[100 Years Ago Today] August 18, 1926 – Mystery of the Korea Strait Enters Its Second Week, Yet Students Kept Throwing the Ball

1. On August 18, 1926, in Gyeongseong, the bodies of Yun Sim-deok and Kim U-jin, who were reported to have thrown themselves into the Korea Strait, had still not been recovered after two weeks.
2. A baseball league of four schools – Baejae, Jungang, Hwimun and Gyeongsin – organized by Dong-A Ilbo was in full swing at Gyeongseong Stadium.
3. On August 15 in Daejeon, the northern and southern factions of Hyeongpyeongsa merged and renamed themselves the Joseon Hyeongpyeongsa Jungang Chongbonbu.

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