Sat, Oct 18, 2003 - Page 18 News List

Hong family making a success of Elephants

DOUBLE PLAY The four brothers who run the Brother Hotel love baseball so much that not only do they play it every week, they also created Taiwan's first profitable team

AP , LUNGTAN, TAIWAN

"Today, if you have fame, much of it depends on your fans," he said. "If you have no fans, you have nothing."

One of the ironies of the team is that the Elephants have been successful without paying the highest salaries in the league. Critics have accused the franchise of being stingy or exploiting players.

But Jui-ho said, "Generally, the other teams' salaries are higher than ours. But their lowest salaries are lower than ours."

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