Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1892 — College Girls Who Play Base-Ball. [ARTICLE]

College Girls Who Play Base-Ball.

Smith College girls are enthusiastic and not unskillful base-ball players. There was a spirited game on the campus the other day between the sophs and freshmen, terminating in a decided victory for the latter. It might seem to ihe professional player that a girl with a long braid of hair hanging down her back and eyeglasses on her classic nose would not be a success at pitching, but her curves were pronounced, and the sophs batted a good deal of air. The sophomores do not indulge in either masks or gloves, and play with great spirit and nerve. Of course the innings are marred by mishaps to gowns, and in the waits for repairs there is a most amicable interchange of pips and hairpins between the opponents.