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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
For Johnson, a sociology professor, 1950 was a banner year, marking the summer when the 10-year-old Midwest native became a fan of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league lasted only 11 years (1943-1954), but interest in it was recently revived by the film A League of Their Own . Johnson warmly recalls her own days in the stands and convincingly portrays the importance of the league to young female fans, who often became "Coke girls" to their favorite players, meeting them after every game with a can of soda. Her history alternates excerpts from interviews with 26 of the women who played for the Rockford Peaches and the Fort Wayne Daisies in 1950 with newspaper accounts of that year's championship series between the two teams. Many of the players' recollections have a certain sameness, but the author's enthusiasm for her subject keeps them fresh. Former Peaches catcher Marilyn Jones contends that management insisted on the women being feminine because fans "wanted to see a bunch of girls that acted like girls, and looked like girls and played like boys." Several players were shocked to learn that they were expected to play in skirts and attend "charm school" to learn how to be more graceful; one woman claims "I learned how to be graceful by playing ball out in the pasture, side-steppin' all the cowpies!"
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
As a girl, Johnson was a devoted fan of the Rockford Peaches, a team in the All-American Girls Baseball League (1943-54) that was featured in the 1992 movie A League of Their Own . This book, a love letter to the league and its players, vividly re-creates what being in the league was like for the players, who were "unconventional before, during and after their ball-playing days." Seven chapters recount the seven games of the exciting 1950 playoff series between the Rockford Peaches and the Fort Wayne Daisies. Each chapter is accompanied by an in-depth player profile and a section dealing with such topics as the league's feminine image; game strategy; the players' upbringings; and life after the league disbanded. Johnson lets us share the players' memories, lest we forget the high caliber of their play. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries.
- Kathy Ruffle, Coll. of New Caledonia Lib., Prince George, British Columbia
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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For Johnson, a sociology professor, 1950 was a banner year, marking the summer when the 10-year-old Midwest native became a fan of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league lasted only 11 years (1943-1954), but interest in it was recently revived by the film A League of Their Own . Johnson warmly recalls her own days in the stands and convincingly portrays the importance of the league to young female fans, who often became "Coke girls" to their favorite players, meeting them after every game with a can of soda. Her history alternates excerpts from interviews with 26 of the women who played for the Rockford Peaches and the Fort Wayne Daisies in 1950 with newspaper accounts of that year's championship series between the two teams. Many of the players' recollections have a certain sameness, but the author's enthusiasm for her subject keeps them fresh. Former Peaches catcher Marilyn Jones contends that management insisted on the women being feminine because fans "wanted to see a bunch of girls that acted like girls, and looked like girls and played like boys." Several players were shocked to learn that they were expected to play in skirts and attend "charm school" to learn how to be more graceful; one woman claims "I learned how to be graceful by playing ball out in the pasture, side-steppin' all the cowpies!"
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
As a girl, Johnson was a devoted fan of the Rockford Peaches, a team in the All-American Girls Baseball League (1943-54) that was featured in the 1992 movie A League of Their Own . This book, a love letter to the league and its players, vividly re-creates what being in the league was like for the players, who were "unconventional before, during and after their ball-playing days." Seven chapters recount the seven games of the exciting 1950 playoff series between the Rockford Peaches and the Fort Wayne Daisies. Each chapter is accompanied by an in-depth player profile and a section dealing with such topics as the league's feminine image; game strategy; the players' upbringings; and life after the league disbanded. Johnson lets us share the players' memories, lest we forget the high caliber of their play. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries.
- Kathy Ruffle, Coll. of New Caledonia Lib., Prince George, British Columbia
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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