Her father worked in a gas station, and when his salary did not stretch far enough, his skill hunting jack rabbits put food on the family table.
Rockford was the winner in Game 1 by a 9–2 score, but Earlene Risinger pitched a 2–0 shutout to lead the Chicks in Game 2, while Dorothy Mueller held off the Peaches on eight hits in the final game, to send Grand Rapids into the finals.