Takemoto 1st female Japanese in Tokyo Big-Six baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Hurler Megumi Takemoto, the first female Japanese player in the history of the Tokyo Big-Six Collegiate Baseball League and a fresher at the University of Tokyo, smiles Nov. 3 while warming up in a bullpen at the city's Jingu Stadium. The university's rookies beat Waseda University rookies 4-0 during the day although Takemoto, 18, did not get a chance to pitch. The other Big Six teams are Keio, Hosei, Meiji and Rikkyo universities.

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