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5_ Section 2Thursday, September 28, 1972 THE HERALD■ ——--■--—-—-—------—--------------—------ - ■»— ■ —..... ________. »■Dorothy Always Was A Hall Of FamerMRS. DOROTHY ORTMAN officially was inducted into the Illinois softball hall of fame earlier this month. Unofficially,she’s been there all the time.A fantastic pitching career, spanning 15 seasons, led to the honor she received recently by the Amateur Softball Association. During the ’30s and '40s Dorothy hurled 650 games, winning 90 per cent of them. Among those achievements were second-place finishes by her team in the World Championship.The titles, victories and no-hitter accomplishments didn’t matter much four years ago, however. Over the Labor Dayweekend in 1968 she received word that her only child, Rick, was killed instantly in a freak auto accident. Having lost her husband a few years before that, Rick s tragic end was almost too much to bear.“I think the fact that I’ve been able to compete all my life helped me to keep on going,” says Dorothy. “After a while Icame to and went back to work and so forth.’Dorothy began competing when she was a youngster with an eager-to-dis-appear softball“My brother and dad played semi-pro ball. I’d chase all the balls so they didn’t lose them.”Shagging eventually led her to the mound. She began pitching in earnest in1931 and didn’t stop until 1945. Duringthat time the titles, victories and records flowed from her talented right arm.iDOROTHY ORTMAN
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Roselle Herald
Roselle, Illinois, US
Thu, Sep 28, 1972
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