Baseball , One of the important imports from US., fit for the Japanese national character, and people had been enthusiastic about this sport since the Meiji Era 1890's.
Also, a good suitable method for interactions between Japanese people & Americans.
Many of universities, mostly in Tokyo, tried to invite US baseball teams to have games, wanting to feel the origin of this sport.
In these postcards, the memorial stamps saying
"Commemorative for the Visit of Chicago University Baseball Team , Autumn, Meiji 43 (1910)"
More precisely, the stamp says the chicago team " 来襲 = Rai-shuu ( = came to attack, assault) instead of saying just "visited", which is because they knew the Chicago ( and any other baseball teams from US) was a tough opponent and there was only a slim chance to win, so it seems they added a bit of humor & self‐ridicule to the stamp.
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