Saturday, June 16, 2012

April, 1945 St. Luke's Monthly Newsletter - Baseball Update

The original post discussing the Easter edition of the Parish Youth Council newsletter concluded with a mention of a secondhand report of an explanation of baseball by a Chinese friend of an American serviceman stationed overseas in 1945.

Since it was hard to read, an enlargement of the relevant paragraphs is here offered.  Remember, "hat" is a typo; "bat" makes sense.


So when the Americans hollered "Batter Out!!" it sounded to the Chinese like crummy pronunciation of whatever Chinese holler when they wish to praise a performer and which is transliterated here as "Ding How!"  Follow that?

Julie

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