Japanese University League Baseball by Huntington Baseball Co.

Made by our friends Huntington Baseball Co from Boston, Mass.  Prior to the establishment of Professional Baseball in Japan for the 1936 season, the University League of Tokyo was considered the highest level of baseball in the country. Even today, with a thriving professional game, there remains an enthusiastic fan base for amateur baseball throughout Japan. Our "American Ball" (as it was typically marked) of the University League is a carefully crafted re-creation, made in the same style that would have been used during by the league during the 1920s and 30s. An era that brought in many teams of US All Stars for exhibition play against the best teams and players in Japan. This style of ball would have been used in those games. The traveling exhibitions were another outlet for the US to promote its national game, and international good will, through sport. Considering the fervor surrounding baseball in Japan at that time, and the fact that it already had deep roots into Japanese cul