But if worry and anxiety had set their mark upon the manager and trainer of the Giants, it had not affected the players, who were lounging about the corridor of the hotel.
A bunch of them, including Burkett and Denton and good old Larry, gave the newcomers a tumultuous welcome.
“Cheer, cheer, the gang’s all here!” cried Larry. 66
McRae clasped Joe’s hand in a grip that almost made him wince.
“So the new league hasn’t got you yet, Joe?” he cried.
“No,” laughed Joe, returning his clasp; “and it never will!”