Blanford Cubs retrospective newspaper article

Description:	In this newspaper article, the reporter and Margaret Gisolo recall 30 years later her participation in the 1928 American Legion Junior Baseball Championship which ended in her team, the Blanford Cub winning the state championship. On their way toward the state championship the defeated team for the county championship, Clinton, claimed the win invalid because a girl was playing on their team. Commissioner of Baseball, Kenesaw Landis, was made to rule on the claim and decided it was not against the rules, however, the following year the rules book was changed so that only boys could play. This event is alluded to in the first section of the article. The rest of the article details Margaret Gisolos performance during the tournament. The picture in the article shows Margaret with her Blanford Cubs teammate shortstop John Marcenko. At the end of the article, the reporter discusses Margarets more recent accomplishments in the area of teaching modern dance at Arizona State University and her success as a tennis player.
Origin:	1958
Source:	http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/mg/id/280
Collection:	Margaret Gisolo
Subjects:	Blanford Cubs (Baseball team) Women baseball players -- Indiana Baseball -- Indiana -- History Baseball players -- 1920-1930: People Sports

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