The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-09

in Strong Speech, Urging Everybody to "PIay BaIIv Everywhere re-Favors Lower Taxes, Better Paving anu More Beautiful City-Aldermen Beat Councilmen to at Basebal-Fine Banquet at Tierncy's.
 lust because the aldermen and coun- cilmen of the city of New Haven helo their annual baseball game and ban ouet at Savin Rock yesterday afternoon a good many things happened. For in stance, Mayor Studley made the speech of the evening His text was Play Ball" an inspiration probably gather ed from the afternoon contest. He ar gued that folks should play ball. no matter what the game may be, whether municipal matters, domestic aHalrs or what not His idea was, simply, to tackle what you have to do, grasp 1t fairly, and do it.
 Then, also, there was formed last eV- ening the Municipal League of the City of New Haven. These o1hcers were elected: President, Mayor John r. Studley; vice president, James h. Mar tin. President Hubbard of the board or aldermen and President Harkins or the board of councilmen; secretary, CllS Clerk Norris; treasurer, Henry D. HOS ley. The organization was porn Wltn three cheers for the mayor ana the rest and committee of five is to De ap- pointed by the president to plan the next annual reunion
 Besides these there was the pail game. which ended to in favor or the aldermen. And after the battle was over there was a fine dinner at Tier nevis. one of the most elaborate shore faasts in years, and there was also music by the Old Guard band and by an Italian street piano the latter un- der the popular direction of eX-Alder- man Atwater. Taken altogether the day was eventful. Everybody had good time, and there were no casual tiesAA.
 " Thera were about 150 in the party which left the green in special cars ehout o'clock. The crowd had been nhotoeraphed while the band played to make em look pleasant and every body was in for an outing. Reachlng the Rock the ball game was called. FIX Alderman John K. Doughan was um- ,,,re and he was not killed, although fully fifty errors were made ana close < dacis;ons came in punches like Chinese Nv fog. Distinterested spectators, who had no relatives on either side salo thai the councilmen's third baseman X TIuber. of Ward 8, did all the playing on that side and caught everything put +he clouds For the victors Alder man Bronson had so much cash Tn ms clothes that he scared everybody to death. and he offered to bet anything from a frankforter to balloon that 1;e side would win. He was catcher for the upper board, and he only made s14 on the game But he did his level hast The captains were Aicorn for +he Aldermen and Fredericks and Harkins for the councilmen. Ihe \ Mayor of Montowese,' by name Schter- cbar was on the side lines with so Tnuch funds in his fist that he could scarcely run, but his coaching was ef- fectfve. Only seven innings were nlaved but quite enough, as everypody arreed. The score by innings;
 Aldermen 0 2 0 1 0 Is I-o,,ncilmen 2 0 0 1 0 3--6
 Mayor Studley was one of the most interested spectators occupying seat " the grand stand directly behind the foul-hv screen, and there were many ladies also present, apparently much tleased at every good play
 After the game was over the band whiat had furnished inspiration be- tween innings, gathered itself and made march across the park and down to Tierney's hotel The mayor and host nf sothers with their pink badges fell jn line and all the children clappeo +heir hands at the godd music. Din Ter was not served until an hour or SC 1ater near z o'clock, but it's plentitude ana excellence repaid the delay, The ,oanu cards were very attractive, afte, design submitted by City Clerk Nor r,s They had a big red lobster for fron+ispiece and many were the expla ra+ions thereof, all of them quite satis factory, apparently. The dinner wa' r,,a,1 served and there was no confu s,on Mayor studley had the head O +ha committee table, and others seated +hara were Ex-Alderman Unger, Cit. r,Ier, Norris. William Martin, father x in-law of James B. Martln' assls'a,i c;+v clerk: President Harkins of tn Z cOt1nCiImen, eA-oouilSAiiiie'H fsTs;+v Treasurer Fresenius, ex-Counc1l man Andrews, Controller Rowe, Alder man Maley, President Hubbard or th a1darmen. and D. s. Gilhuly. Ther ware scores of others at the tables, an' +he walters were busy.
 Toward the close of the feast eX-Al darnen Atwater who was down for +oast pleaded a previous engagement h,,t tbev made him sing Selling Kind 1;no wood to Help Along" before the, would let him go. This resulted III
 sarg nv "Jncle Dan" Gilhuly Tn Ol Naw England" a ditty made famou hv tbe recent Pan-American trip Of tn rrIrs Then Assistant City Clerk Mar +1n who was postmaster took tn snd and, in behalf of the flckefin councilmen presented the Tibbetts sll .,a,. loving cup to the aldermen, maxim
 f.ca+ioI1s speech in which he said tha IA councilmen gave 1t up becaus ,+ was the fiftieth birthday anniversar of City Clerk Norris, and 1t had pee decided to give it to him. Norris ac canted the trophy pleasantly, with
 lot of chaff about the mile stones fife" etc. cut from the Farmers Al
 manac. or some other good thing. Ii closed by proposing the formation inc Municipal League of the City New Haven, offering a resolution