Girls of Summer - Kindle Non-Fiction

Girls of Summer: In Their Own League 
by Lois Browne 

Girls of Summer, Lois Browne is a colorful chronicle of a forgotten league, as recalled by the very women and men who were a part of it all. The idea for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League came from Philip K. Wrigley, the great chewing-gum mogul and owner of the Chicago Cubs, who feared the effect of WWII on the major leagues. The women who answered his recruiters' call came from all over the U.S. and Canada, drawn by the lure of bankable money and an escape from dead-end jobs and one-horse towns. There was Mary "Bonnie" Baker, the well-groomed stylish player who embodied the virtues of the All-American; Alma "Gabby" Ziegler, the great morale booster and captain of the Grand Rapids Chicks; and Dorothy "Kammie" Kamenshek, who was rated the best all-round player in the League. They were all superb athletes, but they also had to be perfect ladies; they had chaperones directing their every move; feminine uniforms that included a knee-length skirt; and "Charm School." Through all this, the All-American was a magnificent success. In its heyday, stadiums packed in fans and players were shipped off to spring training in Cuba and Florida. But it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. falling from favor after the war. By 1954 it had vanished. The All-American League lasted for eleven years, and during that time was transformed from softball to the purest form of baseball.

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