Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
LITTLE BROWN BOYS
WILD OVER BASE BALL
Defeat of the Wisconsins
Strengthens Its Hold With
the Japanese.A

TOXIC. September 2e.--Base ball prob
ably is the topic uppermost in the minds
of a large percentage Of the inhabitants of
this city at the present time. Two games
in the international series between the
University of Wisconsin team and the
japanese college teams have been played.
both with the Keio University team, and
both have resulted in defeat for the Bad
gers In extra inning games. -
In the first game which the Keio team
won, 3 to 2, two extra innings were neces-
sary to decide the result, and the second
game set record for the sport in Japan,
nineteen innings being played, with the
final score to in favor of the swarthy
little Japs. Both games were remarkably
good exhibitions of base ball skill and
fighting spirit, and resulting as they have
in victories for the Japanese college men,
1t is little wonder that a large share of
the populace is base ball mad.
The Wisconsin team, with every disad
vantage on its side. the long sea voyage.
little opportunity to practice on account
of rainy weather, among strangers and
with a japanese umpire offlciating. put
UP a plucky fight in the games played.
and has shown to the Japanese people
that no gutter" spirit for which Wis
consin teams are famous. Although los
ing, IL has won for itself and the un.ver-
sity 1t represents the respect and admira-
ton Of the Japanese people. The Univer-
sity of Wisconsin was known to only
few people here before the arrival of the
Badgers. 1t Is now safe to say that the
majority OF the younger population of
Toxic know of it, and the chances are
that there will be noticeable increase in
Japanese students at Wisconsin I'm the
next few years.
Big Crowd at Opener.
The first game Of the series. which was
played September %, was a big occasion
in the Japanese sporting world, and was
attended by the largest number of people
that has ever turned out for such an
event in this country. Though the game
was not called until go In the Afternoon
all available seats were taken long before
noon, many going to the field as early as
10 O'Clock in the morning.
Mr.. 1chitaro Fukuzawa. president Of the
Keio Athletic Association and the elder
son OF the late President Yukchi Fuku-
zawa, founder Of the Keio University
formally opened the series Of games the
Wisconsin team is Playing here. AS he
stepped to the pitchers box and tossed
across the home plate the first ball. Right
Fielder Mucklestone of the Wisconsin
team swung with all his might at the
horsehide, but missed 1t as etiquette de-
mands. A great cheer was sent up from
the expectant crowd and the first game
was on.
In the first game the Wisconsin team
started out with a rush, making three hits
and two runs before their agile little oppo-
nents could stop them, but i'm the third in
Keio players tied the score. and from that
time on through the eleven innings the
fight put up for the winning run was ex-
celfent. 1t was a contest marred by no
I4,~a Dv.I.
either side. and marked by steady and at
times brilliant playing. Both teams dis
played a determination and spirit that
aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd to
the highest pitch.
Second Game Goes Nineteen Innings
The second game was more remarka-
BILE contest than the first. Lasting
through nineteen innings, which 1t took
over three hours to play. it probably was
the best exhibition of the game that has
ever been given in Japan. 1t was a pitch
ers' battle between Capt. Knight of Wis
consin and Pitcher Sugase of the Keio
fourth inning by the Keio team. the Bad
gers tieing 1t In the seventh. From that
inning on through twelve more 1t was
nip and tuck between the teams for the
deciding run. then when 1t looked as II
the game would have to be called on &C.
count Of darkness one Takahama went to
bat and. with a man on second base. two
men out, and two strikes called on him,
he drove a two-base hit to the extreme
left field so that 1t touched the inside of
the foul line.
1t has rained here considerably since the
arrival OF the Wisconsin team, necessitat-
ing the postponement Of several of the
games scheduled in the series and the
abandonment of practice on several occa-
sions. The rain. however, has not pre-
vented the members of the Wisconsin
party from visiting the many points of
interest about Toxic and being the guests
at dinner and teas Of several of the most
prominent Of Japanese statesmen. Satur-
day evening DR.. Mccarthy and three other
members of the Wisconsin party were en-
tart lined at dinner nv IA RON Cote r.,inia