In order to compete for the national title, the league champion in the Unified Competition two years ago, the Shan Hua Primary School in Tainan County, lured eight top players from Taitung. Although they were widely criticized, coach Wang Tsu-tsan would only say it was "all to develop top talent for the nation."
為衛冕全國冠軍，前年聯賽的盟主台南縣善化國小棒球隊從台東市挖角八名好手，雖備受輿論譴責，教練則信誓旦旦說是「為國家培育人才」而為。