(This is a continuation of last week's column with our report about new Hiroshima Carp manager Marty Brown and his thoughts on the challenge of taking over at the helm of the Central League club which has been a second-division team for the past seven seasons.)

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Brown sat in at the annual draft meeting of college and industrial league players held in Tokyo on Nov. 20 and said he thought the Carp did well, but admits his participation was minimal.