tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10879600.post4194669680519232959..comments2020-03-28T10:33:20.226-07:00Comments on Neal's Tales: Jackie MitchellNeal Hellmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063186491787575094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10879600.post-720607877708599792014-07-01T12:28:41.266-07:002014-07-01T12:28:41.266-07:00My aunt Catherine Davis was a baseball pitcher in ...My aunt Catherine Davis was a baseball pitcher in the 1920's and had many articles written about her in the newspapers of the times including This nice newspaper from 1922 (Ironwood Daily Globe, September 29) calls my Great-Aunt Catherine Davis "the best all-around woman [base]ball player in the country". My Grandfather told my father that she also pitched to Babe Ruth in an exhibition game in either the 1920s or 1930s. I will try to verify thisGrateful Secondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866611234014012885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10879600.post-8393261567461281462009-08-28T08:29:34.706-07:002009-08-28T08:29:34.706-07:00Mrs. Boyles' 4th grade class at Moulton Middle...Mrs. Boyles' 4th grade class at Moulton Middle School read the story, "Jackie Mitchell-Strike-out Queen" in their Harcourt reading series. WE LOVED the story and wanted to learn more about Jackie Mitchell. We especially enjoyed the picture of Jackie, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig. Thanks so much for providing this information for us to find!!! <br />Mrs. Boyles and her AWESOME class<br />Aug. 28, 2009Teresa Boyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498663658204566838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10879600.post-51443660674092828262009-06-07T10:23:32.637-07:002009-06-07T10:23:32.637-07:00Joe Engel was a master promoter, known as the &quo...Joe Engel was a master promoter, known as the "Baron of Baloney." He later acknowledged many times that it was a publicity stunt. Quoting Engel: "Bill Slocum, the baseball writer, put it over for me. He and the Babe were great pals and when Babe agreed, Gehrig and Lazzeri good-naturedly followed. Funny thing, the young lady really believed she fanned Ruth and Gehrig on the level and that Lazzeri was glad to settle for a base on balls. Between you and me, she couldn't pitch hay to a cow, but she looked mighty pretty in the regulation league uniform I had made for her, and I had a record attendance that day."<br /><br />Also, I found no contemporary reports that Landis voided Mitchell's contract and banned women from baseball. In fact, in 1952, George M. Trautman, head of the minor leagues, voided the signing of a woman to a Class B contract. If Landis banned women from organized baseball in 1931, why did Trautman have to make a ruling two decades later?Dan O'Brienhttp://rubewaddell.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10879600.post-83140616208850350352009-04-06T21:15:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:15:00.000-07:00I agree. What an interesting story.I agree. What an interesting story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10879600.post-87000440386693769062009-04-06T18:44:00.000-07:002009-04-06T18:44:00.000-07:00Thanks for the nice story. The Yankees' second-ba...Thanks for the nice story. The Yankees' second-baseman was Tony Lazzeri, not Eddie. I had never heard of Jackie Mitchell until she was mentioned tonight on Antiques Roadshow (in Chattanooga), then I googled your page. Someone needs to make a movie out of this.<BR/><BR/>VCCipherdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03962702070652845221noreply@blogger.com