Baseball Player Who Helped Inspire ‘League Of Their Own’ Hopes To Open A Women’s Baseball Centre To Celebrate 94th Birthday
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etcanada.comMaybelle Blair wants to celebrate her 94th birthday in a big way. The baseball player, who helped inspired the beloved “League Of Their Own” movie starring Tom Hanks, Madonna and Geena Davis, launched a fundraising page hoping to raise money for a Women’s Baseball Center in Illinois.
RELATED: Amazon Studios Greenlights ‘A League Of Their Own’ TV Series The museum will serve as an educational centre for girls and women in baseball in Rockford, Illinois, home of the Rockford Peaches, which was featured in the film.
Blair plans to raise $12,000 CAD. During an appearance on “Good Morning America”, Blair shared her plans, “We want to be able to have a league of our own again, to have a home of our own.
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