Rule changes effectively made the league a women’s version of Major League Baseball, as base paths were lengthened, the ball was reduced in size and the underhand pitching motion was replaced by sidearm and eventually overhand techniques. I lived the life,” Ms. Pratt told the Associated Press in 2012. ADIn 1940, Ms. Pratt received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Boston University. ADThe exhibit emerged out of conversations about the All-American league between Spencer and Ms. Pratt, whose suitcase is now part of the Hall’s permanent collection. memories, you live on with them, because baseball is baseball, whether it’s today, or tomorrow or 50 years ago.”AD

Source: Washington Post May 11, 2020 03:11 UTC