Original sentence: Born in South Bank, a hardscrabble community outside Middlesbrough proper, he played in local leagues before he signed professional forms for Middlesbrough on 17 September 1936 at the age of 18
Edited sentence: Born in South Bank, an industrial community outside Middlesbrough proper, he played in local leagues before he signed professional forms for Middlesbrough on 17 September 1936 at the age of 18