"I imagine each team will carry about fourteen men," replied Joe. "That
will give them three pitchers, two catchers, an extra infielder and
outfielder, beside the other members of the team. That ought to be enough
to allow for sickness or accident."

"How much do you fellows expect to get out of it for yourselves?" asked
Reggie.

"That's just a matter of guess work," Joe replied. "I understand that what
is left after all expenses are paid will be divided equally among the
players. On the last World's Trip I think it amounted to about a thousand
dollars apiece. But then again, it may not be a thousand cents. All we
really know is that we'll have a chance to see the world in first-class
style without its actually costing us a dollar."

"Oh, you lucky men!" said Clara, with a sigh. "You can go trotting all
over the world, while we poor girls have to stay at home and look for an
occasional letter from your highnesses--that is, if you deign to write to
us at all."

"I'll guarantee to keep the postman busy," said Jim, fervently.

"Same here," said Joe, emphatically, as his eyes met Mabel's.

"Do you know just what route you'll follow?" Reggie asked.

"Our first stop will be at Hawaii," replied Joe, consulting his letter.
"So that the first game we play outside of the States will still be under
the American flag. We'll see Old Glory again, too, when we strike the
Philippines. But that will come a little later. After we leave Hawaii, we
won't see dry land again until we get to Japan."

"I fancy we'll get some good games there, too," broke in Jim. "Those
little Japs have gone in for the game with a vengeance. Do you remember
the time when their Waseda and Keio University teams came over to this
country? They gave our Princeton and Yale fellows all they could do to
beat them."

"Yes," said Joe, "they're nifty players when it comes to fielding and
they're fleet as jack rabbits on the bases--but they're a little light at
the bat. When it comes to playing before their home crowds they'll be a
pretty stiff proposition."

"Do you take in China at all?" asked Reggie.

"We'll probably stop at Shanghai and Hongkong," replied Joe. "I don't
imagine the Chinks can scrape up any kind of a baseball team, but there
are big foreign colonies at both of those places and they'll turn out in
force to see players from the States. Then after touching at Manila, we'll
go to Australia, taking in all the big towns like Sydney, Melbourne and