Tobita Suishū

Baseball commentator. Real name Tadayori. Born in Ibaraki Prefecture. After attending Mito Middle School (now Mito First High School), he entered Waseda University, where he was the fifth captain of the university's baseball team. After working as a reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun, he served as the head coach at Waseda from 1920 to 1925 (Taisho 9 to 14). In 1926, he joined the Asahi Shimbun, where he wrote baseball commentaries in a unique, elegant style and preached about spiritual baseball. He had a great influence on high school baseball (prewar it was called middle school baseball) and university baseball players, and was called the father of student baseball. In 1957 (Showa 32), he was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal for his contributions to the baseball world, and in 1960 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

[Junji Kanda]

"Thirty Years of Hot Baseball: The Early History of Japanese Baseball" by Tobita Suishū (Chuko Bunko)

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野球評論家。本名忠順(ただより)。茨城県出身。水戸中学（現水戸一高）を経て早稲田(わせだ)大学入学、同野球部5代目の主将。読売新聞記者を経て1920～25年（大正9～14）まで早大監督。1926年朝日新聞に入社し野球評論に格調高い独特の文体で健筆を振るい、精神野球を説いた。高校野球（戦前は中等学校野球）や大学野球の選手に大きな影響を与え、学生野球の父とよばれた。1957年（昭和32）球界の功労者として紫綬褒章(しじゅほうしょう)を受章、60年野球殿堂入りをしている。

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『飛田穂洲著『熱球三十年――草創期の日本野球史』（中公文庫）』

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