New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
AID LITTLE CRIPPLES.
ACTORS AND FIGHTERS.
Fun at Polo Grounds Nets $1,000
for Home for Lame Children.

The Homo for Destitute and Crippled Children
which is unendowed. though there is every reason
in the world why it should be, will have s"o" at
least to add 10 it's treasury the result OF the
athletic activities and alleged. OF the tneal-
cal and pugistic folk at the Polo Grounds yes
terday afternoon.
Long before the gates of the Giants stamping
ground were thrown open to the first corners OF
the eight or ten thousand persons who responded
to the call Of the virtue that covers such Inu4u-
tude of sins tickets had been sold IN ouncheS 10
all manner Of theatrical people and IN the places
where they congregate, well as to many mere
lay persons who were Interested IN the "eHaIe U
the home.
Many of them came in automobiles Of all sorts
and conditions and coloTs but as 10 the iasI quii
hcatiOn. chiefly of reds and yellows Fortunate IN
deed. were they that they had such Venicles "Aen
they left the grounds. even thousn t'ey S'oR4Gu
there but 10 enter The card OF MIS- I; l. F1I
nandez hung the gates, but nope ana
trust in the homeward carfare fed, once on tAe
field from those who could not colhHldht e4uIP
ages Of their own The veteran manager OF tAe
programme and flower selling bevles OF actresses
was not at all entrances at once. but where she
was not there were some OF her never-say change
brigade who followed directions to the letter ana
got away with il - .,
Foremost on the oUtpOsts was THE little mountain
maid" Miss Amelia Summerville. and. or course,
II the lady acted just as if she had never HIAtd
with anything but niIiOnaires before what mae
man would have the heart To disabuse her OF suIn
a pretty fancy? Besides she smiled so S"0e1IS
when she took your $ or 80 Dill win JUS q
suggestion of surprised pleasure When sne save
You the programme. and. tucking away the note
offered her wares 10 the next corer- - ,
Then. when you had your experience II MSS
Teona Anderson or another OF the twoscore or
more show girls who worked with hrst-nlSnt-~e..
want -to-stay-o oadway ardor for the cIIpp1o ~
children forgot that you had given her govern
roent silver certificate in her hurry 70 satlsfy Ine
crv for peanuts, why should you kick Wnen Eo
ward r AlDee general manager OF the h71Itl - -
proctor circuit gave into the hand of Mrs. EeHx
Isrnan a hundred-dollar note as he received IIoIL
II a bag OF the two-cent size at Coney Islano; a.
least this surprising note OF aity In the theatra
world was boldly announced as entlrely trust
worthy by Ever Wright Dunn who was 5Ht ds1es@e a5
to count up the Dickings for George III Coid-- a4
his manager. Sam Harris
And they ran the show-with others II was q
n01v one only occasionally when appeared scare
croyv which once upon a time drew the theatre
goers TO the cornfelds IN Columbus Clrc4e' OF
when dozen ableboded gentlemen OF coIor s. "SL
unrnuzzled 10 the pie eating contest; go. 80 "a
might have been a success IL the aforementioned
scarecrow which had been rigged up to looh IKE
Fred Stone, had not got away win ,he $500 $500
when only ten OF the comoatants nao s,e+ toCes
frtghtfuuy meringue stained from tle CONNIE ~
Fighting 20 the last crust they zen me, me @ I 80.
riors they were, but their two GoripaiI9i, -sze
s+fu hearty and on the way to glory ana PEINo
when the reward was snatched. as Il "eser 49, ~
their very teeth. OF course there coN1d DC No
The antics started with grand parade in which which
were actors and managers. girls-Hot only snow
ana chorus. but also artistes-men OF nitt and
persons identified in one way or another WIN tle
theatre. C. VI. Cohan figured, Of course; out on
the whole as a parader. he was something OF
disappointment. He wore the brown creation a1d
hat to match which has been seen neIore IN IN
pressionist the white kid buttoned shoes WITH the
glossy black patent leather trimmings must nave
been soul satisfying. but what are TWO gems "a
bIack-and-white II they are WITHOUT Inc P-C'~17 -
6 style creator?
after the parade there came a ball gaIne-at Ieast
the diversion OF the performers was oaSed on ina
pastirre. Though he not IN the costume II
which he made himself famous. Terry MctIoFeIIi
got the gladdest hand OF all the paraderS' Nm @ t
rrardstands and bleaChers set up yell OF 'CTood
luck, Terry: we're glad 10 see you back. % an
J." came the smiling response from the puglIlSL
,o look rlfCb INN
than when he used to cut circles around Ills OPP
ponerts in the lightweight ring
He played good ball for the I'VE innings that the
game between the actors and managers lasted,
though not marked by the eudacity OF his fellow
ErlanCer. Of the managers. 10 overstep the base
when the fat little manager came flying Up 70 nrst
His work not narred, however. by the Grass
lack OF Judgment Of Fred Stone, who sold MS sta
ton on first base and the possibility OF a run for
his brother actors for mere glass OF suds IN tle
hand OF the willy manager
after the contest set OF scores was given out
Zach OF the spectators could take his choice II his
money were safely stored away. Fred Stone and
G. VI. Cohan said that for once they had put
Il all over the managers who came back with the
retort d.scourteous Most Of the spectators thought
that Il had been put over the ball most or all
There was another game 10 wind up the day be-
tween the Yankee Doodle Boys and the comedy
Club. This too was famous victory. n Nv ~il'oh
Owing 70 a lack OF entrants, only one FOOT race
for lady artists held Five entered, one little
maid in blue and lingerie coming IN an easy WIN
rcr over the other four white-cad AtaIantaS. Some
mean man IN the graadstand then melted the band
TO play My Irish Rosie for the victor, Rosa VI
Green. OF the Cohan company.
Eighteen prominent past, present and possibly
future lights IN the fstc arena batted each otaer
TO help the good cause OF these eighteen by
far the greatest with the crowd one Robert
Fitzslrnmons. who mixed It up with Sailor Burke.
Terry NIcCovern. who hasn't been in the ring for a
long time. got out 10 show how well ne can pass
the art along Young Griffo and Joe Bernstein got
the crowd, they seemed SO real mad at each other
They had separated several times after their
three-round encounter and wouldn't let up uI4tlI
Fftzsiurnous and Corbett rushed In
The bouts followed by what the programme
called battle royal" between eight colored gen
fler1en Under the rules, which none at all,
each Of the gentlemen could pound himself or as
many Of the other competitors as he could hach.
however considerably saved himself and fought
.n a bunch Of two or more up to eight 70 the
shriekiuE amusement OF the spectators