Evening journal., 1907-07-16
POLICE ENGAGE
IN FIELD SPORTS
Three Thousand Spectators
Wa.Ch ths PatrOImen Play
Ball and Eat Pies

Three hours Of solid merriment roigned
at South Side Park yesterday afternoon,
the occasion being the field sports and
baseball game by the members Of the
police force OF this city.
The event was given for the benefit
of the Police Pension Fund and three
thousand spectators gathered 10 witness
the program which was carried out With
out hitch OF any kind. The ball game
was tho feature OF the afternoon ana the
way the East and West side teams went
at each other would have done credit to
professionals
The Wess side cops won the baseball
game by the score of to q and they
were awarded tho ten-pound roast do
mated by Alfred Hayes. Sergeant Kcllcher
gave the roast to the orphanage at Sixth
and West streets.
Walter Hayes was umpire and as soon
as he walked upon the field " call the
game shower of lemons greeted him,
and at regular intervals lemon came
from the crowd towards some player who
had done something that attracted the
attention Of the spectators
Bowman was the slab artist for the
West Side patromen. and Sorson started
to do the pitching for the East Side men.
Bob was too easy for Manager KelloheI' IS
men, however, and in the second inning
they connected for five runs. These were
helped along considerably by glaring err
rors. Ford was first up. lie singled and
stole second. Sherwin singled, scoring
Ford for the first tally. Sherwin stole
second but was nailed at third by neat
throw from Virden. Scott drew pass,
got to second on a wild ptoh, stole third
and came home on Payne's life Payne
stole second and scored on Hawke S
double. Hahn was hit. Hawke stole third
and came home on an error by Barr.
Hahn scored on the same play In the
fifth two more were scored by the West
siders with three on the bags, Bradford
hit batter forcing in run, while "A
single brought in the other. In The seventh
an error, a pass and double brought in
two more runs.
Tho game went along well enough until
the fourth inning, when the East Side
men got twisted in their batting order.
/ The West sidcrs objected. Three runs had
been scored by the East Side, but tho
men who battod out of order were de-
clared out by the umpire and two Of the
runs could not count as they had been
scored after the batting order had been
changed.
BY hard batting IN the sixth inning the
East Side men scored three runs and
made one more in the seventh. one each
in the second, fourth and NTH innings
gave them a total OF seven.
Virden the catcher for the East Siders,
worked behind the bat without mask
or a chest protector.
Bradford relieved Serson In the third in
ming and held down his opponents. lie
struck out I'VE men and gave but two
bases on balls.
At the beginning of the game Umpire
Hayes was presented with an immense
bat by George w. Bader. The stick was
five feet high and six inches in diameter
at tho thick end. The "ump" refused the
bat. and directed the donor to give it 10
some of the batters.
Hawke the catcher for the West side
stole four bases, entitling him 10 the
prize of box Of cigars donated by jaime
A. Kelly. Thomas +. Cassidy offered O
box Of cigars to the man making the mos
runs, but as there were several players
on both sides who scored two runs, this
prize win have to bo arranged later. Dr
John Aloreland offered as a prize a years
treatment TO the man making the long
est hit. Mcdaniel cracked out three
bagger and won the prize.
Thomas f. McEvrny offered a five dollar
gold piece to tho man scoring the mos
runs. but this viii also have TO be decide
later Bradford won the prize Of a boz
Of cigars offered by Henry Hinger t'
the pitcher striking out the largest num-
bcr of men, There was also prze fol
the man making the most hits. Hawke
and Gaynor each had three and this als'
viii have to be decided later The score
WEST SIDE.