New-York tribune., 1902-05-05
POLICE CHASE "HARES. y
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS HAVE FUN
WITH PRICES MEN-WINDED BLUE
COATS MAKE ARRESTS.

After one of the liyeliest chases that has ever
been seen in The Bronx, Captain Price. Of the
fremont police station. Roundsman McKeon and
four policemen arrested eight cross country
runners yesterday, and locked them up on a
charge of creating a disturbance in a public
thoroughfare A salOonkeeper was also
rested, charged with violating the Sunday clos
ing law ard with aiding and abetting the cross
country runners.
The prisoners. most Of them ranging from
seventeen 70 nineteen years of age, had great
sport with their puIsuers, leading them over
hills and fields, through woods and barns and
along the roads and streets, much to the de-
light and amusement of hundreds of persons
who had assembled to see the leetfooted lads.
Captain Price and his subordinates not
fleet of foot they admit, but they managed to
round the lads up and land them in the station
The action of Captain Price in arresting the
aross country runners is the result of numerous
complaints which have been made to him by
residents of The Bronx, who have vigorously
protested against the sport INDUCED in every
Sunday by scores Of boys Every pleasant holi-
day and Sunday the runners have assembled in
the saloon Of Charles Woodland, at Jerome ave.
and One-hundred- and-seventy- y-seventh-st.. where
they have divested themselves OF their clothing
and denned running suits which consist of
pair Of short trunks and jerseys. The indigna
ton Of the residents was aroused by the tre-
mendOus crowds attracted to see the young ath-
letes jog along the roads and byways. The run
ners have seldom paid any heed TO the signs
Keep off the grass" and "Trespassing here for
hidden" they have fitted across country.
There were nearly thousand persons as
sembled outside WoodarG's saloon yesterday
watching the young lads lining up for the start.
Cheese il, here come the cops" some one
yelled and everybody turned To look in the d.
TectiOn of Jerome-aVe. Down that thoroughfare
Captain Price and his five men were dashing at
top speed. The captain waving his hands
frantically. and calling 70 the athletes, Hold
on, there
The signal for the run was a once given. the
pistol was shot. and the runners scampered off.
Price gave orders 10 his men to head the con-
testants off. He himself rushed to the saloon
and placed WOoGard under arrest
The lads thought il would he fun TO lead the
policemen merry chase, they took devious
paths through woods and over hills. along
streets. over fences into back yards. and. in
fact, any place which the policemen would have
difficulty in reaching. As the afternoon wore
on and the lads, well the policemen, be-
gan 10 feel the effects of their long run, they
thought of their clothing AT WOodard' 2. If the
policemen conhscated their street clothes, how
would they reach their homes? II was growing
chilly, after good squirt the lads MED them
selves back TO the saloon. followed. OF course by
the policemen. There the boys gave themselves
UP. They We're driven to the fremont station.
They said they were Gordon II. ONeil, nine
teen years old. Of No. Ill West SiYtesnth-st.:
Joseph CrOckel. seventeen of No 80 Court
'andt-ave.; Harry Goldberg, seventeen. of No
IIS Second-ave.; John DonOTan, nineteen, Of No
722 East One-hundred-a n1-seventy- thrd-st.;
John /. Sullivan. eighteen. Of No. 316 East
Twenty -seventh-st:: John ). Haggerty nine
teen, Of No. 4O4 West For y-eighth-st.: Albert
M!cflael, twenty-five. of No. 2H94 Third-ave,
and Walter Andrews eighteen. OF No. 'PoI Alex
ander-ave. Rudolph Hoerr fourteen. Of No. ;'34
East Fifty -f0urth-st.. was also arrested, but II
was proved that he only spectator, and
Captain Price released him.