03107nam 2200625Ia 450 991079012420332120230801222434.01-280-68784-397866136647850-8032-4024-4(CKB)2670000000176542(EBL)915518(OCoLC)792741458(SSID)ssj0000632407(PQKBManifestationID)11374460(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632407(PQKBWorkID)10610466(PQKB)10683370(MiAaPQ)EBC915518(Au-PeEL)EBL915518(CaPaEBR)ebr10559299(CaONFJC)MIL366478(EXLCZ)99267000000017654220110707d2012 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBanzai Babe Ruth[electronic resource] baseball, espionage, & assassination during the 1934 tour of Japan /Robert K. FittsLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20121 online resource (366 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8032-2984-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Recurring Japanese Characters; Prologue; Part 1 "When I say I'll do something, I bet my life on it."; Appendix 3. Tour Game Line Scores; Part 2 "Babe Ruth . . . is a great deal more effective Ambassador than I could ever be."; Part 3 "The Japanese are equal to the Americansin strength of spirit."; Part 4 "There will be no war between the United States and Japan."; Part 5 "To hell with Babe Ruth!"; Appendix 1. The All American Touring Party; Appendix 2. Tour Batting and Pitching Statistics; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn November 1934 as the United States and Japan drifted toward war, a team of American League all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed across the Land of the Rising Sun. Hundreds of thousands of fans, many waving Japanese and American flags, welcomed the team with shouts of "Banzai!Banzai, Babe Ruth!" The all-stars stayed for a month, playing 18 games, spawning professional baseball in Japan, and spreading goodwill. Politicians on both sides of the Pacific hoped that the amity generatBaseballUnited StatesHistory20th centuryBaseballJapanHistory20th centurySports and stateUnited StatesCivilizationAmerican influencesUnited StatesForeign relations20th centuryBaseballHistoryBaseballHistorySports and stateCivilizationAmerican influences.796.357Fitts Robert K.1965-1468645MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790124203321Banzai Babe Ruth3679932UNINA