Updated Thursday, August 21, 2008 0:00 am TWN, CNA

Red Leaf Cup Little League Invitational opens Aug. 23

TAITUNG, Taiwan -- The five-day 2008 Red Leaf Cup International Little League Baseball Invitational Tournament will begin Aug. 23, organizers said yesterday.

The tournament, held by the Taitung County Sports Development Fund, will pit 34 teams against one another at four baseball diamonds in the eastern Taiwan county. Of the 34 teams, four will be from South Korea, while 11 will be from Taitung County, with the remaining 19 coming from eight other Taiwanese cities and counties.

Conspicuous among the Taitung County teams will be the relaunched Red Leaf (Hongye) team of the namesake elementary school that made history in 1969 by defeating a Little League world champion.

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