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League baseball, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the World Series U.S. Semifinal
game Thursday night in South Williamsport, Pa. In 1950, as a self-described tomboy in
Corning, N.Y., Massar convinced Little League officials
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| Sutter County resident Kathryn Johnston Massar, the first girl to play organized Little League baseball, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the World Series U.S. Semifinal game Thursday night in South Williamsport, Pa. In 1950, as a self-described tomboy in Corning, N.Y., Massar convinced Little League officials |
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| Tubby Johnston will be coming to a theater near you, as Disney Studios will begin filming her story in the near future. Tubby has been highlighted in the book written by Lance and Robin Van Auken, "Play Ball! The Story of Little League Baseball." She also appeared in Sports Illustrateds July 15-July 22, 2002 Special Double edition and on the television series, "I've Got A Secret". Tubby's story has appeared in various newspaper articles from around the country, many of which are available for viewing on this site. |
| Tubby Johnston played for the King's Dairy Team in Corning, N.Y., in the summer of 1950. |
| "I first tried out for Little League with my younger brother,Tommy, for the King's Dairy team in Corning, N.Y. I cut my hair short and tucked the rest under my baseball cap. I gave the impression that I was a boy so that I could play baseball. I used the nickname "Tubby", a character from my favorite comic strip,"Little Lulu." "My father always took me out, and we would play baseball. He would throw the ball and I would bat. My father told me that I was pretty good so I went out for the team. My brother didn't think I'd make the team, but I was better than him. Once I was on the team, I talked to the coach in the dugout and told him that I was a girl. He said, " Well, if you're good enough to make the team, you're good enough to stay on the team." "In fact, I was a drawing card for the King's Dairy team, because once they found out that I was a girl, more people came out to see the games. This made little difference to me as I just wanted to play baseball." Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston |
| BREAKING THE BASEBALL BARRIER |