weeks after jackie robinson. much harder time that first year. one of the great things that the owner did is he gave robinson a year in the minor leagues to prepare. dob