The Washington times., 1903-08-09
RECREATION.
FIREMEN DOWN THE RIVER.

More than 1900 persons journeyed
down to River View Friday. when the
Firemen's Relief Association gave its
annual outing and excursion at that re-
sort It was the third and most sue
cessful excursion in the history of the
organization, and the association real
lied upwards of 1900 after all expenses
had been paid.
Five boats were kept busy all day and
until after O'Clock in the night trans
porting the excursionists to their desti-
nation. Nine trips were necessary to
take all of them to the resort. and it
was way In the small hours Of the night
before all of them returned.
The excursionists were furnished with
every possible amusement at the park,
and In addition TO the regular features
on the grounds there was an entertain
ment in the pavilion. William II. Bow
man gave two entertaining and difficult
acrObatic performances in the afternoon
and evening. Charlie Macintosh. the
humorist from Engine Company II.
amused and entertained the vast throng
with his coon songs and witty sayings,
and the Firemen's Relief Quartet. com
posed of Macintosh brothers. Keefer
and Bowman, sang several pleasing Sc
lections.
Tho chief feature OF the day was the
baseball game between the hremen's
team and the aggregation Of basebaIlists
made UP of employees Of the Capital
Traction Company. The fremen were
unable to PUNK the pellet at timely in
tervals, and lost the game, as the grip
men and bell Dangers rolled up a score
of Il. while the hremen got hot because
they could only get 4.
Aside from the long distance swat
ting INDUCED in by the ticket punchers,
the most prominent features of the con-
test were the two double plays pulled off
by the firemen. An unusually clever
double was executed early In the game.
when a fare please" lambasted the
spheroid TO deep center. while a motor
man was on first base. Cook, in center
field for the fire extinguishers. made a
fine running catch. threw the ball to
Boyle at second who in turn fired the
leather to Bogler, who then hurried it
10 Boucher at first corner and completed
put out there. Boyle and Boucher
also worked a quick double play near
the close of the game. The contest was
replete with heavy hitting. fast and
clever plays Of all kinds, and lots OF
kicking. Padgett pitched excellent ball
for the nremen. and Branzell held him
down in fine style, but Brown. who did
the laborious box work for the carmen,
was a little better. and received better
support. and consequently won Mowott
did excellent work behind the stick for
the conductors and motormen.
The score;
c. T. CO.. 0 0 2 Ia
French o o IA
Batteries-C. Brown and f. Mowott;
Padgett and Branzell. Umpire-Madi-
gan. Time of game hours and 20
minutes
The committee on arrangement was
composed OF nifty hremen. and was head
cd by Foreman p W. Nicholson, to
whom is due a great deal of credit for
the success of the excursion. He
worked hard and faithfully for the as
sOciation, and WAS ably assisted by
Messrs. Boss and Sullivan.
The officers of the Firemen's Relief
Association are: Foreman T. ]. Brown
of Chemical No. 2. president: Foreman
John Smith, Engine Company No IA.
vice president; James Kelliher. third
assistant OF No. 2 chemical, treasurer,
and Charles c. Achstetter. secretary.