[KS] Cheering and sports

[Sunjoo Kim]

Dear all,
Has anyone seen the movie "YMCA yagudan" [YMCA baseball team]?  This 
baseball team was organized in 1905 and had won all the games they played, 
even a Japanese team at the end of the movie.  I did not pick up "hwait'ing" 
from chreeing crowds.

Can anyone tell if any part of this movie is based on a true story?  Are 
there any newspaper articles on the introduction of baseball or any other 
sports around this time and Korean responses to them?

Homepage of the movie for your interest:
http://www.yteam.co.kr/

Sun Joo Kim

>From: "JooBai Lee" <jblee6952 at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Korean Studies Discussion List <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
>To: <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
>Subject: [KS] Cheering and sports
>Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 08:59:20 -0500
>
>I wonder if Americans should not simply shoulder the title
>of "Language Polluter Black Belt" with grace and a grin.
>
>No amount of apology can undo the injury, where injury is
>decided.
>
>No amount of justification can do justice, and one has to
>wonder at the need for justification for words that come
>freely from the mouths of those who might demand it.
>
>Fai.TING:  as a word of warm encouragement, not a goading,
>to stand the ground, against the odds, to persevere, and
>keep going.
>
>For this one, Koreans are decidedly adding something
>nice and flavorful to the English language.
>
>And both Korean and English surely gain with this one.
>
>What apology? A pat on the back is more like it.
>
>Isn't reciprocity a part and parcel of global convergence?
>
>I think both dictionaries should bear this one gladly
>with grace and a grin.  We can all do with a few
>extra words of encouragement.
>
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>
>
>Fai.TING and Cheers,
>
>JooBai Lee
>
>12/29/03
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>P.S.  Heard that Korea's Christmas gift to America was
>"Volcano High" (Hwasan Go) 2002, shown on MTV with
>voiceover by Pat Morita and many popular Hip Hop
>stars.  Anyone know what else is around the corner?
>

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