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July 21, 2014

Intercity Baseball tournament gets under way with 34 teams at Tokyo Dome

Members of 34 corporate teams march at Tokyo Dome during the opening ceremony of the 85th Intercity Baseball Tournament on July 18. (Mainichi)

The 85th Intercity Baseball Tournament got under way at Tokyo Dome on July 18, with 34 teams from across the country vying for the coveted Black Lion Flag.
In a speech at the opening ceremony, Norio Ichino, head of the Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA), expressed his hope that the amateur players would demonstrate the highest-level of baseball during the 12-day tournament.
Kimio Watanabe, captain of the JX-ENEOS team from Yokohama, made a pledge for fair play, saying he and other players would do their best to mark a new chapter in the 85-year history of the Intercity Baseball Tournament.
After the opening ceremony, the championship began with a game between Tokyo Gas and Sendai-based 77 Bank (Shichiju-Shichi Ginko).
 

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