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media type="google" key="2759570940922602489&hl=en&fs=true" width="400" height="326" __ The Girl’s Baseball League  __ By Clare The Girl’s Baseball League was founded by Philip K. Wrigley, the owner of the Chicago Cubs. He was losing his players for war. Woman had been taking all men’s jobs and he thought woman could play baseball, too. But the president of baseball was going to shut down the program because of the lack of players. President Roosevelt convinced him otherwis May 17, 1943 until May 26, 1943. The team roster came out on the May 27, 1943. The first four professional teams were the Racine Belles, Rockford Peaches, Kenosha Comets, and the South Bend Blue Sox. There are 18 players on a professional team. One of the most remembered players was Dorothy “Dottie” Schroeder. The only girl to play all 12 seasons. She played for the South Bend Blue Sox. She played 7 years with them. She also holds the record for the most games played (1,249) and she was 15 when she stared to play which made her the youngest league player. Before the players could play baseball they had to attend charm school. Charm school taught the players how to walk, talk, eat and dress like a lady. They also had to have a kit with all the stuff that would keep them lady like. The uniforms weren’t the same as the men’s. The girls had to wear skirts to look lady like. The girls did not like wearing this because when they tried to slide to a base the sand and rocks gave them cuts up and down their legs. They called them strawberries. All four teams played the first game on the same day. May 3rd 1943, the South Bend Blue Sox played the Rockford Peaches and the Kenosha Comets played the Racine Belles. The war ended and the All American Girls League struggled. It was becoming a thing of the past and men were once again the stars of baseball. The junior league for girls kept going on though and over the years they changed the rules. They no longer had to wear skirts and the juniors don’t have to go to charm school. Girls are still just the same as boys.

"Women's Baseball during World War II." __Illinois__ __Periodicals Online at Northern Illinois University - (Main Page)__. 13 May 2009 .
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