▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁D ais ies ▁A AG P BL ▁team ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁them ▁a ▁letter . ▁After ▁that , ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁a ▁try out , ▁but ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁grade . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁she ▁tried ▁again ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁new ▁chance ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁B end ▁Blue ▁So x . ▁She ▁tried ▁out ▁at ▁first ▁base ▁and ▁the ▁out field , ▁but ▁South ▁B end ▁manager ▁Karl ▁Win sch ▁saw ▁that ▁she ▁a ▁strong ▁arm ▁and ▁turned ▁her ▁into ▁a ▁pitch er . ▁ ▁Rum sey ▁entered ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁with ▁South ▁B end , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁pitch ing ▁staff ▁that ▁included ▁Jean ▁F aut , ▁L ill ian ▁Far alla , ▁Dor othy ▁Mu eller ▁and ▁Louise ▁Arnold . ▁During ▁the ▁mid season , ▁she ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁the ▁ill - f ated ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁B elles , ▁as ▁the ▁A AG P BL ▁shift ed ▁players ▁as ▁needed ▁to ▁help ▁some ▁teams ▁stay ▁af loat . ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Blue ▁So x ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁play offs . ▁She ▁finished ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁combined ▁ 4 – 8 ▁mark ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 . 5 2 ▁E RA , ▁while ▁pitch ing ▁as ▁a ▁rel ie ver ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁series . ▁South ▁B end ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁league ▁title ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁play offs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9