The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
REAL BAsEBALL N JAPAN
MAJ Deyessp New CenteOders Ter worlds
Championship.

YoEoHAMA, Jan. sa.-Who knows hut
that in two or three years the fall games
for the worlds baseball championship
will be played between the Chicago Cubs
and the Toxic KAnda-Kus. or between the
New York HiGhlanders and the SaGaaakt
Giants3 Baseball 10 spreading very fast
In Japan Mr. Tanaka. the baseball reporter
OF the Boch SAtrpbsR. told THE SIN hAse-
ball man the other day that IN few year,
maybe two OF three-basRball would he
the national game in Japan sumo
wrestling, - the pFesena national sport.
but baseball has N on the run.
The game already has progressed FAR
enough over here 20 be diRnined by re-
porter. Of lie oNn. No mere police reporter.
or court reporter. OF dramatic critic. or
COPY reader could report baseball over
here any more than he could at home The
japanese reporters have q system ~ hgure-
for scoring much like we have at home,
and they keep their scores and publish
theta next day when there is a btg game
on-say between keio and Naseda IN
ver~ities the Harvard and Yale Of Japani.
neat morning a. there was in New York
the morning after the Giants and Cubs
hooked up in the famous deeidinE game ~
1905
The Japanese dAIlIe- give IN amount ~
space to The game In season almost equal
TO that given by big league cities. There
have been as many - 1900 persons a. q
single game In Japan. WAseda and keio
draw that many The highest admission
prize IA one yen N cents-Nhils the price
for the poor people 10 - low a. twenty sen -
10 cent?
There are over Q hundred provinces in
Japan. ana each proVinGe has ts baseball
Ieam-al amateurs There are no pro-
s-slSat sSmd se o M cI po,sc ~ sSa
OF three seasons The present players.
being amateurs. do not care to MAY for
To n'S s@cns ne oSsr isnss S fanG for s0 Ss
ssnieT,alnmsn, OF iore.sner. IN 'nnan
developed to form the nucleus for the
coming professional League, and ~ may he
that already charlie Murphy. the Chca 30
ostOpus. has a draft IN for the leading
AZ present there ls only ono grass dis-
mond In Japan. that one being Ia Noko-
the American professional. skin diamonds
The halls and hats for the game here are
al cent from America They don't grasp
over here The game y played by children
a. young AZ years They throw a softer
and lighter bsll about and take to the game
a. readily and naturally ~ American
The japanese consider themselves fully
the equals 81 Amertcan amateurs IN fielding
snd base running. hut aTs wiling 20 confess
thai they are not a. good ia batting or
pitghtug One reason for this latter = they
haxen't the bodily development 81 the
Ameri-Ans haven't the necessary muscle
and strength Of torso 10 be strong IN pitch
ting
American idioma obtain IN the japanese
voca hularv 81 the diamond Baseball -
baseball there i NO Japanese ~ord for IL,
The ptt her - called pitcher. catcher.
catcher and 30 on ~ ball is . A. bail IN
JapAne-e q groundeT a srounder. and =
man steals q base
In short, the japanese have taken 20 the
game a. n 70 the manner born They de-
light In baseball and don't like eric ke'
They have The alert mentality ne~ee@ary
for baseball and were quick TO see that ~
va- the finest and most scientific sport In
the world they Alao have The America n
characteristic 81 doing vel anything wort
doing 50 they play baseball 20 win and
ncIe sam experts