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league sc;^uii opensUIgat for of tesUhasmeisoulFour Local GirlsTo Play SoftballWith Chicago TeamI)America’s fastest-growing game softball—will make its bow under (lie arc lights Tuesday night, May 10, when tin* magnificent new equipment at Shewbridge Field is revealed to the public.The park located at 74th st. and*Aberdeen, will be the home of the | mil lay of $X,()i)0. Additional seat-feminine* aggregation representing big space lias also been provided the Chicago Down lb aft Furnace 1° take cart* ot 0,000 spectators Co. ,mado tin of players from last ari(l the infield lias been laid out year's Mine Island team and from 80 that the softball games may hiChiIpitc balllinet h eI tinnfa ibtin* ing | for tion explt; )zafewwhi tun Atorget elecnewlargstarp.mIhealt;WeKe,|West.,on 1*5(1 to 1 ade prinandto ]to t(. lt herVN illWe*.Racto 1 \ shnort“Sm1 WJ! W lll(the ranks of the Montgomery V-Fights, for the past two seasons winner of the Chicago district last-pitching crown.The girls play the fast-pitching type of softball with the 12-inch ball, and if you don’t think the feminine tossers know how to pitch, field and bat, a visit to any of the games will be a revelation.The opening game Saturday night will be against the McCabe Bloomer (iirls, who won SO out of 00 tilts last year and Sunday night the lassies will meet the Rival DogFoods.I he Down Draft team will include in its lineup foifi* members of last season’s Blue Island club Kvelyn Strohm, Dorothy Van Artie, Babe Rarehem and Arm l’lnctx. The first three hit the ball at a .‘150 pace, a remarkable achievement for girls. Others in the lineup include these famous local feminine stars from the Montgomery-uMarion Stachura, Dorothy Flopping, Annette Neidly, MurgeHiown, (considered the best girl first sacket in the country), TwilaShivelv, Bah« Burlak, Helen Donahue, Helen Rang end Nan (iindele. The last named is a great track athlete, too, and holds the world’s record for the javelin and basketball thrown,llie equipment at Shewbridgefield ranks with the best in the country and was installed at i nIn celebration of the arrival of the most talked-of motion picture of the past decade, “Snow Whiteand the Seven Dwarfs.” Friday, May H, Warner Bros. Capitol theatre* has completed arrangements foi a huge parade on Thursday, May 7, which is scheduled to windits way In and out of the mamstreets of every section of the southwest side from 51st st. on theNorth and Kcdzic on the West to 127th st. on the South and State st. on the Fast. The entire entourage, including huge reproductions of “Snow White” and tin* SevenDwarfs each in a separate shinywitnessed by anyone in the p irk.Despite the name “Softball”, the girls play with a ball only larger than a baseball and just as hard. The pitcher tosses underhand vith terrific speed and the small diamond makes it necessary to field and throw much faster than in baseball. The game will see an innovation this year, with the ofli eial rules allowing the bunt for the first time.TO PARADE IN
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Blue Island Sun Standard
Blue Island, Illinois, US
Thu, May 05, 1938
Page 8
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Robert P.
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