Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 94

              Page 4__________ PIONEER_________________August 25, 1943
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SKETCHES
   The next time you so-
called baseball experts en-
gage in an all-out battle
over "super" baseball play-
ers, be sure to give our
"old man of b a s e ball, "
George Takeo Akahoshi, at
least an honorable mention.
   You can't seem to recall
the name? Well, I'll re-
fresh your memory.
   Do you remember the Sac-
ramento Nipopon of 1920
through 1935? Or were you
just an infant? At any
rate, during that decade-
and-half,there was a young
man named George who covered
the short patch and the key-
stone sack like a pro. Our
hero learned his baseball
fundamentals in the sandlots
after his arrival from Japan
when he was  nine.
   His dad was in the hotel
business so George had many
opportunities to receive
tips on how to play base-
ball from boarders who knew
the game. Subsequently,
he joined the Nippons, one
of the first Japanese teams
to be organized in Cali-
fornia. With this fiery
ball-hawk as player-man-
ager, the Nips were consid-
ered a "team to beat" and
were recognized for their
power and  speed.
   It was in 1925 that
George experienced his big-
gest thrill. His team re-
ceived a two-month invita-
tional tour of Japan,under
the auspices of the Osaka
Mainichi,to compete against
the top-notch, baseball or-
ganizations of that country.
On this tour, the Nippons
chalked up 13 victories
against five   defeats.
   A graduate of Heald's
College of Commerce,George
was engaged in the dry
goods business in Sacramen-
to until 1937 when he moved
to southern California.
There, he managed a whole-
sale vegetable market until
evacuation.
   At present, this 42-year-
old issei is employed as a
desk sergeant at the center
police station.   Father of
three children, he still
loves baseball.   In fact,
he plays for the Wakabas,
an A league team. Perhaps
he will be another Lou
Gehrig.  		--Sueo  Sako
johnnie
    presents
              by tsuruta
ROOKIES  MAKE  GOOD
   Sunday,the Deltans,used
two rookies in thumping
the Dusters. Shiro Kawa-
mura, 15-year old second
sacker started and finished
the contest and got two
singles in four times,
while George Aoki, played
left field for five innings,
and smacked a single in
three tries, scoring two
runs. Shiro is the brother
of George, Deltans' first
sacker, and George (Aoki)
is the little brother of
Yorio, rightfielder. These
youngsters looked plenty
good in making their debut
and will no doubt give their
brothers a lot of compete-
tion, especially at the
plate.
   They    are     both    former
players     of the  Skibos,   an
A  league team.
BASEBALL CASUALTY
   Hatsuzo Mimura suffered
lacerations of the mouth
which necessitated seven
stitches to close,and five
broken teeth, when a base-
ball hit him during the re-
cent Mercury-Rambler game
at the 10F field.    Every
week, there are at least
two or three persons get-
ting hit by batted balls.
We've    advised the  fans  to
keep behind the fence a
number of times. The
above incident should prove
why - it could happen to
you.
NISEI   CHAPLAIN
ASSUMES   DUTIES
   CAMP SHELBY, Miss--First
Lieut. Masao Yamada, the
first person of Japanese
ancestry to be commissioned
as chaplain in the US Army
has arrived to assume his
duties with the Japanese
American combat team. He
is from Kealakekua,Hawaii.
SCRAPPERS BOW
TO  RAIDERS,  5-4
   The Scrappers' last in-
ning rally fell short as
they were nosed out by the
Raiders in an A league tus-
sle Monday evening at the
10F diamond.
   Score  by innings:
Scraps       0 1 0 0 3 - 4 4 1
Raiders     4  1 0 0 x - 5 6 3
   BATTS: Scraps-Y.Hira-
no and Y. Otani; Raids--B.
Shiro and H, Hamanishi.
===STANDING===
    A BASEBALL LEAGUE
W	L	Pct.
Motor  Pool	3	0	1.000
Mercuries	4	1	.800
Ramblers	3	3	.500
Scrappers	3	3	.500
Skibos		3	3	.500
Raiders		2	2	.500
Wakabas		2	4	.333
Ko-Nuts		0	4	.000
   *Include games  through
Aug.   23.
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