Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-23
THE REPORTERS WIN.
Police Shown How TO
Play Ball.
A GOOD SUM IS Melted.
It Was a Game That Beat the Wild
West Show.

Yesterday afternoon the game of base
ball between the willow wielders and PEN
Gil pushers was played on the Dexter
street grounds before 100 spectators.
Last year the teams met for the benefit
of the poor children's outing fund, and
the reporters won bya score OF Is to II.
This year il was for the benefit OF the Day
Nursery and the result was the same.
Manager Hewes had done a good deal
OF talking about what his team would
do, and the reporters began to think that
his boasting would prove true after they
had been shut out in the first inning.
The police got one In their half on q
passed ball. Then the youths came in
again and then it was that they got on to
Billy Rochford's pitching. Everybody
got right after the ball, and when eleven
runs had been batted out a groan was
heard to come from behind Catcher
Blacks mask and the words: "For
Gods sake get out boys, Pm tired"
Rockford threw a very swift ball, and II
he had had some ono to hold him he
would probably have killed some of the
reporters before the game was through.
After the first inning the pencil pushers
had everything their own way and did
about as they liked. The variety of cos
tunes rather dazzled the spectators and IL
was often hard to tell which team they
belonged to. Even the player did not
know.
There was considerable more good
nature than good ball playing. Captain
Wilbur was often towed to the bases by
his friends on the other side.
Black, Jeffers and Mclaughlin played a
fine game-for the reporters-and Smith,
Rockford, McGlone and White did not
have an error, because they had no oppor-
tunity to make one.
The clothing, worn by the teams, could
not be called uniforms and was the funniest
part OF the game, except Captain Wilbur's
slide for home. He slid about ten feet in
the dirt, but he would not have done Sc
| IL his pants had not became loose.
To begin with, the police team has al
aggregate weight OF 200 pounds Will,
the reporter team will tip the scales a
| 1914. That extra hundred poundi
belongs to Quigley, the second base
man of the reporters.
A shout OF laughter went up from the
grand stand when the teams waltzed on
the diamond. Captain Wilbur wore no
hear on his head and a pair OF mason g
overalls and striped cap completed the
outfit, with the word Captain" printed
on IL.
Manager Hewes had on pair OF white
suspenders and cap very much toe
large for him, marked "Manager."
He did the talking and base running foi
nearly all the team, and had very little to
do. Catcher Black had en- pair OF sneak
shoes, no stockings, a mask and glove.
Rockford had a full Pawtucket uniform
1t was little the worse for wear. Nc
satisfied with a black cap and regular uni
form.
Smith often forgot he was play ing unit
reminded of the fact. Barney Mclaughlin
was in a Pawtucket uniform, but hac
hard work to get in. 1t was very
evident IL was not made for him.
Barber had a Brown class uniform oi
49, Rex wore blue jersey, black cap and
had purloined stockings and trouser.
somewhere, not part OF any uniform.
White had clean shave and was busy
most OF the time finding third base.
The reporters had the gayest rigs and
hardly knew each other.
Murray on first had a Woodbine uni.
form so large that he often got twisted
in it. This cannot be said Of Quigley. III,
had a Woodbine suit to some extent, but
had TO get in II by means Of a shoe horn
Lee was right in front Of the grand
stand and had to look pretty. His suit
was navy blue Hamilton" Roberts
wore a straw hat at times and a smile al
other periods OF the game.
Hornby wanted to keep up his last years
reputation as pair OF open shears, but
could not be induced to take OF his Goa,
TO show what kind OF a uniform he had
on.
Young Tobie wore blue striped cap
and chin whiskers. Owen Murray was tn,
gayest OF the gay. He had q blue ant
white cap, blue shirt, gray trousers, rec
and white stockings, and black sneal
shoes,
IL il impossible to describe the game
even the scorer cannot. Following is tn,
score
REPoRrERs.
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