,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ghf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bj1 #bjbb,mr4 ,braun submitted the    
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation           
,,resolution  ,recognizing the history  
of women's professional baseball in     
,indiana4  ,whereas the ,all ,american  
,girls ,professional ,baseball ,league  
7referred to as the ,league7 has        
significant history in ,indiana and the 
,history ,museum in ,south ,bend holds  
the largest collection of memorabilia   
from the ,league2 ,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    
#aidjs2 ,whereas1 in #aidc1 ,south      
,bend1 ,indiana became the fourth city  
to have a team competing in the ,league1
 the first women's professional baseball
 league in the history of the ,united   

,states2 ,whereas ,south ,bend was home 
to the ,blue ,sox for all #ab years of  
the existence of the ,league and the    
,blue ,sox played at ,bendix ,field and 
,playland ,park in ,south ,bend1        
,indiana2 ,whereas ,fort ,wayne was     
eager to bring a team to the city and   
the ,fort ,wayne ,daisies debuted in    
#aide1 with games held at ,north ,side  
,high ,school and later ,memorial ,park 
in ,fort ,wayne2 ,whereas the ,south    
,bend ,blue ,sox were both the ,league  
and playoff champions for the #aiea     
season and were the playoff champions   
for the #aieb season2 ,whereas the ,fort
 ,wayne ,daises were the league         
champions for the #aieb1 #aiec1 and     
#aied seasons2 ,whereas ,dorothy ,dottie
 ,schroeder was the only woman who      
played all #ab seasons in the ,league   
and became a favorite player of fans of 
the ,south ,bend ,blue ,sox1 the        
,kenosha ,comets1 the ,fort ,wayne      
,daisies1 and the ,kalamazoo ,lassies2  
,whereas the #aiib ,american sports     

comedy-drama film about the ,league1 ,a 
,league of ,their ,own was partially    
filmed in ,indiana and was added to the 
,national ,film ,registry by the        
,library of ,congress in #bjab2 ,whereas
 scenes from ,a ,league of ,their ,own  
of home games of the ,rockford ,peaches 
were filmed at ,league ,stadium in      
,huntingburg1 ,indiana2 and ,whereas the
 championship game between ,rockford and
 ,racine in ,a ,league of ,their ,own   
was filmed at ,bosse ,field in          
,evansville1 ,indiana1 which is the     
third oldest baseball park in the       
country still in use for professional   
baseball1 behind only ,fenway ,park and 
,wrigley ,field3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 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 ,indiana3 the ,south
 ,bend ,blue ,sox and the ,fort ,wayne  
,daisies2 and  7#b7 encourages people   

throughout ,indiana to continue to honor
 and recognize the history and legacy of
 women's professional baseball through  
preservation of memorabilia1 facilities1
 and events that highlight the era of   
such professional athletes4