The Archive · 1939

Interest in Japan's "Little World

Series" mounted sharply today as Waseda tied Keio in their traditional annual baseball battle forcing a play-off tomorrow. Keio won the tussle yesterday 5-0, but Waseda rallied to-dey to beat Keio 4-3.

Doors of the vast Meiji Shrine baseball stadium will be thrown open at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning to admit fans seven hours before the game begins, while the Japan Broadcasting Corporation will waive its rule of no baseball results on weekdays to report the event.

This is the first time in four years that three games have been required to decide a win in the collegiate base-bali tournament. while it is the first time that Keio and Waseda, traditional rivals, have had to play three games in one season against each other.—Domei.

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