The actress and activist also assured worried foreign journalists that the festival hasn't been too strenuous in her condition.

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"Nothing too strenuous", stresses the Kent-born forward, emphasising the need to conserve energy ahead of the biggest competition of her career.

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Nevertheless, Commissioner Kennesaw Landis was sufficiently threatened by the tiny female dynamo that he had her contract voided, stating that baseball was "too strenuous" for women.

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