Baseball has been given the seal of...
Baseball has been given the seal of approval by the Soviet State Committee for Physical Culture an Sport, in an announcement in which the United States was not mentioned.
“Baseball, a sport that is quite popular in the world and is played by at least 300 million people, is to be cultivated in the U.S.S.R. along with softball and the old Russian game of Lapta,” Tass, the Soviet news agency, said.
“All three games involve the use of a ball and bat and their joint development might prove to be quite effective.
“Apparently, specialists from Cuba and Nicaragua, countries where this game is played and which have performed well at major competitions, will be the first teachers of Soviet baseball players,” Tass said.
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