Moose Jaw Times-Herald: A mural of memory

Gladys MacDonald, 91, speaks to mural's history during Tourism Moose Jaw fundraiser

Gladys MacDonald, 91, stands in front of the mural,
The Jewels and The Royals, which shows the
history of the Moose Jaw women's softball team
that she played for in the 1940s and 1950s.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

It was just after the Second World War when Gladys MacDonald started playing on Moose Jaw's ladies' softball team.

MacDonald, née Hodgins, played for about 15 years with the 15-player team that went through three name changes - the Royals (1935-1939), Eilers' Jewels (1939-1947) and the Uptown Jewels (1947-1950s).

"I was a racer. I loved to run so I was centre-field. I could race from one field to the other and grab the ball," said MacDonald, who was 18 at the time.

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