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Ain't It Orful Ma bul Belles and Beaux Ball Game
Phoebe recounts a village crowd event the Belles versus Beaux baseball farce. Men hampered by women’s costumes and lingerie, crowd laughs through misplays, Miss Casey at the Bat seals a 12 to 10 win as spectators in vivid costumes pose and cheer. Umpire Wilbur C. Johnson stands out in ornate garb amidst a parade of fashionable attendees from Orange Virginia to Boston and New York.
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Phoebe
Holly Inn
Belles
Beaux
Carthage
Miss Casey
Wilbur C. Johnson
Spencer Waters
New York
Fatima
Fat-I-am
James P. Travers