The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-12

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In fact, the trip was a greater sue
cess from the standpoint of sports
manship and in social sense than it
was from the purely athletic viewpoint.
for the Wisconsin team Won only five
out of the nine games played and only
one out of four games with Keio uni
versity.
Courtesy Appeals to Hosts.
The fighting spirit and courteous be-
havior shown by the Wisconsin play
ers on and off the diamond appealed to
a people who are naturally courteous
and who are imbued with the 'Bushida'
spirit Towards the close of the visit
of the Wisconsin players, when the
people of Toxic had discovered what
manner of sportsmen they had in their
midst, they could not do too much to
show their appreciation, and the clos
ing days of the Badgers visit became
one round of fetes, banquets, tea par
ties, and receptions, public and pri-
vate, in their honor.
The games played by the Wisconsin
team in Japan and the results are as
follows:
Sept 22-Keio university, 5; Wis
consin 9 III innings)
Sept 26-AKeio university >; Wiscon-
sin, /. G9 innings.)
Sept. 2S-Tokio Americans. o; Wis
consin, 10.
Sept. 2s.-Tokio Japanese. I; Wis
consin 8.
Oct. 2.-Waseda university 4; Wis
| consin, 7.
Oct 4.-Keio university. 5; Wiscon-
sin 4.
Oct 7.-Waseda university, O.; Wis
consin, s.
Oct. e.-Waseda university 3; Wis
consin Q.
Oct. 12-Keio university, o; Wis
consin s.
Umpire Admits His Error.
The strongest team met by the Bad
gers WAS that of Keio university, at
whose invitation the Wisconsin men
went to Japan The Keio team won
the championship of the islands last
spring and plays the American game
remarkably well, all the players being
axcellent fielders and not bad at the
hat although this is their weakest
point. Their team work is OF the pest
and they play with an indomltaple
fighting spirit which is lacking In most
American college teams.
Despite the showing of the score the
first two games, which were prolonged
70 extra innings would have been Wis
consin victories but for misinterpre-
tation of the rules, fact which UNI
miro Nakano admitted at the close OF
tho series. Of more value than VIC
tories was the fact that, in the race Oh
decisions unfair to themselves, the
Wisconsin players never got sore or
became rOWOy lOWdIOo @iiC
This won for them the admiration OF
the thousands who saw the games anu
made their visit more successful than
tie = had been crowned with clean
sweep of victories
Social Events Best Feature.
| The numerous social events WHICH
u,era arranged for the Wisconsin party
during the closing days Of its visit
ysra the source of much enjoyment
and interest. At every banquet the
nresant friendly international relations
~ the United States and Japan were
touched upon by the speakers me
excellent reception of japanese ousi-
noes men in America was matter OF
comment. and it became evident 10 'he
wisconsin boys that the citizens OF
ro,,,, and Yokohama were in way
reciprocating in kind to them.
One of the prominent social anairs
r.r,ed for the Wisconsin men was
,,,,oheon at the American embassy
on Sent 80. given by barge dAffaires
Tow in the absence Of Ambassador
| ORrien. in honor of Mr.. Cnaries me-