Wednesday, October 24th: Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan

Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan
Japan Society (333 E. 47th St., Manhattan)
6:30pm
$12 in advance

As the United States and Japan edged closer to war, politicians in both countries hoped to bring the two countries closer together through a shared love of baseball. Baseball stars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, together with future secret agent Moe Berg, traveled to Japan on a goodwill mission. Espionage, intrigue and attempted murder ensued. Robert K. Fitts, author of Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage & Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan, discusses the doomed 1934 All American baseball tour, nationalism and baseball?s place in American and Japanese cultural history.

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Source: http://www.niftynyc.com/2012/10/24/wednesday-october-24th-banzai-babe-ruth-baseball-espionage-assassination-during-the-1934-tour-of-japan/

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