Show Baseball Promoter In Japan Retires TOKIO May 14 AP AP Professor Professor r. r Abe known as the father tather of baseball in Japan after atter more than thirty years spent on the fa faculty faculty faculty fa- fa culty of university and In promoting Americas America's nat national game throughout the Empire has retired from all athletic activities His place at head of the Baseball association has been taken by Pro Professor Takizo Taka- Taka sug sugi It was while completing his education education education edu edu- edu- edu cation at Hartford college Conn Conn that Professor Abe first was bitten bitten bit bit- ten by the baseball germ When he returned to Japan and was is appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed Instructor of English and social science at he be began began began be- be gan a campaign to popularize base bas ball At that time there were few baseballs and bats In Japan Tapan Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor A Abe be brought some from the United States and it was but a short time until the students were hitting em out to each other after school hours He continued his propaganda work and soon the students of ot other other- schools were organizing organizing organizing or or- teams |