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And when later on Jack wended his way toward home , accompanied by Toby and Steve , he felt more positive than ever that a great future was beginning to loom up for the boys of Chester ; and the winning of the coming contest would be a gateway leading into the Land of Promise . On Friday there was a light fall of rain that gave the boys of Chester a fear lest the great game be postponed . It turned out that this was a needless scare , for Saturday opened with fair skies , while even the air seemed delightful for a day in the middle of summer , with a gentle breeze blowing from the west . The exodus began early in the day , and after noon traffic along the main road leading to Harmony was exceedingly heavy , all sorts of vehicles rolling onward , from sporty cars and laden motor trucks , down to humble wagons and buggies , with plenty of bicycles and motorcycles in evidence . Once they arrived at the Harmony Field Club grounds , they found that there was to be a most amazing crowd of people to cheer the respective teams on with all manner of encouraging shouts and class yells . There would not be any change in the line-up of Chester , for luckily all the boys had come through the grilling work of the past week without encountering any serious injuries . Harmony had not been quite so lucky , for their efficient third baseman , Young , had had his collarbone fractured during practice , and would be incapacitated from service the balance of the season .