- New York Female Giants
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New York Female Giants was an all woman baseball team from around 1913. In 1913 there were 32 players divided between the red and blue New York Female Giants teams. In 1913 a team member was arrested for selling a program at their game that was held on a Sunday violating the blue laws.[1] Ida Schnall was captain of the team.[2][3]
Team
- Ida Schnall
- Miss McCullum, catcher
- Miss Ryan
External links
- New York Female Giants at the Library of Congress
- New York Female Giants from the Library of Congress at Flickr
References
- ^ "Five Cent Gift is Futile". New York Times. May 27, 1913. http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard_arthur_norton/4126321090/. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ Sharon Ruth Guthrie (1994). Women and sport: interdisciplinary perspectives. http://books.google.com/books?id=EyZsohz8DmsC&pg=PA125&dq=%22Female+Giants%22+baseball&ei=XsQJS_DJI6n0yATHuJzNDw#v=onepage&q=%22Female%20Giants%22%20baseball&f=false. "... however, Ida Schnall, captain of the New York Female Giants baseball club, was prevented from entering the diving events by the previously mentioned, ..."
- ^ Paula D. Welch (2004). History of American physical education and sport. http://books.google.com/books?id=O2ITAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Ida+Schnall%22&dq=%22Ida+Schnall%22&ei=ItcJS5WUDozIyQSR3bXPDw. "Ida Schnall, captain of the New York Female Giants ... Ida Schnall countered in The New York Times, attacking Sullivan's opposition to women's athletic ..."
Categories:- Defunct baseball teams in New York
- Women's baseball teams in the United States
- Baseball teams in New York
- 1910s establishments in the United States
- Baseball team stubs
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