Word: sungkiang
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...trip through China. In the course of our chat he became interested in an extracurricular activity of mine, which was managing the Shanghai Amateur Baseball Club, the oldest U.S. organization in Shanghai. The club was originally formed in 1865, and it frequently played the Presbyterian Mission at Sungkiang, an all-Chinese team captained by onetime Premier Tang Shao-yi. Early competition was also found in the crews of clipper ships, later from visiting warships of the U.S. Navy, and finally mainly from men in the famed 4th Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps. The Fourth of July was always the big game...
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