The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-21
REMARKABLE EXHIBITION At OAK
PARK OVAL.
Drowaer's Brawny Lads showed mp the
Alleged Diamond Prowess of
Tayl0rs Cops-Score
Was Is to II.

Seven hours after yesterdays sun
bad sank and the Highland Oval was
IN total darkness. the solitary figure of
oSts \. Carrison ,,s bicycle
f1gan was still making vain endeavors
70 stop a baseball in the air
Down at the police headquarters
there were nine policeman to whom
Police Captain Taylor ran out or the
once every time they appeared. These
policemen were the nine men, who yes
terday afternoon essayed to play base
ball against the crack aggregation of
the Montgomery Fire Department. The
score was Firement 25, Policemen II.
aid and Police Captain Taylor. were
3ocular. jubilant. even joyful, Last
night they completely disJwn.d the
men on whom their hopes had rested.
lor conceived the Napoleonic idea of
having baseball game between the
minfons of the law of Montgomery and
the fighters Of the fire of the Capital
City. He conferred with Charles Grif-
fifth. Captain of the truck company of
the Fire Department.
We will have Il game" said Grif-
Il am dubious as to that" observed
man. who has seen baseball games.
You may play ball but you will not
play the game"
The heads of the two embryo teams
nt once began getting material FIR
their aggregations. AT the b o'clock
roll cal. that night Captain Taylor ad-
Pressed his men in a few Stirring words
In conclusion he said.
My men, you have raided crap
games, you have pulled DRINKS. you
pave caught burglars but you have new
pr exhibited yourselves in short trous-
PRS. Will you consent to do SO for the
honor of your department."
With one accord the patrolmen
z shouted. I'VE will. We will"
E1,.k t., 4
baseball?' was asked.
We all can" answered Lon Taylor.
Does Lon speak the truth?" asked
the Captain.
He does" echoed the patrolmen.
Straightway! Lon Taylor was made
captain of the team.
Last night Captain Taylor expressed
ment could tell the truth from a can
OF sardines.
In the meantime, Griffith had been
carefully training his men. When he
was interviewed, he always said. of
best"
The policemen were so confident of
winning that they actually did some
work selling tickets.
Yesterday rrnoon at $3.50 O'Clock,
the teams ia each other at OaE
Park, and as they did so, the assem-
bled multitudes cheered for the police
men. Everybody. was roofing TOT the
policemen.
The Firemen will have to work If
your house Is burning, whether he likes
you or not" philosophical a spectator.
but Policeman does not have to pull
you, when you get hurrah aboard If
be thinks you're his frined. Hurrah
for the cops"
The policemen took the bat. The
first cop to face Arthur Calm, the fire
mans twirler. was VIII Scarlet Downs
Mr. Downs surprised himself and the
audience by lacing hot one out to
right field. Harry Evans. alleged gui-
tar and baseball player. drew four bad
ones. The redoubtable Lon Taylor
OF captain of the Police ball team, hit
an easy one to O'Connor on first, who
ran away from the BALI Ed Graham
actually held his bat in such a position
that the ball hit 1t and he was safe
Jim Smith. clad in Fatty Child's uni.
form. which struck him al his shoe
tops. also hit safe. Roberts hit to
Captain Griffith. who made a record bv
throwing him out. Carrigan hit safe
Glider drew a pass McDade hit safe.
Downs got TO first on Mac Sykes error
Evans popped up to third Lon Taylor
got safe on Cahn's error and Ed Ora
ham ended the inning by tanning the
air.
1t took the Policemen thirty minutes
to be put out by the Firemen The
ladies have done better work on a
three-story building many a time. and
they were a discouraged lot when the
scorer marked down a total Of nine
runs against them.
The Policemen and their svmpathiz-
ers went wild with enthusiasm. Cap