[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4865]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 786--RECOGNIZING THE HISTORY OF WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL 
                          BASEBALL IN INDIANA

  Mr. BRAUN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

                              S. Res. 786

       Whereas the All American Girls Professional Baseball League 
     (referred to as the ``League'') has significant history in 
     Indiana and the History Museum in South Bend holds the 
     largest collection of memorabilia from the League;
       Whereas the League was established during World War II to 
     provide a morale boost and family entertainment to aid in the 
     war effort and gained popularity throughout the 1940s;
       Whereas, in 1943, South Bend, Indiana became the fourth 
     city to have a team competing in the League, the first 
     women's professional baseball league in the history of the 
     United States;
       Whereas South Bend was home to the Blue Sox for all 12 
     years of the existence of the League and the Blue Sox played 
     at Bendix Field and Playland Park in South Bend, Indiana;
       Whereas Fort Wayne was eager to bring a team to the city 
     and the Fort Wayne Daisies debuted in 1945, with games held 
     at North Side High School and later Memorial Park in Fort 
     Wayne;
       Whereas the South Bend Blue Sox were both the League and 
     playoff champions for the 1951 season and were the playoff 
     champions for the 1952 season;
       Whereas the Fort Wayne Daises were the league champions for 
     the 1952, 1953, and 1954 seasons;
       Whereas Dorothy ``Dottie'' Schroeder was the only woman who 
     played all 12 seasons in the League and became a favorite 
     player of fans of the South Bend Blue Sox, the Kenosha 
     Comets, the Fort Wayne Daisies, and the Kalamazoo Lassies;
       Whereas the 1992 American sports comedy-drama film about 
     the League, ``A League of Their Own'' was partially filmed in 
     Indiana and was added to the National Film Registry by the 
     Library of Congress in 2012;
       Whereas scenes from ``A League of Their Own'' of home games 
     of the Rockford Peaches were filmed at League Stadium in 
     Huntingburg, Indiana; and
       Whereas the championship game between Rockford and Racine 
     in ``A League of Their Own'' was filmed at Bosse Field in 
     Evansville, Indiana, which is the third oldest baseball park 
     in the country still in use for professional baseball, behind 
     only Fenway Park and Wrigley Field: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes that Indiana played a significant role in 
     the history of the All American Girls Professional Baseball 
     League during the existence of the league through the 
     successful teams in Indiana: the South Bend Blue Sox and the 
     Fort Wayne Daisies; and
       (2) encourages people throughout Indiana to continue to 
     honor and recognize the history and legacy of women's 
     professional baseball through preservation of memorabilia, 
     facilities, and events that highlight the era of such 
     professional athletes.

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