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Four Local GirlsTo Play Softballgf(oflt;»hiinscWith Chicago TeamAmerica's fastest-^rowiii^ game- -softball—will make its bow under the arc lights Tuesday night, May 10, when the magnificent newequipment at Shewbridge Field is revealed to the public.The park located al 74th at. and*Aberdeen, will be the home of the outlay of $8,000. Additional seat-feminine aggregation representing space lias also been provided tin* Chicago Down Draft Furnace 1° take care ol 6,000 spectators t o. ,mado uo of players from last und the infield has been laid out year's Mine Island team and fromlso that the softball games may blt;(jpihi:hrthtiifathinfot ilt; efewtu-wit nessed by anyone in the P u*k.Despite the name “Softball”, the girls play with a ball only larger than a baseball and just as hard.The pitcher tosses underhand \ Hhterrific 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 official rules allowing the hunt for the first time.the ranks of the Montgomery V-Kights, for the past two seasons winner of the Chicago district fast-pitching crown.The girls play the fust-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 rdght will he against the McCabe Bloomer Cirls, who won HP out of (M) tilts last year and Sunday nightthe lassies will meet the Rival DogFoods.The Down Draft team will include* in its lineup foifr members of last season’s Blue Island club Kvelyn St i ohm, Dorothy Van Ar-kle. Babe Carchem and Arm Dlnetx.The first three hit the ball at a .df0 pace, a remarkable achievement for girls. Others in the lineup include these famous local feminine stars from the Montgomery*: Marion Stachura, Dorot.hv Whipping, Annette Neidly, Marge Brown, (considered the best girl first sackei in the country), Twila Shivelv, Babs Burlak, Helen Donahue, Helen Lang end Nan (Jindele.The last-named is a great trackathlete, too, and holds the world’srecord for the javelin and basketball throws.The equipment at Shewbridge field ranks with the best in the{country and was installed at inItoglt;ellitlastl.hlt;WK.WstorP5toadpiattotostth\\ i WKito\mi“SvviTO PARADE INIn celebration of the arrival of the most talked-of motion picture of the past decade, “Snow W hit* and the Seven Dwarfs,” Friday, May 8, Warner Bros. Capitol theatre* has completed arrangementsfor a huge parade on Thursday, May 7, which is scheduled to wind its way in and out of the main streets of every section of the southwest side from 61st st. on the North and Kedzie on tin* West to127th st. on the South and State st. on the Fast. The entire entourage, including huge reproductions of “Snow White” and the Seven Dwarfs'' each in a separate shin.s
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Blue Island Sun Standard
Blue Island, Illinois, US
Thu, May 05, 1938
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