IT'S CALLED THE "JIM-BUCK BOMB" AND IT'S ONCE HATEFUL...KOSHIEN'S SPECIALTY 'JET BALLOON' IS REVIVED AFTER 6 YEARS

The "jet balloon," the specialty of Koshien, the home ground of the Hanshin Tigers, is back again. It is a revival for six years. The exhibition game between Hanshin and Yomiuri held at Koshien Stadium on Tuesday had many things to see. It was the debut match of Fujikawa Kyuji, the new coach, and Masahiro Tanaka (Rakuten-Yomiuri) who moved to th