Major league baseball revives a century-oldsport in China. On the weekend of March 15, twoAmerican major league baseballteams met in Beijing for two ex-hibition games to show Chinesecrowds just how exciting America"s favoritepastime can be. The San Diego Padres facedthe Los Angeles Dodgers, in front of a nearsellout crowd of 12,224 at the new Olympicvenue. Vendors plied the crowd with hotdogs, peanuts and―in a nod to local tastes―tea, and spectators gamely tried to sing alongto Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Nobodyseemed to mind that the game ended in aninconclusive tie.