The Jersey City news., 1902-07-29
REPUBSDEADEASY
Democrats Carried the Ball
Game Just As They Will
the County in No
vember.
ZELLER RUNS WELL
Good Crowd Watches the Poll
ticians Perspire Until the
Clouds Suggested Home
Sweet Home.
ZELLER RUNS WELL

More politicians assembled yesterday
afternoon to witness ball game at West
Side Park, than could be found in many
convention. The occasion was the bat
tie between the Democrats and Republi-
cans for sweet charity's sake
Long before three o'clock the eonstitu-
ents of both sides started to deposit their
ballots at the gate. and from the looks of
the grand stand the voting was pretty
evenly divided as shown by the colors-
blue for the Republican sympathizers,
land sympathizers they were before the
game was over). and red for the Demo-
cratic ''rooters.'
There was no attempt to divide the
audience according to politics, and many
Il wordy battle was waged between the
well-wishers of different sides.
City Collector Robert Davis was NOM
mated to start the ball rolling, and did
50 by making short speech outlining
the platform of the campaign, and then
throwing the ball to Alderman Edward
White, who was in the box for the
Democrats.
Ia tHe ilfSt al the NtltbAi1ito
played. and a great deal of fun was made
by the manner in which they carried
themselves. Mayor John Zeller. of Gut
tenberg, took the medal. being the fastest
sprinter in the game. He surprised
every hody by the manner in which be
stole bases and got over the ground.
Surrogate ]. I. Lillis, who played on
second base. looked as if he was in pain
until the sun went back of cloud.
Ex-Assemblyman Allan Benny was at
tired in a natty bicycle suit and made his
feet fly when he started for base. Ex-
Freeholder Alex Clements, Alderman
Edward White, Secretary Democratic
County Committee P. H. Murphy and j.
Fitzsimmons were out to play ball, and
showed they knew something about it.
The star of the game was DIR. c. G..
Hendricks, who caught for the Demo-
Gratis. He was attired in a pair of foot
ball trousers and white sweater. On his
head, to protect it from the sun. was a
white silk handkerchief. He was right at
home behind the bat and was instrument
tad in making the victory as great as it
was.
REPUBLICAN TEAM
On the Republican side. the palm for
fancy costume was carried off by s.
Chester. who never once soiled the beau
tiful pair of white duck trousers which
he wore.
Prosecutors Detective John Graham
played second base, but second to none
as far as feeling the heat was concerned.
Appeals Commissioner John H. Weastell
and former Tax Commissioner j. E. Nc
Arthur were also a triffe affected by the
sun, but managed to stick it out one
inning. Deputy Revenue Collector John
Kaiser was there every time when fly
went to his territory, and occasionally
caught one.
The interest in the game dropped off
after the first inning on account of the
many changes made. Almost all of those
who started the game, dropped out and
substitutes were put in.
The clouds came up blacker and black
er as the game progressed, and in the
sixth inning the game was stopped. The
grand stand is. of course, new, and con-
sequently afforded good shelter to those
who had not already gone home. Many
had left before the rain came.
A WALKOyER.
The game was a walkover all the way
through for the Democrats, in fact was
even easier than carrying the county.
The final score was % to 2 in favor of
the Democrats.
Among those on the stand were:-
Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan, City Collector
Robert Davis, DR.. Gordon Dickinson,
Max Salinger, Police Commissioner John
Mitchell, Robert Carey, City Treasurer
William Ely, Chairman Edward Fry of
the Republican County Committee, FL
nance Commissioner Edward B. Bacon,
Chief of Police Benjamin Murphy, Coun-
ty Collector Stephen NJ. Egan, City Clerk
NJ. ]. O'Donnell, Sheriff Carl Fl. Ruemp-
ler, Register James G. Clarke, Joseph
Farmer ex-Judge John j. Nevin, DIR. J.
T. NeviH, Tax Commissioner Robert
loos, Police Justice Edward Hoos,
Deputy City Collector William J. Davis,
Deputy Clerk William ToIson of the