The herald., 1894-09-16
IT WAS A DAY OF FUN,
Sports for the Benefit of the
Benson Family.
How the Burly Policemen Played
Baseball.
0mosrs Who Raosd and Fell From Thei
Whecls-rhc Police Foros IL
Bsstsn ut Ball aud
~ Racing.

Notwithstanding the heat. q large
crowd was present ut Athletic park yes
terdsy afternoon to witness the ball
game and other sports given for the ben.
eft of the family OF the late Detective
Benson.
The programme consisted OF q 10-mile
relay race. fat mems race, one mile
handicap. besides two sprinting races, in
which members OF the police force par
ticipated. Following the races were the
ball game and grand balloon ascension
and double parachute jump BY Miss
Hazel Keys and the performing monkey,
Jennie Yam Van.
At O'Clock the procession formed al
the corner of Fourth and Main street,
marching north to the plaza, thence
countsrmarchinS back to the starting
point. The procession was also quite
attractive, and would have been much
larger but for the extreme heat. The
police force was well represented. The
following gentlemen had charge OF she
entertain nmeut:
Judges--Mayor T. E. Rowan, Freeman
G. Teed, president city cou neil; A. =.
Bradish, police commissioner.
Umpirss-Dr. E. A. Bryant and F. z.
Ainsworth.
Master OF ceremoniea-W. F. Kennedy.
The opening event was the relay race
between four riders of the police force
and four picked men. The officers we're
Rico, Batss, Benedict and Reynolds,
their opponents being Msssrs. Bluegct,
Elms, Dse and Cummings.
The picked riders won easily, making
a very exciting race. Officer Rico got
bad fall, which kept his team In the
rear more than otherwise would have
been the case. Elms fell also, but was
only scratched. The Training league
emergency physicians, Messrs. Hall and
Russell. got in their work ON the riders,
particularly testing the emergency
case" recently purchased.
Emil Uhlbricht rode an exhibition
race of five miles against time, going
the distance in IL :25I.
Obenauer, the world.renowned trick
rider, gave a performance on his wheel
that gained great applause. He is GER
tainly one OF the best trick riders in
tho country.
Captain Loomis rode half q mile exhi-
bition race in l 80.
A l00-yard foot race, between O9oers
Arguello and Hitchcock, was won BY
Arguello, who proved himself fast
spruter.
The quarter.mile dash, for bicycles,
was won by Dee; Reynolds second,
Benedict third.
An exciting mile handicap was run
by Reynolds, $50 yards; Benedict. 200
yards; Dss, scratch; Bates, 200 yards.
The riders crossed the tape in the order
named.
THE BASEBALL GAME.
The ghosts OF Gap" Glenalvin, "Kid"
Hulen, Pop" McCsuley. bug" Hoili-
day and the rest came back yesterday
and cavorted around in the old familiar
places in the persous of Officers Dugan,
Redlsrn, Dixon, Auble and others out
there in the open, whore. in the old
days, baseball was the go. 1t was base.
ball up to date and police against pro-
fessionsl. 1t wasn't just exactly
baseball OF the old sort, as
the score, II to %, will
the average fan. by closely following
the game, coald distinguish it from
lawn tennis, and it was amusing.
Then Officer Dugan at the bat, after
having clubbed the ball in the most
approved "use-up-W William Riley-and-
come-along-w style, attempted
to throw it down aud put the hand-cuffs
on 1t. the enthusiasm was intense, and
again when Detective Aubls died on
second, and Officer Vignes placed the
captain of the professionals under arrest
for completely in the murder, then on
sued q scene battles description.
Oh. it was great sport! and should
have been seen to be appreciated. The
score tells the tale:
The score ia az follows: