The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-22
POWERS SUNDAY BALL.
The Police Let the Game Go
Merrily on, and at Its
Close Pulled the
Players.
EACH MAN FINED TWO DOLLARS.
Manager Powers Settled the Damage.
Chief Of Police MurphY's State
ment---0ther Sporting Matters.

Within few dozen of sixteen hundred
Jerseyites saw the Jersey City and Wor-
cester Clubs, of the Atlantic Association.
inaugurate Manager Powers Sunday ball
playing project at Oakland Park yester-
day afternoon.
They came from every section of the
county, and while all wore gala day attire,
few evinced by their demeanor that they
were out to see feature of sport that
was undoubtedly novel to many of them.
Despite the size of the Gro wd, there was
no rush at the ticket office, no crush at
the gates, and no unseemly conduct either
inside or outside the park.
sober onSna men TsSIs UpSfIser aSs hSesng upon 5ae
the countenance of the gentle
men, ladies, youths and children who
passed into the park, would have without
doubt passed on with the belief that the
throng were about attending outdoor re-
vival services or an open air sacred con-
cert.
The rules regarding those who wished
to see the game were very strict. No in
toXicated or disorderly persons were ad-
mitted, and few. if any, such sought ad-
mittance. Nothing save score cards could
be bought inside the park.
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showed it to be composed of people
whose respectability no one can question,
while the large number of ladies among
the spectators was a noteworthy fact.
The game was almost pantomime af-
fair, and the players We're coached around
the bases by signs. Only occasionally did
any one outside of Umpire Hopkins say
anything, and then the words were brief
and pointed. The umpire's dissertations
were, US usual, mere monosyllabic express
sions.
Early in the game when few of the
spectators sought to applaud good play
by stamping their feet and clapping their
hands the remainder of the audience
quickly stopped the demonstration with
very audible ''hush-sh-sh.' Thereafter
the applause was as subdued as could be
expected.
The game did not amount to much, so
far as good sport goes. 1t was one-sided
contest, and although the local ball tossers
put up o good game they We're not in the
contest from the start.
The Pets began the run getting, Lyons
making the circuit in the second inning
through his own two-bagger, Gerhardt's
sacrifice and Hofford's single. They did
not score again until their seventh heat,
when O'Brien contrived to get around on
two forced hits and two clever steals.
In the meantime the Worcesters had
scored in their third inning enough runs
to win the game. Landmann was mainly
responsible, sending three men to first on
balls Two passed balls and dropped
throw by "Chick" Hofford, forced hit, a
single and tumble by Friel let the trio
and their successor at the bat score. The
visitors other runs were through free hit
ting and the punching of the hits.
After the game the police took hand
and another sort of game followed. A
policeman tapped Manager Powers on the
shoulder and told him that Police Captain
Newton wanted to see him and all the
players. Manager Powers had the teams
dress hurriedly and report at the Third
precinct police station in a body. Ser
geant McGuinnis was in the box and not
only acted as pitcher, but he was also the
umpire. 1t is not easy to beat the pitcher
and umpire at the same time, SO that this
is one of the cases where both sides lost.
The sergeant viewed the score card,
which one of the policemen had bought
at the ball grounds, and decided 70 send
the Worcester Club TO the bat first. They
only had one inning. Each man faced the
sergeant, according to the batting order,
and after three strikes had been called In
the shape of name, age and residence, the
side was ordered to slide, and they did so
by going up stairs. The Jersey CITY play
ers went through the same foImallty. and
they also slid up stairs.
In the meantime, Manager Powers had
secured new umpire, in the shape OF
Justice Martin, who at once opened court.
He explained that the players had been
committed under an old law. The
players had the right to demand that
their arrests be made under warrants,
but if they waived that claim and
pleaded guilty, he would fine them 81 and
costs, making So for each man, and dis
charge them. The players, only too glad
to get out of the srrape, pleaded guilty,
and after Manager overs had paid the
fines, $36 in all, the men were let go.
Saturday afternoon Chief of Police
Murphy had sent out notice requiring
the police captains all over the city to
arrest Sunday ball players, and on his
blotter an entry as to this particular
game read:
Arrest both clubs if there is game to-
day"
ish of the game was not al the action the
Chief expected Captain Nose Newton to
take yesterday. He did not design that
the police should punish the men after
they had committed the offense; but to
prevent the commission of the offense.
When Captain Newton reported to him
today, he asked why this had not been
done The Captains reply was that in
reference with the game would have
precipitated disorder and excitement, and
out of respect for the day he deemed it
proper to do nothing till the close of the
play.
Chief Murphy says that 1t is the design
of the Police Department not to permit
game, and that hereafter any attempt to
play on the Oakland grounds will be met
by the police before the game begins.
The score of the game follows:-
JERSEY CITY. WORCESTER.