Scavenger Hunt Research Paper

A scout from the a All-American Girls Professional Baseball League saw me practicing and persuaded me to tryout in Chicago in 1942. The league was formed because the men were all off at war and they needed women to play to keep sales going.

World War II impacted baseball much as it did the rest of America; it took away workers and ball players alike. However, although some of the best players enlisted or were drafted into the military, baseball went on. It continued overseas and in America as well. The troops would play baseball whenever they got a chance, much like we read about during the civil war. Many of the most popular players even played on the navy and army’s baseball team (Baseball, 2010). In America, the major league had to find players to fill their empty spots. This ranged from older people long since retired from the game to fifteen-year-olds that should not have been at that level yet. The league even had a pitcher that had one leg. Whatever they could get their

The All American Girl’s Professional Baseball League both challenged and reinforced traditional women’s roles. The AAGPBL only lasted for eleven years, but its effects are not forgotten. Towards the beginnings of the lead, along with the influential leaders, the players were the ones to make it famous. The AAGPBL made women athletics a possibility today and helped America to emerge to why women athletes are necessary. After the men returned from war, the league began to decline and the women were eventually forced back into being housewives and back into the households.

Soon after the war commissioner Bud Selig did a social experiment that changed baseball forever. He introduced the first negro player ever in the National Baseball league. The integration was tough but soon after Jackie was accepted other negro players joined also. This was the player boost that helped the league stabilize its numbers and play increased. Moral was up and the nation was back to normal and recovering from the war. All Americans know the nation was back to normal when FDR threw out opening day pitch and stated “Play Ball” (FDR). This is really when baseball had touched so many

When America entered into World War II, several major league baseball executives started a new professional league with women players. They created a new league in order to maintain baseball in the public eye while the majority of men were away. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. During the league's history, over 600 women played ball. AAGPBL players were recruited from all over the country and Canada through the Cubs’ scouting network (Fidler, 2006). Players’ hitting, catching, fielding, throwing, and running skills were thoroughly evaluated before players were invited to regional tryouts or to sign a contract. Forty-four percent of the players were

The All-American Girls’ Professional Baseball League was founded by Phillip K. Wrigley. It was in existence from 1943-1954, and was started to keep the

Black American men were banned from being able to play professional baseball from the early 1900’s till the late 1940’s. This sparked the creation of what was known as the Negro Leagues. The first successful Negro League was formed in 1920 by Andrew "Rube" Foster (https:// negroleaguebaseball.com), but suspended operations in 1931 due to the financial hardships associated with the Great Depression (Baseball: An Illustrated History, G. Ward, Page 87). As the Great Depression ended and America got closer to WWII, the popularity of the Negro leagues grew. The creation of the Negro National League and the Negro American League represented the two premier Negro leagues in the 1930’s and 1940’s. They were just as organized as their white counterparts. They played a 140 game schedule, had their own all-star games, as well as their own World Series (Baseball: An Illustrated History, G. Ward, Page 247). The Negro leagues flourished during WWII. The white players of the professional teams were being drafted and their

When the topic of baseball comes up in a conversation, what do you think of? The field, a bat, the ball, or amazing plays, crucial games, and game winning performances. What about American history? Does World War II come to mind; most likely not. According to an article called “Food for Thought: Baseball and American History,” John P. Rossi quotes Jacques Barzun saying, “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.” Negro League Baseball can be used to shed light on the historical experience of African American’s in the United States.

In the fall of 1942, Wrigley assigned a three-man team from the Cubs organization to look into developing a professional baseball league for women. His theory

The MLB didn’t start until 1876 with the National league and then they brought in the American league in 1901. The first World Series was held in 1903 with the Boston Americans beating the Pittsburg pirates 5-3. Baseball hasn’t always been glorified as it was though. It experienced rough times in the 1940’s when African Americans weren’t allowed to play in the major league but thanks to Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby, they eliminated the racial discrimination in baseball and outside the baseball world. Baseball has also experienced rough times during the WWII and Vietnam era. During the time of war, players would go and serve in the military and baseball would have to replace them with less talented players. But Upon return, baseball returned to its once prestige self.

Leagues began to be formed and the buildup for the game spread all over. It was known at that time as 'kitten league ball,' which was later shortened to 'kitten ball.' In 1922 the name 'kitten ball' was changed to 'diamond ball.' At different times, the name of the game also would include 'mush ball' and 'pumpkin ball.' It wasn't until 1926 that the term 'softball' was used, when Walter Hakanson of the YMCA of Denver, Colorado conceived of it while attending a meeting in Greeley, Colorado to form the Colorado Amateur Softball Association. There have been many variations of the game over the years as well. As the sport became more popular, leagues formed to help the sport grow. In 1931, an age 75-and-older team was formed, traveling around in suits playing the game, and calling themselves Kids and Kubs. Two years later the first-ever national amateur softball tournament took place in conjunction with Chicago's World's Fair and soon after, the reporter who wrote about the event, Leo Fischer, helped establish the Amateur Softball Association. Over the next seven years it was determined that more than five million players were active in the game. In 1946, the National Fastball League was established and was considered to be the top male fast pitch league to ever be put together. That year also saw the famous Eddie Feigner organize the King and His Court, a

“You can’t always be the strongest or most talented person in the room, but you can be the most comparative.” This was a famous saying from basketball player, Pat Summitt. The early 1990’s was both a great and not so great time for women’s athletics. There were some very athletic women who didn’t get enough credit because they were judged by playing sports; it made them not “attractive.” The NBA approved the proposal to begin the WNBA in June 1997 (Valois). Many important things happened in the 90’s that made the WNBA what it is today.

Major League Baseball is a baseball league exclusively for men, but there is a lack of diversity inside a lot of the baseball team organizations there is a lack of women in the front offices. The Chicago Cubs has never had a woman as vice president but they do have woman, Laura Ricketts, as a co-owner of the team. The Cubs haven’t won a world series in a very long time and I feel for them to become a contender, they must start by reassembling their front office staff. I personally been around a lot of women that had strong knowledge in sports especially baseball. The organization should look for women that have a strong knowledge in managing accounts because a lot of problems with organizations is managing their salary caps, which could be

Believe it or not softball was created by males. People consider it a women’s sport though. Softball was created in 1887 when men joined together in Chicago Farragut baseball club to listen to Harvard vs Yale football game. The inventor of indoor baseball was George Hancock. The reason it was invented it because a Yale supporter threw and boxing glove at a Harvard fan while yell “let’s play ball”. It then became its own sport in 1991. http://softball.isport.com. The first game was played on Thanksgiving. The rules for softball we created in 1889 which was only 2 years after they game was even thought of.

I will occasionally stop by a local rummage sale and see what treasures I can find; yet, the irony is that I am hoping to find something from what no one else wanted. What they are selling is just above throwing in the garbage, but not nice enough for Ebay. When one is to ponder the aspects of a rummage sale happening within the doctrines of the church, a gasp of horror can be heard, yet at the same time perhaps a rummage sale within the church helps authentic Christianity surface once again. In essence, Phyllis Tickle says, “It is the business of any rummage sale first to remove all of the old treasures that belonged to one’s parents so as to get on with the business of keeping house the new way”