Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
MARVOS lean LUESIVF JAPS
Orientals Give Yankees Many Treats
Before Games.
SPREAD HAS TWENTY COURSES
Mobility OF Islands Assists In show
Ing visitors Good Time and
the Good People ne
the Rest.
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arrival In Japan Wednesday night Wa
Z soda university rendered the Maroons an
elaborate banquet at selyoken. Uyemo, and
welcomed US formally. The reception COM
3 sembled one OF those given by Prof. Stage
and the University Of Chicago 20 q visiting
, foot ball team. known as a purity banquet.
The rivals OF the diamond met and q
friendly feeling was started on the eve Of
the international battles.
Prof. Abe. director Of athletics at Wa
soda, presided. and on behalf Of the uni
versity welcomed the Chicago athletes
and gentlemen" Prof. Takssugi former
classmate Of Mr.. stage in 1890 and Prof.
Tahara gave welcoming addresses in Eng
fish. Also Mr.. watata, editor Of the Ko-
kumn shimbun. the largest japanese
4 newspaper. made q speech entirely in
F. Japanese This proved entertaining and
was in part understood by the Maroons,
i who spent the summer studying the Ian
guage at Chicago
Prof. B1iss Thanks JaDs.
On behalf Of the University Of Chicago
Prof. Bliss and some Of the team replied.
thanking waseda for It's kind invitation
and hospitality, aud expressed the hope
that the University Of Chicago could repay
the courtesies TO the waseda base ball
Z team at Chicago in 1911.
Following the twenty courses OF both
American and Japanese variety the two
teams sang their alma mater, and the old
= Chicago yell drowned out the waseda bat
tie cry, although the new dress suits OF the
Maroons interfered with the vocal efforts.
The men, keeping in mind Prof. Stages
teaming rules. retired at 10 o'clock.
Following waseda's welcome the Ameri-
/. can ambassador. Mr.. Thomas T. OBrien,
received the American collegians at the
legation. The members of the embassy
with their wives and number Of foreign
ers of Yokohama and Toxic, were present,
also Count Okuma, founder of Waseda and
considered the foremost man OF Japan;
President Kamada Of Kelo university, and
a number Of the Japanese nobility. along
with three ball teams After a musical
concert the guests adjourned to the gar
den, where American dainties were served
by the women. Mr.. O'Brien promised to be
with the Maroons at the games.
Practice for Big Games.
Since their arrival the men have spent
most OF their time in practice for the big
games. although rain has interfered con-
siderably with the work. On Friday the
Americans practced at the battlefield at
waseda before 1880 enthusiastic fans. Ev-
cry play Of the Maroons was appreciated
greatly and at every turn tho men were
shot by cameras The Japanese are an
xions 10 obtain pictures and autographs of
the men. All the odd moments of the
Chicago men are taken up either with re-
ceiving visitors, visiting the various Jap
anese parks curio shops. or shopping
on the Gina.
On the eve OF the first battle the mana
gers captains and umpires of each team
were entertained at the Imperial hotel by
the Maroons, and the rules were discussed
and final arrangements were made for all
the games.
The initial game Of the series was post
poned on account OF rain. so Waseda will
be met Tuesday, oct. T. in the first battle
Nevertheless the men were kept busy on
a rule quiz, and base ball was discussed
for two hours. In the afternoon DR.. Spen-
Ger. a former Maroon graduate. received
the boys, and in the evening "Stuffy'
Place gave his colleagues real Japanese
treat the at Uyeno Tsuryura, a swell Jap
Bnese cafe.
Athletes Like "Nilku NRbe."
Move number two found them squatted
around on mats with their individual char,
coal stove before them Chief Guide
"Stuffy' then ordered up. The athletes
treshed most the item. entitled 'nlku nabe,
cooked In ''shoyu," bean sauce; 'okoko,
pickle mixture, was hashed up on th'
sside, and various egg dishes were pre-
pared to the best OF each athletes culinary
abilities. The enormous loads that choy
sticks transported We're remarkable. Aftei
this novel experience the men iourneyet
hetelward, bargaining at svey bazaar
Not to be outdone In the entertaining
line Mr., and Mrs Place Invited the boyi
out 70 their country home at TakinogawJ
for rrlltl
ing american style), and training food
Then the men visited the Government
Peers school and the "Joshi seigekuin" FOL
girls.
arrangements have been completed, to ex
tend the trip in the orient. The next weel
the men will journey further into japan
and visit the temples at Nikko and ate
the International series the Maroons will
leave for southwestern Japan, stopping a
Osaka and Kioko to play waseda uni
Versity in two exhibition games. From
there the men will visit Kobe and EN-
bark for Mol and NagasalSi, and then owe
20 China, probably stopping 70 play a
either Shanghai or Hongkong.
The Maroons viii then go to Manila Cor
ten-day stay as the guests OF Mr.. White
former Maroon graduate. and now hea,
Of the bureau Of education In the Philip
pine islands and also other Americans nov
residing at Manila. About six games Will
be played In the islands with the native
foreign aid navy teams.
After these games some OF the Maroon
viii continue over into Europe while tn
majority will return 10 the states via Yoke
hama and Seattle IN time TO be In sehoo
by January !.
The tentative schedule Is:
Leave Toxic, October % Imperial rail
road.
Visit IN Osaka, 2ith and 18th.
Visit in kyOto, 26th and 9th.
visit Kobe, october Is and g Sail 70
Visit Shanghai. China. November to
Visit AongkOng, November Z and s.
70 10.
Visit Yokohama again December / To
Arrive az Seattle on kamakura Maru
r. *. line December 81
Complete lS,0o0-nliie uip al Chicago abOu
December "a.
Mr.. Nishikawa viii act as chief umpir
for the international series ana will b
assisted on the bases BY Mr. Takata.
bronze trophy has been offered the WHINE
OF each series, the prizes being statues O
japanese ball player IN action Tn
Maroons are keen after these and AVA