Swanson was pretty much fed up with the roles and the types of films that she had to play and told Mack Sennett that she needed a raise. He refused and, in retaliation, Gloria went to Universal Studios and was cast in Baseball Madness which was part of a series of baseball movies. Sennett decided to give Swanson her raise because he was afraid that she might stay with Universal. Swanson enjoyed her work on this film but it was not the type of film that she really wanted to do (which was drama).
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