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ve It Toughiring the 40’s and 50’sJ“We played hurt. We weren't like the Cubs. If we had a sprained ankle, you wrapped it up.”Clara Oonahii®Played on first women’s teamictiied Pressall career, fhe Bellesbers of the rear touring automobile • the Souih Daisies. Ihe ims, spring entucky or d included rig the ball, on how toic man-ish /) taught us sup on and ;r (Dapkus) pitched and ded charm belles fromoks .on our ught it wasdiscovered” he did best: r play, told ield and therest is history, literally. In her rookie year Wolf hit .220 in 89 games, scored 65 runs and had 65 hits, including six doubles, five triples and a league-leading 10 home runs.The following year she batted .273 in 103 games, scored 48 runs, and had 99 hits including 10 doubles, four triples and five home runs.She has a few mementos from her playing days — some pictures, photocopied news clippings — everything else she-donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame when the word went out they were looking for items for the exhibit.What the makers of the film couldn’t get from the research books or from the Hall of Fame were personal accounts, individual memories, or demonstrations from the women who actually played in the league. For that, they needed the women themselves.Donahue was a consultant on the film and Wolf went up to Skokie. 111., for a few days while the cast was rehearsing.“I kind of practiced up before going up there.” said Wolf. *T just played catch with my grandsons and loosened up a bit. I don t think you ever really lose it...”“They really tried hard,” added Donahue. “One day I saw Madonna slide and I thought ‘Oh my God, she’s doing it all wrong and she’s going to break her leg.’” She didn’t.“It was a great experience. At that time we had no idea we were making history, I don’t think any of us gave it a thought ” she said.“I never thought we’d gel back together again,” said Wolf. “I thought once we quitthat was it.And it was, until 1988 when the American Women’s Baseball Association was founded, currently the only organized women’s baseball league in the country.The league, based in Glenview, 111., has three teams and 50 players and one goal: To provide baseball for all women who want to play,” -said Judi Kahn, president of the league.
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Logansport Pharos Tribune
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sun, Jul 12, 1992
Page 13
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