A VISITOR FROM BELLEVILLE HIGH On the following afternoon, which chanced to be Tuesday, more boys than before appeared at the recreation grounds for practice.

Mr.Leonard had sent out an urgent call for every one of the numerous candidates to be on hand, since they expected to organize two nines.

They would have a fierce game, in order that he might have an opportunity to watch the actions of every aspirant, and get pointers as to his capacity for filling a gap.
The boys appeared in all sorts of suits, some even hunting up football togs because they had no others handy, and felt that they must make some sort of a show at appearing in uniform.
But the suits would be ready on time, for a local tailor had agreed to make as many as were needed of various sizes, and to have them done with a rush.

Already Mr.Leonard, being furnished with ample funds, had ordered bats and balls, bases, and all manner of necessary adjuncts that go with a well-organized baseball team.

Meanwhile, they must make a virtue of necessity, and do the best they could with the stock in hand.
After some knocking of balls, and catching of flies, the boys were tooled off in two fairly matched nines, and a game was started.