The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-20
ALDEREEN LOSE AT HIGHBALL
Or4KER COUNCILMEN SCORE 20
TO IN FIVE INNING GAME.
New York ers Fail Down When CisSIe IOftus's
Automobile Full OF Roses L. Exhausted
Practise on the Train Going Over
Goes for Nausht How Runs We're Made.

Practise on the TRAIN Going Over
Goes for Nausht How Runs We're Made.
PHILADELPHIA. June Ie.-If Mise Cissie
Loi,us's supply OF carnations had only
held out throughout the game here to-day
hetveen the New York Aldermen and the
Philadelphia City Councilmen perhaps the
first annual highball game between the
TWO teams OF statesmen wouldn't have been
So disastrous 10 the Haggertys, Noonans,
Little Tim Sullivans, Monahans, Collinsee
and the other representatives Of old Knick-
erhocker stock who left Jersey City on a
~tpecial train shortly after o o'clock this
morning 10 do or die.
They died. the New York Aldermen
did. in the fifth inning, and the death rattle
began to set in the very minute that Miss
LOTUS and all the rest OF us girls now
touring the provinces stopped pinning
flowers on Little Tim and his team
The special train got away from Jersey
Civ the very minute that Alderman Reggie
poull's valet raced of the ferryboat and
ont into the train shed with Alderman
Reggie's afternoon and evening clothes
in tow.
There was a baggage car ahead to carry
the Doull excess wardrobe plus the wet
ammunition and there we're three special
cars following this, in which were President
Patrick MCGOWAN, the seventy-nine Alder
men, Comptroller Metz, Water Register NJ.
Clarence Padden, Major Domo Marty Reese,
Register Gass, Secretary TO Tammany Tom
Smith, Secretary to the President Of the
Board OF Aldermen OF the city OF New York
Billy O'Connor, Billy the Gu pid Long and
the other marriage pullers in Of the City
Hall and numerous other great statesmen,
ebout 250 in all.
Leaving a trail Of broken glass behind
them, they lit out for Philadelphia without
stopping once, even to take on water.
Every COW in every field between Gotham
and Quakerdom was hit in the middle with
bottles Of imported ginger ale, and when
the baggage car had been cleared in this
way the train popped right on making a
noise like the exhaust Of an automobile.
Who put the ginger ale aboard is not
known, but the matter will be taken up
and investigated as soon as possible. Wins
Agent George Keseler stocked the rest
OF the package car with $50 cases Of Rzz
water and everybody almost had enough.
Little Tim Sullivan, captain Of the Alder
mdniacs, as they are called here, let his
team break training on the way over be-
cause the game was not scheduled to take
place until the afternoon, whereas the
trip over began hours before that.
After, the train had started II was dis
covered that Alderman Bowling, who
has been the little shepherd OF the whole
affair. was not in sight, and straightway
several anxious Aldermen asked several
Aldermen TO go through the train and
search for him, II the importuning Alder
men had not asked the others to go through
have complied. But everybody got sus-
picious Of the phrase go through" and
resented the remark The result was that
not until this afternoon was IL discovered
that the Alderman really had been unable to
come
The train slowed down as It got near
Philadelphia city limits. and then, as it
began TO sight the little houses with the
neat white marble steps and rumbled along
between them decorously, one could hear
from afar the good old pohttsl anthem
Of the Philadelphia ang rolling toward
heaven. There's but one verse, and it
runs:
Hall. hail. the gangs all here.
What the he'll do we caTe'
What the he'll do we care
Hail, hail. the gangs all here.
What the hell do we care now
They teach it to the children in the public !
sohools and it's sung to a tune from THE
Pirates Of Penzances with much emotion. |
The Quaker at the head Of the Philadel-
Ihia reception committee was Thomas j.
Ryan, and he had some able Quaker as |
~slstance from Jim McGurk, Frank Ryan,
Tommy Duff, Hugh McLoon, Johnnie Con-
pollyand Al Gratz, who once grew very indig-
nant when somebody here spelled his name
delphia Councilman on the reception COM
mlttee and they were lined up at the Broad
street Station logged out in Quaker clothes
Of neatly creased gray and broad brimmed
breakfast food hats like Mr., William PENIS.
The Councilman and Aldermen greeted
each other with cautious cordially, shaking
each others right hands while they held
their left hands on their watches. Reggie
Dioull was the only freehanded Alderman
IN the greeting party. Alderman Reggie
around and buckled in the third hole.
The Aldermen and the Counciimen told
81 having heard each Of the others and Of
how much each admired the others work.
Aidermanic silk banner Of a pure virgin
White at the head Of the line, and marched
over TO the $40 900, 900 municipal building
u meet Mayor Reyburn.
For some reason or other Philadelphia
;layor was a bit slow in getting IN the
Job, but his secretary. Miss Price. told
an admiring audience hat he'd arrive
At the party the very minute he could get
away from a high school commencement
some place around town.
A lane was made for the Philadelphia
Mayor through the crowd in his big re-
C"ption office, a half hour behind schedule
ume, and then Mayor Reyburn advanced
toward the 5000 mahogany table. which
slil belongs TO the town, and made a well
come to our city speech that was heartily
aPElauded.
There is no rivalry between New York
and Philadelphia" said his honor, and
both delegations agreed with him. Now,
You want here take 1t. concluded
TIE Mayor.
Yes; take it." shouted the Councilmen,
ana We will" responded the Aldermen
lnslinctively.
President Patrick MCGOWAN then replied
lor the New York Aldermen and said that
NE Gotham team had 30 much highball
practice on the way over on the train that
nov there WA nothin' 10 IL.
lhey formed them in line again and the
Qlakers led the way down TO the great
inner court OF the City Hall, the asphalt
pavement of which is said 10 nest on a con-
crete base made Of diamond, ruby and
pearl chunks mixed with silver nuggets
and cement.
All Philadelphia had run 10 the front
steps to look on, and all around painted all
lhe automobiles owned by the Councilmen, =
Nho are said to average three touring cars
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