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'''Kiyoshi Oshikawa''' (January 1, 1881-March 18, 1944) was a Japanese baseball player, executive and the founder of the first Japanese professional baseball team.
==Early life and education==
Oshikawa was born in [[Sendai, Japan]]. He attended [[Waseda University]]. After college he was in the Japanese military for a year.<ref name= :"b"></ref>
==Baseball Career==
In 1920 Oshikawa, with two former Waseda classmates, founded the first professional baseball team in Japan, the Nihon Athletic Association (日本運動協会). By 1921 there were four teams.<ref></ref> Oshikawa was a star baseball player at Waseba University, and a student of Professor [[Abe Isoo]], known as the father of Japanese college baseball. Oshikawa participated in a 1905 baseball tour of the United States under Abe's leadership. This was the first tour of the U.S. by a Japanese team. The tour had a strong influence on Oshikawa. He adopted the concept of [[North American professional sports league organization #Structure of North American leagues (Franchise and minor league system)|franchise]] for the NAA, claiming a city as its base with exclusive right to play in that city, in a stadium built for the team. Oshikawa was an advocate for baseball and publicly defended the sport, which at the time was viewed as harmful.<ref></ref> The first priority of the NAA was building a stadium, using the American professional baseball model. Oshikawa's first team was made up of former Waseda players with good academic credentials and excellent personalities; his goal was the development of baseball in Japan. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Oshikawa was among the first nine enshrined in the [[Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1959.<ref name= :"a"></ref> He also founded the predecessor of the [[Chunichi Dragons]] and was an executive of the [[Korakuen Eagles]].<ref name= :"b"/>
==Personal==
Oshikawa's father was evangelist [[Masayoshi Oshikawa]] and his brother was [[Shunro Oshikawa]], pioneer science fiction writer. The brothers were teammates on the Waseda baseball team and both were on the 1905 U.S. tour.<ref name= :"a"/>
==References==
[[Category:Japanese baseball people]]
[[Category:Waseda University alumni]]
'''Kiyoshi Oshikawa''' (January 1, 1881-March 18, 1944) was a Japanese baseball player, executive and the founder of the first Japanese professional baseball team.
==Early life and education==
Oshikawa was born in [[Sendai, Japan]]. He attended [[Waseda University]]. After college he was in the Japanese military for a year.<ref name= :"b"></ref>
==Baseball Career==
In 1920 Oshikawa, with two former Waseda classmates, founded the first professional baseball team in Japan, the Nihon Athletic Association (日本運動協会). By 1921 there were four teams.<ref></ref> Oshikawa was a star baseball player at Waseba University, and a student of Professor [[Abe Isoo]], known as the father of Japanese college baseball. Oshikawa participated in a 1905 baseball tour of the United States under Abe's leadership. This was the first tour of the U.S. by a Japanese team. The tour had a strong influence on Oshikawa. He adopted the concept of [[North American professional sports league organization #Structure of North American leagues (Franchise and minor league system)|franchise]] for the NAA, claiming a city as its base with exclusive right to play in that city, in a stadium built for the team. Oshikawa was an advocate for baseball and publicly defended the sport, which at the time was viewed as harmful.<ref></ref> The first priority of the NAA was building a stadium, using the American professional baseball model. Oshikawa's first team was made up of former Waseda players with good academic credentials and excellent personalities; his goal was the development of baseball in Japan. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Oshikawa was among the first nine enshrined in the [[Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1959.<ref name= :"a"></ref> He also founded the predecessor of the [[Chunichi Dragons]] and was an executive of the [[Korakuen Eagles]].<ref name= :"b"/>
==Personal==
Oshikawa's father was evangelist [[Masayoshi Oshikawa]] and his brother was [[Shunro Oshikawa]], pioneer science fiction writer. The brothers were teammates on the Waseda baseball team and both were on the 1905 U.S. tour.<ref name= :"a"/>
==References==
[[Category:Japanese baseball people]]
[[Category:Waseda University alumni]]
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