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By Travis Lazarczyk tlazarczyk@centralmaine.com Staff Writer

Marcia Adams received tons of applause when she played basketball for the All American Red Heads, a barnstorming women's basketball team. One of the best came in a quiet gymnasium on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

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MAKING HISTORY: The All American Red Heads, a barnstorming womens basketball team, played games against mens teams from around the country for 50 years, from 1936 to 1986. Cony High School graduate Marcia Adams, third from right, was on the team.

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MARCIA ADAMS

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Gallaudet is a school for the deaf. When the students clapped, they did so by raising their hands and twisting their wrists. A silent applause.

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