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their respective plants, as the games were played on weekends, though an occasional weekday game came (into the picture) from time to time. While it was common practice for men's mill teams to put talented ball players on the local payroll to shore up the strength of their lineup, the girls just played for fun. Despite being one of the better players around the
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