Ida Schnall | |
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| Born | August 27, 1889 |
| Died | February 14, 1973 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Ida Schnall (27 August 1889 - 14 February 1973) was the captain of the New York Female Giants baseball team and later a Hollywood actress. [1] [2]
Perhaps the greatest female athlete of her time, Schnall excelled at multiple sports including baseball, swimming, diving and tennis. She was also a fitness instructor and dancer. The 1912 Summer Olympics were opened to female divers and swimmers, but Schnall and other women were barred from participating by James Edward Sullivan of the United States Olympic Committee. [1] [3] [4] In 1915 Schnall was named America's most beautifully formed woman. She died on 14 February 1973 in Los Angeles, California. [5]
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Events from the year 1916 in the United States.
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Ida Schnall, wanted to enter, but Sullivan put the kibosh on it. It wasn't until after he died, in 1914, that the gates to the competition began to open ...
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