The evening world., 1908-10-05
Women So Shocked by Cross
Country Runners That They
Complained to Police.
HARVEY COIN WAS ONE
Six Were Arrested, but Let
Go With Warning to Wear
Full Length pants"

You can't run around Brooklyn with
out your legs wrapped up. even Il you
are an Olympic victor. It's q crime.
Brooklyn ladies don't like It. Where
fore there were six athletes arraigned
before Magistrate Steers in the Flat
bush Court to-day. charged with 1aunt-
ing their bare legs before the public
over the bridge.
They are bona-fide athletes, too. and
to say that they were sore Is to ex-
press It family. There was Harvey
Cohn, living at No. SIS East Thirty
second street, a member Of the Thir-
teenth Regiment athletic team. also
member OF the 1rish-American Athletic
Club, a young man who wins medals
and cups and who got second In the
three-mile team race at Shepherds
Bush. There there were Michael j.
Powers. Of No. 50 Poplar street; Joseph
Hardmeyer, of No. % Fest Fifth street:
Ralph Beggs, Of No sS1 Tenth street;
Harold silverberg. Of No. 22s Court
street. and Edward She'll. of No. s
Tompkins avenue. all members OF the
Trinity Athletic Club.
Short Of Police.
There were fourteen others in their
party. all OF them training for the
cross country races Of the Irish-Amert-
can Athletic Club. to be held at Celtic
Park on Nov. II. The fourteen were
not arrested. as Lieut.. Duffy. COM
mandinE the Parkville precinct yes
terday. had only sent out men enough
TO arrest six. The fourteen kept right
on running and are running yet for
aught Duffy knows.
initiative. He was taking q quiet nap
behind his desk when two indignant
women burst In upon him
"ohicer." they said. there are . lot
Of young men running round here with
nothing on but their underclothes. Their
-their--that Is, their limbs are entirely
bare. It is very indecent and it Is
your duty to arrest them"
Then three elderly ladies burst in
upon the dazed Duffy. They spoke
very plainly and called bare legs 'bars
legs"
Duffy was thoroughly awake by this
time ard ordered his reserves TO
the front.
go Get Them the Order.
.'There's a lot OF young fellows
runnin' round the park nakeh." he said.
go out and get them"
Hundreds of Brooklynites saw the
arrest and thousands OF Brooklynites
followed the six negligee prisoners to
the station house. Cohn and his fellow
athletes protested vehementy, but
when they were lined up before Duffy
ne was ready for them with Penal
Code and book OF park ordinances.
1T has been an immemorial custom
30 train in this costume" Harvey Cohn
argued with Duffy.
Custom or not" replied Duffy. ats
agin section 2J5 OF the Penal Code and
the park rules. Moreover. you're
shockin' the women. There's been five
In here rowin' about It,"
But ] wore this costume at Shep-
herds Bush, before 100000 people, pur-
sued Cohen.
Il don't care II you wore them in Ca
nsrsie before million" snapped
Duffy. cts agin the law and hold
you In 500 bail EACH
Mrs. Woods, wife OF the proprietor
Of the Boulevard Hotel. Who heard OF
their predicament, hurried 10 the sta
tion-house and bailed them all out.
When arraigned in the Flatbush Court
to-day Magistrate steers said:
It's pretty tough on you young men
but this Is Brooklyn, you know. Now
II you win only put overalls on or rub.
ber bootA the ladies won't object. The
women are coming 10 the front for thedi
rights, and you know what would hap
pen II twenty women went round II
running togs anywhere on the stage
It's all right II you keep to the vacant
lots or the woods. but the good people
of Brooklyn believe in observing Sun
day in full length pants However
you are discharged"