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Famous WomanBaseball Player Tells Of CareerWellsville, Aug*. 14.—Miss Beatrice '‘Jackie Mitchell, Lhc only woman professional baseball player in the world under contract in organized baseball, pi tolled one inning for the Hoiise of David team in Uicir game with Wellsville Friday night. Miss Mitchell is the property of the Chattanooga j i Lookouts in the Southern Assoct-[ ation and is loaned to the House I | of David Chib for the balance of j i the season. \In an interview she slated that : | she first became interested ini I baseball when a small child and J ■lived in adjoining apartments to'! Dozzy Vance, speed ball king of i j the National League. Vance, who ! j at that time was pitching for the ;I Memphis Chicks, took a great In- j j terest in ninu-ycar-old Jackie and j l taught her many things about ■! throwing a baseball. He told her j i slie would be a famous pitcher]; some day and her childish faith in *; this remark has been an import-!I ant facLor in her rise to fame in :! thr. national pastime.| Two years ago while pitching;• for the ChatuncKJga club in an ex- • j hibilion game against the New;\ York Yankees, Jackie succeeded ; in 'striking out both Babe Ruth :I and Lou Gnhrig, home run kings, j \ Miss Mitchell has pitched in the !| Mid Atlantic and Piedmont j : Leagues and as Chatanooga is the j 1 farm for lhc Washington Senators ; j she hopes someday to wear the! Washington uniform. Her great- ;I est ambition is to pitch in a World j | Series. ;Her skill in baseball was not a ;! gift, states her father. Dr. Joe i Mitchell, but rather the result of j ] years of hard work and practice.!: Miss Mitchell Is nine Ice n years : ]old. weighs 132 pounds and pitches •' and bats left handed. \I ^ «I It is a pleasure to meet Miss |Mitchell, a well educated gen Lie- r! woman, typical of ihe old South. ■ She is a graduate of the Edgmonr School for Girls at Chatanooga. When at home she liver, Vhc life of any normal girl, sewing, cooking .swimming, playing tennis and j is even an amateur aviator. She is a comely little blond, very quiet and unassuming in no way affected by lhc fame which is liers.In her unusual career Jackie has earned as much as SoflO a week. Under her present contract xvith lhc House of David Club, she receives SI 000 a month.Mias Mitchell is master of the curved ,ball and uses the submarine doltfbry* Her speed is equal to that of an ordinary man pitcher.
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Times Evening Herald
Olean, New York, US
Mon, Aug 14, 1933
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