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By Thomas H. Smith |

On July 4, 1930, Dallas hosted the National A.A.U. Track and Field Meet. Dallas resident Mildred “Babe” Didrickson, 17, a member of the Employers Casualty Company team, set world records in the broad jump, the baseball throw, and the javelin throw.

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