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 \nVocabulary Strategy  \nCONTENT-AREA VOCABULARYWords that describe baseballphoto credits COVER:(t)SHOTFILE/Alamy,(b)Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame(see glossary)Library,Cooperstown,NY.I:(c)SHOTFILE/Alamy.2-3:(c)SHOTFILE/Alamy.2:(bl)Swim Ink/CORBIS.3:(bl)Lake County Museum/CORBIS,4:(tc)SHOTFILE/CONTENT STANDARDSAlomy;(t)SHOTFILE/Alamy;(br)CORBI5.5:(tr)CORBIS.6:(b)Racine(Wisconsin)Heritage MuseumArchives.7:(br)Courtesy of the National BaseballSocial StudiesHall of Fame Librory,Cooperstown,NY.8:(tc)SHOTFILE/Alamy;(bi)Bettmann/CORBIS;(t)SHOTFILE/·CultureAlamy.9:(tr)Minnesota Historical Society/CORBIS.  \n10:(tr)Courtesy of the National BaseballHall of FameLibrary,Cooperstown,NY;(br)Wallace Kirkland/TimeLife Pictures/Getty Images.II:(br)Duomo/CORBIS.12:(b)Bettmann/CORBIS.13:(tr)Bettmann/CORBIS.14:(tc)SHOTFILE/Alamy;(bl)Courtesy of the NationalBaseball Hall of Fame Library,Cooperstown,NY;(t)SHOTFILE/Alamy.15:(tr)AP Photo/Gary Sussman.16:(tr)Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of FameWord count:I,609**Library,Cooperstown,NY.I7:(br)Bettmann/CORBIS.  \n18:(t)SHOTFILE/Alamy;(bl)Bettmann/CORBIS;(tc)SHOTFILE/Alamy.19:(t)Bettmann/CORBIS.20:(br),Allen Kee/Newsport/CORBIS.21:(br)Courtesy ofthe National Basebali Hall of Fame Library,Cooperstown,NY.  \n The McGraw-Hill Companies                          \nMacmillanMcGraw-Hill  \nPublished by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill,of McGraw-Hill Education,a division ofThe McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,Two Penn Plaza,New York,New York I0I2I.  \nCopyright C by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.All rights reserved.No part of this publicationmay be reproduced or distributed in any formor by any means,or stored in a database orretrieval system,without the prior writfen consenf of The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,including,but not limited to,network storage or transmission,or broadcast for distancelearning.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n234567890261009080706  \n**The total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only.Numerals and words in captions,labels,diagrams,charts,and sidebars are not included.  \nThe Only  \nGame in Town  \nby Stephanie Cohen  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction…………………………………  \n……………………………………2  \nChapter 1  \nA Brand New League..  \n……………………4  \nChapter 2  \nPlay Ball!……………………………  \n……………8  \nChapter 3  \nMost Valuable Players..  \n……………14  \nChapter 4  \nThe End of the Game..  \n……………………18  \nConclusion……………………  \n..21  \nGlossary………………………  \n..22  \nIndex……………………  \n……23  \nComprehension Check .  \n………24  \n# Introduction\n\nIn 1941,young men all over the country wereleaving their homes,schools,jobs,and families.Theywere joining the armed services to fight for freedomand their country during World War II.The menleaving the United States to fight in the war wereyoung,fit,and healthy.Many of these men playedbaseball,both professionally and for fun.This leftthe baseball leagues with few players.What couldthey do?  \ne Uncle Sam postersurged men to jointhe war effort.2  \nPhilip Wrigley,the owner of the Chicago Cubsbaseball team,was an idea man,and he was also arich one.He owned Wrigley's Gum.He wanted tohelp America during the war.The factories neededmetal,so he donated the aluminum meant toproduce his gum wrappers to the government.  \nWrigley also began to worry about the fate of hisbaseball team.How could he continue to sell ticketswhen his star players were off fighting the war?Whowas left to play the game America loved?  \nTo help saveelectricity duringthe war,Wrigleyalso tore downhis huge neonWrigley's Gumadvertisement inTimes Square,New York.  \nBrand New League  \nPhilip Wrigley came up with an idea.He wouldstart a women's profession","cbCaijYhqImofxSB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijYhqImofxSB","pdf",2951985,28,"English","# Introduction\n## Chapter 1: A Brand New League\n## Chapter 2: Play Ball!\n## Chapter 3: Most Valuable Players\n## Chapter 4: The End of the Game\n## Conclusion\n## Glossary\n## Index\n## Comprehension Check","[{\"question\":\"Why did baseball leagues have few players in 1941?\",\"answer\":\"Many young men left their homes to join the armed services to fight in World War II, leaving professional and fun baseball with a shortage of players.\"},{\"question\":\"What idea did Philip Wrigley come up with to keep the sport going?\",\"answer\":\"He started a women’s professional softball league so the country could still enjoy sports while men were off fighting.\"},{\"question\":\"How did Wrigley form the women’s league and find players?\",\"answer\":\"He recruited scouts, coaches, and managers from major leagues and held tryouts across the country, inviting women from Canada and the United States.\"}]","The Only Game in Town - by Stephanie Cohen - Introduction | PDF",1790705809,43]