not only tough but silly

thanks to steve for the link to this article about a woman who played for the chattanooga lookouts and, in her only appearance, struck out some players you may have heard of. and then the jerks fired her.

my favorite detail is the quote from the NY daily news at the end: "The Yankees will meet a club here that has a girl pitcher named Jackie Mitchell, who has a swell change of pace and swings a mean lipstick. I suppose that in the next town the Yankees enter they will find a squad that has a female impersonator in left field, a sword swallower at short, and a trained seal behind the plate. Times in the South are not only tough but silly."