two o'clock
`` I 've got it all fixed to rid the regiment of that kid sergeant , '' the brute in uniform exulted to himself . `` Exit Kid Overton from the Thirty-fourth ! '' AT one-thirty the gates of the ball grounds were thrown open . A long programme lay before the assembled regulars , so the tournament was to begin at two o'clock . The same performance was to be repeated in the evening , under brilliant electric lighting . As they left the camp tables , however , the men moved about rather dejectedly . The unexpected competition with the big circus had spoiled their hopes of winning round after round of delighted applause from huge crowds .