æɾə jˈʌŋ ˈeɪdʒ mˈeɪmi wˈʊd "nˈɑːk bˈɜːdz ˌaʊɾəv ðə tɹˈiːz wɪð ɹˈɑːks" ænd plˈeɪd bˈeɪsbɔːl wɪð sˌʌm ʌvðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd bˈɔɪz.
At a young age Mamie would "knock birds out of the trees with rocks" and played baseball with some of the neighborhood boys.