The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-15
Trip Of University of Chicago
Team Described.
Mainichi Denpo Predicts Pastime Will
secomef National Game in Mika-
dos Kingdom and Promote
Better Feeling.

Chicago. Honorable baseball, Of
al games In the world the most re-
fined, the most highly organized and
the most active" is to become the ma
tiona? game Of Japan
Daily newspapers of the island en-
pire, commenting with enthusiasm up
on the recent visit OF the University
Of Chicago baseball team, declare this,
and then go SO far as to predict that
the mikado and Uncle Sam, hands
clasped as fellow-fans. will never, new
er will utter harsh word except, per-
haps, ut the umpire.
N The Mainichi Denpo, according to
transla ton sent to President Harry
Pratt hudson, OF the University of Chi
cago, by Montgomery Schuyler, charge
d'affaires at Tokyo, and published in
the current University Of Chicago
Magazine, had the following to say on
the subject:
The American peoples own esti-
mate of baseball may not be quite I'M
reasonable II we take into considera-
tion the fact that of all foreign games
adopted by our students baseball is
the most popular and attracts the larg-
est number Of spectators, and that sew
eral international matches have been
held. II baseball makes progress at
this rate in this country, and If we do
not have any new international game,
then baseball will become the national
game. as it is in America.
Without reference to warship
teams or professional teams, the con-
tract Of American and Japanese teams
will, besides promoting the game it.
self, contribute much to a better I'M
derstanding between the two nations.
The University If Chicago team
now visiting this country consists Of
students of good moral standing and
excellent scholarship. They are real
American gentlemen whose amiability
lis an object lesson to our students.
We have been told that in the princi-
pal American colleges students of in
ferior scholarship can not join base
ball team no matter how good players
they may be. Following this example,
our schools have adopted a rule where
by those can not become members of
the representative school teams. It
will thus be seen that the evils that
the enlightened public feared might
attend the game of baseball have been
prevented.
II baseball matches can be held BY
Japanese and American students who
cross the ocean, and If thus the stu
dents of the two countries cultivate
friendship, then international baseball
matches between japanese and Amer
scan students can no longer be regard
ed as sport pure and simple.
We hope that baseball in this coun-
try will make sound progress among
our students and that we may be able
to have more International matches.
1t IS natural to expect in this connec~
tion that the graduates of various
schools will make it easier to have in
ternational matches. America will feel
proud il one Of her national games be-
comes an international game, in which
the japanese nation alone can take
part. Il our people intend to make
baseball an international game, the
American people will extend 70 us
their most cordial support"
The Japanese newspaper paid a
glowing tribute to the exemplary and
sportsmanlike behavior of the Chicago
students.
.'In moments OF excitement" IL said,
every person is liable to lose control
of his temper, ana especially Is this
the case the world over with young
men. But In many occasions of thrill.
ing excitement and close contests the
Chicago team always maintained calm.