Amanda could ______ with her brothers on the ball field.

Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden, Iowa, to watch her brother Hank pitch in the championship semi-professional game. Amanda became the umpire.

Baseball's Girl Umpire by Glenna Marra is a(n) ______ text.

As Amanda finished the morning game, she saw two men walking toward her. To her surprise, they were the managers of the semipro teams. They

Amanda’s career as an umpire lasted six years. She called about 50 games each summer and was paid a top fee for the time, $15 to $25 a game. With her earnings, Amanda paid for college, where she

studied _________.

In those early days of baseball, crowds threw bottles at male umpires and shouted insults like “Kill the umpire!” Amanda received the same type of comments and comments such as “Big idiot!", Miss Blind Umpire!!"

Which quote was said by Amanda Clement in the passage?

Check all that apply... Many years later, other women followed in Amanda’s footsteps as umpires. Today, women are referees in professional:

The large crowd watched in disbelief as the 5-foot-10-inch __-year-old took her position behind the pitcher’s mound, where umpires stood. She was about to become the first female paid to umpire a baseball game