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PITCH Chair MURIEL PETERS (seated right) said she was
fascinated by the athletic players of the state's players
with no proper equipment, formal institutions and infrastructure:
The Imphal Free Press in its coverage of the press conference
held by Mrs. Peters and MLBI coaches JEFF BRUEGGEMANN
and DAVE PALESE. (Imphal, 5/11/06) |
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Manipur baseball has become very popular and become
a way of life. They have the same level of interest
as the Americans. There were about 200 kids at Imphal
alone: MLBI coach DAVE PALESE in The Statesman.
(Kolkata, 17/11/06)
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No one really knows as to how and when the game originated
in Manipur. Some trace its roots to the time Imphal
was base to American troops during World War 2:
India Today
(New Delhi,11/06.).
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