hat for two days kept them in their cabins,
they were favored on the whole by fair weather and at the appointed time
dropped anchor in the harbor of Yokohama.

Now they were on the very threshold of the Oriental world of whose wonders
they had heard and dreamed, and all were on tiptoe with curiosity and
interest.

The sights and scenes were as strange almost as though they were on
another planet. Everything was new to their young blood and unjaded senses
in this "Land of the Rising Sun."

The great city itself, teeming with commerce and busy life, had countless
places of interest, but far more enchanting were the trips they took in
the jinrikishas drawn by tireless coolies which carried them to the little
dreaming, rustic towns with their tiny houses, their quaint pagodas, their
charming gardens and their unhurried life, so different from the feverish,
restless tumult of western lands.

"Really, this seems to be a different world from ours," was Clara's
comment.

"It certainly is vastly different from anything we have in America,"
replied Mabel.

"It's interesting--I'll admit that," said Joe. "Just the same, I like
things the way we have them much better."

"To me these people--or at least a large part of them--seem to lead a
dreamlike existence," was Jim's comment. "They don't seem to belong to the
hurry and bustle of life such as we know it."

"And yet there is noise enough, goodness knows!" answered Clara.

"I think I really prefer the good old U. S. A., don't you know," drawled
Reggie. "There may be society here, but really it's so different from ours
that I shouldn't like to take part in it."

"Yes, there is plenty of noise, but, at the same time, there is a good
deal of calm and quiet," said Joe.

But the calm and quiet that seemed to be prevailing features of Japanese
life were wholly absent from the ball games where the visiting teams met
the nines of Keio and Waseda Universities.

The Giants were to play the first named team, while later on the
All-Americans were slated to tackle the Waseda men.

In the first game the contrast was laughable between the sturdy Giant
players and their diminutive opponents.

"What are we playing against?" laughed Larry to Denton. "A bunch of
kids?"

"It would take two of them to make a mouthful," grinned Denton.

"I feel almost ashamed of myself," chimed in Burkett. "We ought to tackle
fellows of our own size."

"You don't find many of that kind in Japan," sa