See the Fort Wayne Daisies and the Racine Belles train for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Newsreel footage highlighting women's professional baseball in 1951.
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Transcript
[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: That all-American pastime, baseball, brings out the All-American Girl baseball league for spring training at Alexandria, Virginia. Two teams are working out, the Fort Wayne Daisies and the Racine Belles, getting in shape for an opening day double header. Dottie Schroeder is quite confident that her hair won't get in her eyes. And keeping her eye on the ball is catcher, Kate Vonderau. OK, gals, play ball.
Pat Scott has quite a curve, but this one is wide. And Jean Marlowe is willing to wait. Jean bunts it, the squeeze is on. Tiby Eisen slides home with the run and a nicely bruised leg. Better a bruise than long pants, hey, gals? Jo Weaver hits the long ball almost out of the ballpark. Boy, that clears the base paths. An inside the park homer by a whisker.
Pat Scott has quite a curve, but this one is wide. And Jean Marlowe is willing to wait. Jean bunts it, the squeeze is on. Tiby Eisen slides home with the run and a nicely bruised leg. Better a bruise than long pants, hey, gals? Jo Weaver hits the long ball almost out of the ballpark. Boy, that clears the base paths. An inside the park homer by a whisker.