a photo of the Philadelphia Bobbies Girls Baseball team as they appeared when they arrived in Japan with Eddie Ainsmith, former Major League catcher and Earl Hampton, Major League pitcher. The tour went bankrupt around the Christmas holidays, according to some because to the poor business acumen of Ainsmith. The girls had their passage paid home by generous persons. Miss Leona Kearns, extreme left, was washed over board and drowned January 21 from the Empress of Asia on the return with two teammates. dated February 9, 1926

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