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[[underlined]] Ball Game [[/underlined]]

were assigned the teams presented a motley appearance.  Some were in the camp uniform - Middy blouse & bloomers, with blue or red collars, one was in a cotton-gingham-dress tucked up short - & one ^[[insertion]] wore [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] an elaborate fitted bathing suit!  Some had a red or blue ribbon in the hair, & one a blue trimmed hat, & another a red bandana on the arm.
Ignorance of the game, especially in the finer points, was the most noticeable feature, but some of the girls showed an astonishing acquaintance with the game, & an expert play.  A young sculptor from Providence batted like a boy, & and sent the [[image - ink sketch of baseball diamond]] running for bases as the ball flew across the field; while an artist from Cincinnati acted as coach at the bases.  In fact several experienced players had to be called to the bat from a base where they were coaching.
As one was lacking to the complete teams, a young farm boy was asked to umpire.  He demurred fearing there might be quarreling over his decisions, but finally acquiesced.  
The audience sat on the stones at the foot of the