Evening journal., 1896-07-07
KNIGHTS SHED ANNOR
Contest on the Diamond and
In the Ring for Honors.
POPULAOB ATTENpg AND OHEERa

Events Of the Field Da5 SPORTS.
The FIRST GELD day Of ths police force,
held At Rivsrgiew Park. yesterday after
noon. aud WAS brilliant guccsss From
| early morning the street cars passing up
| Market street we're we'll filed with pas
Fengers, and when Operator Frank
Kane, and Officer John Wech
simultaneously declared the fete
open there had gathered one of
the largest assemblsges ever seen Ia the
enclosure. IL was estimated by cool
headed calculator ana estimator that
there were several less than 000 In the
grand stand and not quite 900 on tho
bleacbers The reader can estimate
from this the size of the crowd
The veteran Billy Heal WAS In charge
Of the grounds and insisted on singing
/ an anthem before the contests began,
but the crowd led on by the officers OF
the Curiosity League, threatened to
lynch him, and the choir master resigned
IN favor of the order maker,
The hsppiest man on the grounds was
Frank Kane, M d., Il. D., P l. d. and
other DIS, who was ''rhe Boss and did it
well Many Of the events would have
fallen to tho ground, even to the shot
putting, but for him. The next hsppi
eat man was Walter H Hayes, who um
pIred the game Of ball and got
away with his life, through
mistake Of the crowd.
There was three hours Of solid fun and
for once the small boy was Lot moleeted
and swarmed all over the grounds, got
IN everyb0dy's way and never got q hard
word They even pushed Chief Dolan
ont OF the way and got of Without a rep
rlmand.
The game of ball wan called at l. 80 and
WAS between mines representing the East
aud West SIDES b. request OF the
Police Commission the names OF the
players are not given as tho league clubs
are on the lookout for good men and the
commission does not care TO lose any OF
its most efficient officers
, The batteries wera simply terrible In
their effectiveness. Welch sho we'd how
an East Side man could preizel himself
and yet untangle in time to strike man
after man out. His catcher, Dan Eakin,
did some ground and lofty tumbllng
which will put him under a tent on the
- ground II he keeps It no. On severa
a oocaaions he threw a double somersault
before catching a foul Ay Payne, the
n most popular, etc. put the ball for the
4 West Siders, and he was ably supported
: by officer Massey Ed Evans got a
q home run IN on him and there was Gore
4 on the Reld. George Black revenged th,
4 insult, however. Ia the very next Inning
r by putting tho ! all over East LAX
o Church.
feature Of the game we're the coach
els. Barney McVey and "Whiskers'
Il Kelley made p41rs n0lss than the Who'll,
bleachery aud when Coroner Stidhan
threatened them with the moreue, thel
showed serious intentions OF makInI
i Chandler his succsssor--to fill vacancy
Murphy aud Scott carried OF the honor
"a fer fielding, and had each baif-A-dozei
a double plays to their credit Cit
: Councilmen Watson aud Stats VIII
Witnessed the game, remarked that the
n never knew how valuable tho police wer
/. TO the city and seriously contemplat
o putting them against any force in til
4 land
When the umpire became tired b,
d closed the game. The score was Q
b follows:
R.H.E
E9st side .........-.s I-io s ]
@ West siqe. 49, ;;,;S ~ Z
Umpire, W. II. Hayes.
After tho crowd had been subduei an,
the reporters had refreshed themselves
D from the water bucket, the races CAM
of with John Welsh ss announcer Tb'
graceful way Ia which he topped off escl
j. announcement won for him plauditi
hearty and loud.
d The 6r5t race, bioTcle. one mile open
s had az entries. Officers Qainn, Black
n Mcbride Davidson and Hutton. The
q got away ali right, but oh the first tur
Hutton took q beEder ovar the bank
] breaking his wheel snd his shoulder
u Sergeant Black, who was second TO lea
+ aud had a good chance TO win, dropps
y out TO attend to his injured companion
d thereby losing his opportunity. McBfid
dropped out on the third lap, and David
Q son and Quinn we're alone The forme
n led to the stretoh when Quinn spurte,
n aud crossed the tape drst, winning
IS quick repair kit, given by w. d. Hart
love The time wss q As.
J; The next race was between James c
= Shield5 and j. H. Scott for blood, an,
D a sweater given by Hamburger s. Son
p The two men ran the mile very evenl,
q until thu stretch was reached whsi
5 Shields tried to take the poll from Scot
3 aud wss grsssed. Scott won in 4e Ia
4 ]. Harry Massey and FrsnK Hylan,
% we're in the one-hslf mile for Olocl
Y given by the department. Massey wol
n In l. 304-6
70 SergesntE Shields and Evans settled 81
} old-seated dispute BY racing a hRlf-mile
The prize was = mAntei clock donated b.
= Q NJ. Banks. It was nip and tuck unit
the home atretch wss resched whe
Evans finished with q grand spurl
OMcsr Weloh presented the clock, and
y handsome bouquet from the fair wome,
Of the East SIDE. Time g 40
A slow raos one quarter mile was wo
N by Willie Hartlove. Thomas Monaghar
second and Sergeant Black, third. Blsc
3, pro sated against ever being entered in
funeral again This tims was 6 minute
9 seconds aud the prize box Of cigar
donated by Robert McClrdell.
n In the match thro wing the 16 poun,
II shot. Barney MeVey won with "a feet 5
D. inches. Flynn sec nd and Dsvidso
d third.
= The broad jump between Sergeant
y | Evans aud Shields for & catcher's glove