1 ▁an ▁ownership ▁deal ▁changed ▁the ▁team ' s ▁major ▁league ▁affili ation , ▁and ▁the ▁Bra ves ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁J ets ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁season . ▁ ▁History ▁Two ▁teams ▁named ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁T ars ▁had ▁played ▁in ▁Jackson ville ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁inc arn ation ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁S ally ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁Class ▁A ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants , ▁the ▁T ars ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁un prof essional ▁out fit , ▁and ▁played ▁mostly ▁losing ▁baseball ▁during ▁their ▁run . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Jackson ville ▁business man ▁Samuel ▁W . ▁Wolf son ▁bought ▁the ▁T ars ▁franch ise , ▁and ▁signed ▁an ▁affili ation ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bra ves ▁( who ▁became ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Bra ves ▁very ▁shortly ▁after ). ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁Bra ves . ▁Wolf son ▁retained ▁manager ▁Ben ▁Ger ag ht y , ▁but ▁little ▁else ▁of ▁the ▁T ars ▁surv ived ▁the ▁transition . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁major ▁changes ▁included ▁integration . ▁Wolf son ▁brought ▁in ▁black ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁Bra ves ' ▁farm ▁system , ▁including ▁H ank ▁A aron , ▁F éli x ▁Mant illa , ▁and ▁Hor ace ▁Gar ner , ▁making ▁Jackson ville ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁integrated ▁teams ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁League . ▁As ▁such