. The story of Cooperstown . did he limit his friendship to the human race;he knew horses and cows and dogs. He lovedall moods of nature, and faced all kinds ofweather. Hyde Hall, in the first century of its existence^measured the lives of three men, passing fromfather to son, and leaving its traditions to thegreat-grandson of the builder, another GeorgeHyde Clarke, who, in 1915, married Emily BorieRyerson, a daughter of Arthur Ryerson of Chi-cago, a gentleman affectionately remembered asthe host of Ringwood at the head of the lake,and mourned for his untimely death at sea, in theloss
. The story of Cooperstown . did he limit his friendship to the human race;he knew horses and cows and dogs. He lovedall moods of nature, and faced all kinds ofweather. Hyde Hall, in the first century of its existence^measured the lives of three men, passing fromfather to son, and leaving its traditions to thegreat-grandson of the builder, another GeorgeHyde Clarke, who, in 1915, married Emily BorieRyerson, a daughter of Arthur Ryerson of Chi-cago, a gentleman affectionately remembered asthe host of Ringwood at the head of the lake,and mourned for his untimely death at sea, in theloss of the Titanic. Hyde Hall is at its best as the centre of a func-tion, crowded with guests, buzzing with conversa-tion, while the company overflows from the houseto the lawn, presenting a kaleidoscope of color in 246 THE STORY OF COOPERSTOWN the shifting throng that moves to and fro in thespacious foreground of the venerable are those to whom one scene stands out astypical of Hyde Hall in its glory: a brilliant. A Wedding-Day at Hyde autumn afternoon in 1907, the wedding day of thedaughter of the house; a picturesque concourse ofwedding guests upon the lawn before the door-way; a sudden lifting of all eyes to the balconyabove the portico, where the bride appears, cladin her wedding gown, stands radiant, with herbridal bouquet poised aloft, and flings it to thebridesmaids grouped below. CHAPTER XIII THE BIRTHPLACE OF BASE BALL The game of Base Ball was invented and firstplayed in Cooperstown in 1839. Few statementsof historical fact can be supported by the decisionof a commission of experts especially appointedto examine the evidence and render a verdict, butin fixing the origin of Base Ball it is exactly thissolemn form of procedure that has placed thematter beyond doubt. In 1905 a friendly controversy arose, as to theorigin of Base Ball, between A. G. Spalding, formany years famous as a patron of the sport, andHenry Chadwick, fondly known as the Father ofBase Bal
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