James was able to arrive in Bethlehem relatively quickly, but as he arrived at the station, he saw no one was there to greet him. Snow was on the ground and he wondered if Lehigh was able to play their game the previous day. James asked for directions to the university and began making his way down the snowy road.
Upon reaching the campus, James was able to find Nate Cook, the President of Lehigh University, in his office.
"My apologies, Mr. Herring. This snow storm caught us off guard and I've been preoccupied with getting the university grounds clear so we can resume classes. I see you found your way to our school without much trouble."
"I did, Mr. Cook. Were you able to play the game last night? I assume not, given the amount of snow you have on the ground."
"No, Mr. Herring. We had to postpone the game, but the ball field is nearly clear, so we should be able to play tonight, barring any more weather. Will you be attending?"
"No sir. I believe I will sit this one out, but I will be in attendance for Friday night's game against Lafayette."
With that being said, James decided to tour the town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The city had a population of 10,298 and was located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. The university was located just south of the Lehigh River. The main industry seemed to be the manufacture of steel, courtesy of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which was founded in 1857.
The next morning, James met with President Cook and was taken for a tour of Lehigh's facilities. He learned Lehigh had won their opening day game with Dartmouth, 12-3, and had won again last night by a score of 17-9. The two men went to the stadium, Mountain Hawks Ballpark, which had a capacity of 1400. The field was slightly bigger than Lafayette's field. Lehigh's field measured 338 feet down the left field line and 333 feet on the right side. It was 408 and 406 feet in the left and right alleys, with center field 427 feet away from home plate.
James met with Athletic Director John Mitchell about their games thus far. "Well, we haven't gotten the crowds we wanted, so far, but that could be due to the weather. Had 529 people show up for our first game, but only 379 last night. Of course, it was below freezing both nights, so I suspect that had something to do with it," Mitchell advised. James also met with Manager Matt Horace and asked him about his team. "We have a great pitcher, kid by the name of Brian Godard. He's done a heck of a job so far and we expect him to do great things for us this year."
As game time neared, James was pleased to see a turn out of 465 people at the stadium. Not great, but given the temperature was just above freezing, he was pleased. Of course, with a stiff wind blowing out to left, it was still pretty cold. Lafayette arrived and the game began. James thought it should be a good match up, as both teams were 2-0 so far this young season. Lafayette began by scoring two in the top of the 1st inning. Lehigh came back with one run in the bottom half of the inning to make it 2-1, but Lafayette blew the game open in the 3rd by scoring five runs. Lafayette never looked back and never trailed in the game, winning by a score of 12-7. The victory was nice for the Leopards, but it came at a cost, as center fielder Josh Moss left the game with an injury after fielding a deep fly ball.
The next day, James was on the train to go home. He was anxious to get back to his family and rest. The next two stops on his tour would be with the local teams in New York City, where he would visit the campuses of Fordham and Columbia.