Blanford Cubs retrospective newspaper article
| Description: |
This newspaper article marks the 40th anniversary of American Legion baseball. It recounts the 1928 season when Margaret Gisolo and her team the Blanford Cubs made headlines by winning the Indiana state championship. It also recounts the controversy surrounding Margaret and her status of the only girl playing on the team and the decision made by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the National Baseball Commissioner. The article also lists all of the chairmen of Indianas American Legion baseball program. These chairmen are Robert Bushee, Dale Miller, Fred Luecking, Coulter Montgomery, John Adams, George Huish, Arlie Skelton, Steve Kollar, Harold Mumby, Ed Dudek, Richard Yokum, Hermann Wenige, and Ray Smith. |
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| Origin: | circa1966 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mg/id/271 |
| Collection: |
Margaret Gisolo |
| Subjects: |
Blanford Cubs (Baseball team) Women baseball players -- Indiana Baseball players -- 1920-1930 Baseball -- Indiana -- History People Sports |
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