Show JAPANESE ARE IMPRESSED Tokio July 15 All 19 All Japan is showing showing show show- ing Illg a growing interest In 11 baseball which is fast becom becoming ng the tho national Sport of ot tho the countr country Count Okuma the veteran statesman B Baron Bacon ron maor mayor of or and nd others' others equally prominent have thrown the opening balls at a number of ot contests Including IncludIng ing those between tho the nines from Leland Leland Le- Le land Stanford university Cal and the nines from Kelo Keio and Mel MeW 1 universities of ot Japan When hen the Stanford Stanord b boys ys were visiting Osaka governor governor governor gov gov- of the prefecture personally opened the series Governor Is a brother of ot the present foreign minister Baron Makino and Is a a. Yale man He says ho lie was one ot of the first players of ot baseball n In Japan which was played as early as 1886 1585 In Introduced by Americans Amen Ameri cans In tho employ of oC the government Mr names a number of ot tural governors and ministers of ot state as his old olds playmates VAt At Yale he declared I I was an enthusiastic fan tan Baseball is not confined to the uni un- universities of or Japan Jt 2 ere Is no professional professional professional pro pro- league but athletic organizations organizations in various carious parts of the empire L. L have forme and the tho pu public is etl eq- j et-j In support T The Stanford players were greatly Impressed with the skill of ot the Japari Japari- ese esc players and und declared that baseball baseball- although peculiarly an American game Gam Is admirably adapted to the tho Japanese who are arc quick quck In their movements and q quick thinkers on the diamond |