Sports

Sports were a major form of recreation for the Issei and Nisei in the camps. Baseball became the preferred sport for both, although basketball and football were also popular among the Nisei. Organized teams, often consisting of friends from prewar neighborhoods, played each other in highly competitive matches. Other sports, like ping-pong, judo, boxing, badminton, and sumo wrestling were also popular pastimes.

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 2 (January 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-51)

Selected article titles: "Burling Here to Resume Renunciation Hearings" (pp. 1-2), "70 'Resegregated' to Santa Fe Camp" (p. 2), and "Housing Plan Required for West Coast Return" (pp. 2, 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-51/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 10 (March 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-59)

Selected article titles: "Japan Sends New Memo on Exchange of Nationals" (p. 1), "Night Attack Reported on Santa Clara Evacuee" (p. 1), and "Long Beach YWCA Ready to Give Assistance" (p. 3).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 38 (November 16, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-40)

Selected article titles: "Renunciation Bill: Initial Procedures Clarified by Legal Aid" (p. 1), "2 Fires Result from Overheated Coal Stoves" (p. 2), and "Evacuee Property Office: Real Estate Problems Aired for Evacuees" (pp. 2, 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-40/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 20 (July 13, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-25)

Selected article titles: "Denationalization Bill Signed: Legislation Enables Citizens to Renounce US Citizenship" (pp. 1-2), "Colony Irrigation System to Augment Water Supply" (p. 1), and "Leave Clearance: Appeals Board to Consider Cases Filed Before July 14" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-25/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 31 (September 28, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-37)

Selected article titles: "Supervisor Thomas: Circulation of Written Matter Must Be Approved" (pp. 1-2), "Canada Nisei Nearly Mobbed" (p. 1), and "New Teachers Supplement School Staff" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-37/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 9 (March 2, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-58)

Selected article titles: "More Internees to Leave Sunday" (p. 1), "WRA Determined to Close Centers-Myer" (p. 2), and "GI's May Visit Interned Kins" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-58/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 23 (August 3, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-29)

Selected article titles: "Results of Conference with Consul Revealed: Committee Presents Requests" (pp. 1-2), "Block Patrolmen: Newly Organized Body to Assume Duties This Week" (pp. 1-2), "Excavating Crew Makes Progress on Water Canal" (p. 2), and "Statistics of Project Given" (p. 4).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 14 (June 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-21)

Selected article titles: "Residents Pay Solemn Tribute at Final Rites for Okamoto: Outdoor Funeral Attended by 9000" (pp. 1-2), "Further Group Movements to Tule Lake Discontinued" (p. 1), "Jail at 1808 for Drunks, Malfeasance" (p. 2), and "12 Buddhist Priests Added; Initial Sermons on Sunday" (p. 3).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 20 (May 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-69)

Selected article titles: "New Acts of Terrorism Are Disclosed by WRA" (p. 2), "Sugar Allotment Cut Announced" (p. 2), "New Steps Assist House Hunters" (p. 3), and "Employment in April Shows Slight Increase" (p. 4). Page 1 of the edition is missing.

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 22 (June 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-71)

Selected article titles: "36 Leave Tule Lake Center in May; 81 Since January" (p. 1), "May Complete the Irrigation System in June" (p. 1), "Procedure Streamlined: Changes Aid Resettlement of Paroled Enemy Aliens" (p. 2), and "More Sentenced for Violation of Regulations" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-71/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 17 (April 27, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-66)

Selected article titles: "Justice Dept.: 18 Transferred to Crystal City" (p. 1), "April: 14 Relocate from Center" (p. 2), "Jury Clears 3 Accused of Raid on Doi Farm Home" (p. 2), and "News of Former Tuleans in St. Louis Received" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-66/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 16 (June 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-23)

Selected article titles: "Graduation for 120 Seniors on Friday" (p. 1), "Repatriation Requests in Transit to Japan" (PP. 1-2), and "All Meetings, Entertainments Must Be Registered with Police" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-23/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 7 (February 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-56)

Selected article titles: "Dept. of Justice: Status of Renunciants Defined by Rothestein" (pp. 1-2), "WRA Closes Quarters of Hoshi, Hokoku Seinen Dan" (pp. 1-2), "Excludees Now Able to Relocated East and South" (p. 2), and "Contact with Japan Through Red Cross" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-56/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 5 (April 6, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-10)

Selected article titles: "Sentence Nine Draft Evaders" (p. 1), "Duplicate Forms Needed for Repatriation-Records" (p. 1), "Personnel Mess Fire Caused by Overheating" (p. 2), and "Groundwork Laid for Tule Lake Baseball Association" (p. 6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-10/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 3 (January 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-52)

Selected article titles: "Center Farm: Tentative Farm Program Approved by WRA Office" (p. 1), "New Library to Feature Books Sent by Japan" (p. 1), and "Safety Council Appointed to Investigate Accidents" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-52/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 31 (August 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-79)

Selected article titles: "Japan Now Represented in U.S. by Swiss Govt." (pp. 1, 3), "Army Alone Determines Who Can Return--Pratt" (pp. 1-2), "Demonstration Given by Center Fire Dept." (p. 2), and "Safety Council Gives Warning" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-79/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 28 (July 13, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-76)

Selected article titles: "Action of Board of Directors Commended" (p. 1), "'Fiction' Spread Cozzens Claims" (p. 2), "To Give Reward for Information" (p. 2), and "Land Includes Commercial Property, Judge Rules" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-76/

img Judo class (ddr-densho-37-536)

Original WRA caption: Rohwer Relocation Center, McGehee, Arkansas. A Judo class. Classes are held every afternoon and evening at this relocation center.

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img Women playing softball (ddr-densho-37-332)

Original WRA caption: "Manzanar, California. [Unreadable] life goes between work hours for Japanese evacuees living at the Manzanar relocation center. Maye Noma crouches behind the plate as [unreadable] goes to bat in a practice game between members of a Los Angeles softball team which came intact to camp." Part of the WRA caption was covered by …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-332/

img Boxing match (ddr-densho-37-231)

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img Football game flag ceremony (ddr-densho-37-433)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. Presentation of colors before start of football game between Topaz High School and Millard County High School of Fillmore at Topaz Relocation Center.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-433/

img Japanese Americans playing baseball (ddr-densho-37-381)

Original WRA caption: The 1944 league baseball season got under way at the Tule Lake center on April 19. Project Director Ray R. Best tossed out the first ball. Nearly half of the 17,000 residents of the center were present for the opening game.

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img Sumo wrestling (ddr-densho-37-229)

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img Softball game (ddr-densho-37-523)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Saturday afternoon finds a group of boys in the center playing the ever popular game of soft ball.

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img Championship baseball game (ddr-densho-37-324)

Original WRA caption: Championship game between Hillmen and West Sacramento.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-324/