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ABE, Isoo

Father of university baseball (Waseda U.)

Inducted	1959
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Fukuoka
Born	February 4,1865
Died	February 10,1949
Alma Mater	Doshisha University

The professor formed Waseda Nine in 1901. Their American tour in 1905 helped develop baseball in Japan. Organized the Tokyo Big Six League (TBSL), becomingits first president in 1925. Known as father of student baseball in Japan.

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