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Belles of the Ball
Women's softball has come a long way since the Bloomer Girls of Chicago spit their first tobacco
June
1
1940
HERB GRAFFIS
Belles of the Ball
HERB GRAFFIS
June
1
1940
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Belles of the Ball
Women's softball has come a long way since the Bloomer Girls of Chicago spit their first tobacco
June
1
1940
HERB GRAFFIS
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