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A League of Their Own?
The photograph All-Americans in Training at Opa-Locka, Florida is a snapshot from a baseball game of the All-American Girl’s Professional Baseball League. ... Looking closer at the photograph, one can tell that the catcher is holding the ball though it is hidden in her gloved hand. ... The cloud over the plate reflects the same uncertainty of the future of the league.
The All-American Girl’s Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was created in 1943 as a substitute for men’s baseball. ... Wrigley knew that major-league baseball was losing its players to the armed forces. A dark shadow was cast over his team and the league itself, and Wrigley devised a plan. ... Wrigley set up a league of four women’s teams. ... Major-league players were returning and regular men’s baseball was strong again.
Approximate Word count = 657
Approximate Pages = 2.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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