tyruschen
11-26-2003, 11:18 AM
It seems true for me, but....?
Hi, I'm a MLB fan from Taiwan. Recently I found a book named "One Hundred Years of Taiwan Baseball" (in Chinese) and it mentioned (page 34) from 1921 Jan. 8 to 16, An American pro baseball team came to Taiwan to play seven exhibition games with a Taiwan baseball team. And a player's name from this American team is pronounced "RUTH" in Japanese!! (Then Taiwan is Japan's colony)
I check many websites about Ruth and Major League history (in English) but I can't find anything about it. Is it false? I think the newspapers then or Ruth's biography may answer it, but I don't have one....
And in 1934 this time Bambino did go to Japan with lots Major League stars and play exhibition games there. And I also found a book "Rising Sun: Development of Taiwan Basebll" mentioned (page 220) that this team ALSO came to Taiwan and play some games, too.
I also check it, yes, Ruth DID go to Japan, but there's nothing about Ruth to Taiwan, either. Be a Taiwanese MLB fan, I really really want to know the answer of this question: "DID SULTAN OF SWAT EVER COME TO TAIWAN? (in 1921 & 34)"
Maybe I can ask him there.
Hi, I'm a MLB fan from Taiwan. Recently I found a book named "One Hundred Years of Taiwan Baseball" (in Chinese) and it mentioned (page 34) from 1921 Jan. 8 to 16, An American pro baseball team came to Taiwan to play seven exhibition games with a Taiwan baseball team. And a player's name from this American team is pronounced "RUTH" in Japanese!! (Then Taiwan is Japan's colony)
I check many websites about Ruth and Major League history (in English) but I can't find anything about it. Is it false? I think the newspapers then or Ruth's biography may answer it, but I don't have one....
And in 1934 this time Bambino did go to Japan with lots Major League stars and play exhibition games there. And I also found a book "Rising Sun: Development of Taiwan Basebll" mentioned (page 220) that this team ALSO came to Taiwan and play some games, too.
I also check it, yes, Ruth DID go to Japan, but there's nothing about Ruth to Taiwan, either. Be a Taiwanese MLB fan, I really really want to know the answer of this question: "DID SULTAN OF SWAT EVER COME TO TAIWAN? (in 1921 & 34)"
Maybe I can ask him there.