The rigid baseball club of the prefectural Kumano High School in Kumano Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, where large numbers of houses collapsed due to landslides, helped clean up damaged houses with volunteers. Under the influence of the damage, while the summer Hiroshima convention is going off until the 17th opening, "I want to help the reconstruction of the town" sweat hard.

Since the record heavy rain hit six days, the whole exercise at the ground has not been done. The Hiroshima convention which was scheduled to be opened on the 7th was also postponed considerably. Nonetheless, Captain Mizuki Kado (18) said "I will do what I can do now" and will encourage volunteers from the 10th.

From the morning on the 11th, eight people close to half of the members and director Yoshinori Sasaki visited a private house of Kumano cho Shinjin 3-chome with other students. A nearby river was flooded, and temporarily scooped up the earth and sand which was as high as the waist, and removed it on a bucket or a dolly and removed it.

Mr. Odawara Tomohiro Tomohiro (45), an office worker living in this house, said, "I felt gratitude of the appreciation of the young power, I am refreshing."

The first game at the Hiroshima Games is Budo Battle of 20th. The entire practice begins prospect does not stand up, but provided each continue to like the practice swing and strength training. "I want to play as precious as I can have a good report on the town in Kumano though I'm pretend to be playing," adding 100th captain. (Harada Yuuo)