``Whit，it’samagnificentsight——thatbeautifulgreenfieldandthestands。Whatacrowdoffans！Why，Ineversawarealbaseballcrowdbefore。Therearetwentythousandhere。Andthere’sadifferenceinthefeeling。It’ssharper——newtome。It’sbigleaguebaseball。Notasoulinthatcrowdeverheardofyou，but，Ibelieve，tomorrowthewholebaseballworldwillhaveheardofyou。Mr。Morriseyknows。Isawitinhisface。CaptainSpearsknows。Connieknows。I
know。’’
Thensheliftedherfaceand，pullinghimdownwithinreach，shekissedhim。Nantookherhusband’sworkindeadearnest;shegloriedinit，andperhapsshehadasmuchtodowithmakinghimagreatpitcherasanyofus。
TheRubeleftthebox，andIfoundaseatbetweenNanandMilly。Thefieldwasasplendidsight。Thosebleachersmademeglowwithmanagerialsatisfaction。Onthefieldbothteamsprancedanddancedandbouncedaroundinpractice。
InspiteoftheabsolutelylastdegreeofegotismmanifestedbythePhiladelphiaplayers，Icouldnotbutadmiresuchasplendidbodyofmen。