Important People
This group of people went off to fight in World War II, leaving baseball teams short.
Who are soldiers?
This vocabulary word means being kind and following the rules when playing sports.
What is sportsmanship?
What is the essay mainly about?
one woman’s experience on a women’s minor league baseball team
This person said, “Just being out there was wonderful to me.”
Who is Fran Russmann?
This word means treating others in a just and equal way, especially in games or competition.
What is fair?
Why did Philip K. Wrigley start a women’s baseball league?
He wanted to keep baseball going after so many male players left to fight in WWII.
This fifth-grade student wrote the contest essay about women in baseball.
Who is Maria Cieslarczyk?
This word describes something unique or different, like seeing girls play baseball at that time.
What is novelty?
Why did the author include quotes from Mrs. Russmann?
To provide the reader with a first-hand account of what it was like to play in the women’s baseball league.
This woman played second base for the Blue Island Dianas and shared her story.
Who is Fran Russmann?
This word means fair and respectful behavior shown by athletes during a game.
What is sportsmanship?
What can be concluded about the experience of the women who played in minor league baseball?
They faced certain challenges male players did not have to face.
This Chicago Cubs owner created a women’s baseball league during World War II.
Who is Philip K. Wrigley?
This word describes an event that becomes important in history, like women playing baseball during World War II.
What is historic?
Based on the information in the second paragraph, what can the reader most likely conclude about Philip K. Wrigley?
Mr. Wrigley cared greatly about the sport of baseball.