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DESCRIPTION:As the United States and Japan edged closer to war\, politician
 s in both countries hoped to bring the two countries closer together throu
 gh a shared love of baseball. Baseball stars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig\, to
 gether with future secret agent Moe Berg\, traveled to Japan on a goodwill
  mission. Espionage\, intrigue and attempted murder ensued. Robert K. Fitt
 s\, author of <em>Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball\, Espionage &amp\; Assassinat
 ion during the 1934 Tour of Japan\, </em>discusses the doomed 1934 All Ame
 rican baseball tour\, nationalism and baseball's place in American and Jap
 anese cultural history.\n\nModerated by William W. Kelly\, Professor of An
 thropology and Sumitomo Professor of Japanese Studies\, Yale University\n\
 nFollowed by a book signing reception\n\nTickets: $12\, $8 for Japan Socie
 ty Members\, seniors\, and students\n\nMore information is available here:
 \n\n<a href="http://www.japansociety.org/event/banzai-babe-ruth-baseball-e
 spionage-assassination-during-the-1934-tour-of-japan">http://www.japansoci
 ety.org/event/banzai-babe-ruth-baseball-espionage-assassination-during-the
 -1934-tour-of-japan</a>\n\nTickets may be purchased via the above link or 
 by calling the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258
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SUMMARY:Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball\, Espionage &amp\; Assassination during 
 the 1934 Tour of Japan
URL:/en/events/2012/10/24/banzai-babe-ruth-baseball-espionage-assassinat/
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