Birmingham News sleeve BN0007577

Starkville, Mississippi / Big splash at Starkville pool / Ernest Desoto / Roxanne Desoto, and Joy Mullen (foreground) and playmates have water fight until life guard squelched play. / (Two little dark-eyed girls) / Little Starkville water nymphs / Sisters Janet and Mary Crecink stick together like l...

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Main Author: Metz, George
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/12636
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Summary:Starkville, Mississippi / Big splash at Starkville pool / Ernest Desoto / Roxanne Desoto, and Joy Mullen (foreground) and playmates have water fight until life guard squelched play. / (Two little dark-eyed girls) / Little Starkville water nymphs / Sisters Janet and Mary Crecink stick together like little ducks. / Starkville "ducklings" have own pool / Mrs. Linda White and Mrs. Dot Leggett watch pool of "little tadpoles." / (This is called T-ball... ball is placed on rubber hose fixed to stand, boy swats ball and hauls ass. Game doesn't have pitcher who pitches, otherwise game played as any other. Starkville has a six-team T-ball league)... for boys 8 through 10. / T-ball popular sport with Starkville youngsters / MIke Thompson, 8, swats strike in unique junior game. / (Same game, except boy is running to first) / Don't know what this picture shows, if anything. BOy running to first is Alex Love, first baseman is Thad Strange, umpire is Sam Love. / [Notes included]