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Dorothy "Dottie" Hunter (January 28, 1916 - August 17, 2005) was a Canadian first basewoman who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1943 season. A member of several hall of fames, Hunter was one of 57 players from Canada to participate in the extinct All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Hunter was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She grew up in a home where sports were considered of vital importance, as her father was a prominent soccer player and coach. She started playing playground games, and played whatever sport the boys were playing baseball, softball or basketball. There were no teams for girls and the boys would let her play with them.
In February 1943, Hunter knew that Philip K. Wrigley had founded a league exclusively for women players. Wrigley, a chewing gum manufacturer and owner of the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball club, materialized his idea as a promotional sideline to maintain interest in baseball during World War II, when more than half of the players in the Major Leagues were in the service. By sending out scouts and setting up try-outs in dozens of major cities, Wrigley attracted hundreds of women from all over United States and Canada who were eager to play in this new professional league. Hunter was interested in the new league and accepted an invitation to a tryout.
Mine sweep my soul, ready to blow
Looks like it's time to give in
My fuse?s blown, beaten and torn
Over the edge, now it begins
You were my detonator
Two as one, falling down
Descending into the unknown
Shut your eyes, look inside
Shocked, but it's too late to leave
Scream for revenge, foaming with rage
Too late for all apologies
You were my detonator
Two as one, falling down
Descending into the unknown
Broken hope, in succession of
Broken words, I had put my faith in you
Stolen truth, so shocked by you
Stolen truth, deception in the extreme
You were my detonator
Two as one, falling down