. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ball players,who had come as the best two nines outof the eighty-nine organized on theSystem, to give their friends, associatesand officers the pleasure of witnessingtheir athletic prowess. The south standwas filled with ball fans of all ages and ofboth sexes, except the space reservedfor the members of the executive staff,who were to have a part in the moreformal proceedings of the United Railways had providedsplendid transportation facilities withextra cars to handle the crowds. Theyran specials from both Camden andMount Royal stations
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ball players,who had come as the best two nines outof the eighty-nine organized on theSystem, to give their friends, associatesand officers the pleasure of witnessingtheir athletic prowess. The south standwas filled with ball fans of all ages and ofboth sexes, except the space reservedfor the members of the executive staff,who were to have a part in the moreformal proceedings of the United Railways had providedsplendid transportation facilities withextra cars to handle the crowds. Theyran specials from both Camden andMount Royal stations and the journeyto and from the field was aceomphshedin an expeditious and comfortable manner. A fairer day never graced such anoccasion. It was as clear as a bell,but the sun was neither too glaring forthe players to get their eyes on the ballnor hot enough to make it uncomfortablefor the spectators. A faint breeze blew y .. • r 1 SNAP OF THE CROWD. THE FIELD AND THE GAME FROM THE GR.\NDSTAND THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE. LOADING THE MOTOR BUSSES FORTHE PARADE refreshingly and the towering trees backof the concrete stands murmured a bene-diction on the occasion with the gentle«wish of branches and the rustling ofleaves. To say more of the good spirits of thecrowd would be superfluous. The ac-comparLying pictures vividly tell this partof the story. There were some in thestands who did not know a base hit froman umpire, there were others who askedamusing questions about the functionsof the various players on the field, therewere not a few of the fair sex who prob-ably marveled at the excitement of thosecrazy fans in front and in back of everybody enjoyed the band; ever}^-body enjoyed the setting, with the colorof smiling faces, pretty girls and jollybusiness men out for a holiday; everybod}^enjoyed having our executive officialspresent on so auspicious an occasion;everybody, in fine, caught the exuber-ant and enthusiastic spirit of the after-noon. There wa
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