Aug. 23, 1969

Taiwan begins its domination of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. It wins the 23rd annual tournament before a crowd of 30,000, which includes thousands of Chinese waving Republic of China flags.

Tsu-Yen Chen, a slender right-hander who struck out 21 in Taiwan's opening-game, nine-inning win over Canada, shuts out Santa Clara, Calif., 5-0. He fans 11, walks two and allows three hits.

This is the first of 10 titles in 13 years for Taiwan.

Mickey Mantle is the color man on ABC-TV's "Wide World of Sports" broadcast of the game.