New-York tribune., 1908-05-12
COPS USE THEIR BATS
PARADE AROUND BASES.
Pile Up Ten Runs an Ninth and
Beat Fire Fighters.

There was second police parade YESTERDAY after
noon. even though the finest. with their horses a1f
their dogs. annual performance on Sar11r-
day last. Yesterdays parade. however. was con-
Quoted around the bases at American League Park
when the police heat the dremen in baseball
game by score of IS 70 Is As for the parade feat
It might Re well note that there were ten
cops who arnbIed around the bases in ths uintn
inning
This vt1d-up Of the game was a reward. IL may
be said. fcr the volunteering OF the police 20 hslp
the smoke in raising cash for rhs Firemsns
Memorial Fund. The game was one % several
benefits that being held for the hTsrneo. thu
first having been the concert in the Metropolitan
Opera House. when 500 was taken N by advances
sales alone.
Yesterdays game brought only $50 IN advsno>
sales with a much smaller number OF returns to
be accounted for IN a few days oy the variocs
hotel ticket agencies The difference was due -
the fact that the Fire Commissioner forbade his
men sell tickets for the game. although thev
had been permitted 10 solicit sales fOr the opera
house benefit Nevertheless IN the last two months
they have added 5000 70 the fund. which VIII bs
used for monuments members dying IN the per-
Torrance OF duty. well for the aid % ths
families Of such men
Although the crowd yesterday vas small. owing
10 the circumstances OF preparation and the short
period before the announcements % ths contest
those in the zrandstand and bleache-s made up IN
enthusiasm what they lacked n numbers. The
lice band that had also volunteered. Tiers
with a preliminary concert The cheering and the
noise quite ike that OF big league OPEN
ing. when the two tear1s-frensn in red and white.
policemen in gray and blue-narched across ths
field 70 some appropriate Sergeant Brus" music
While this vas going on. Big BIZ" Devsry. 'rhs
best chief. etc, appeared n the s-11d5rsld a1nd
received BIT OF al ovation Nothing 70 IT. ee
observed ''If the cops I'D 20 their oltrtrns
batting avsrazs with q nIghtsrick theyI naks
them sruoks-eatsrs think they've sors CUT o1
false alarm" So spaks The prophet and Big BIZ
settled back TO root for the cops Among ths r-ar
connected with the finest who ver. present were
Father Chidvtck and Father AcGul.y- Fourth
Deputy Commissioner Woods dropped IN about ths
sixth inning. IN tfrns 70 the c1Irt cesr.s al
r1infstered 70 the hose handlers Mayor McCseIIAn
and other city ofioehoIders were unable 70 arrert
Will. ths teams psradins the crowd rad
z good chance 20 ''stzs up the n.r. ard Il vas
generally granted that II-ut.nant Charles Mad
gan Of the Far Rockavay station. captain ot ths
police team. the sort OF cop tha] vas snt1ct-
pated- Needless 20 saw, Lieutenant Madtgan 20
plump. Captain Frank =. Maussr or Engine q. n
Broorne street captain OF ths t--uen- showed
I'D as viry active nan ot middle hei<hr- Other
wise the members OF the teams averaged accur
even IN build, without any striking differences n
size
The rrens1 took the Yankee bench. Will. the TO
lie. sop-ou-zts1y went 20 thar or tn. visiting
team Then Henry Tons. umpire. supplied by
Frank Farrell. who also donated the Use ot the
grounds gave tha high ssl and the familiar cry
Of Play baIIT'
The first inning showed rhat proved be true
throughout the gane-thst both teams had hot
outAeld- There runs. although Bruton.
who pitched for the tTenen. and Lawrence Bat
tam the police, were not elusive In the sec
ond both sides scorsd-tEO runs for the police and
one FOR the frsmen- For the police. the first to
score was Martin with Sporting following TO the
home plate soon afterBa-d a single by Donohue.
For the fren1eu Baesser got first blood By three
bagger that dropped By Policeman Owens. way
oUt IN left field
In the third inning Weiss. Owens and Martin
brought home three FOR The police After that
somebody sent in -four alarm for. n the fourth
inning seven hrernen made the circuit Mean~4liI-
the fire rooters were blowing police whistles and
yelling "Helpi Call the reserves Run en- In"
The police band burst into the turmoil with loud
blasts. but even these were drowned cut vasn
Powell at the bat for the arsn1eu. knocked out
g double bringing home Mccarthy and Knapp To
rub il In while infelders from No 500 Mulberry
street putting out Power. Bruto1. % Chtsr
Croke-'s men, saunt-red home
The police. however. evidently heard riot call N
the ffth for they piled ID three rms. while
the fremen. evidently "ovsrcons by smoke"
the Brooklyn reporter hath II. were obliged TO be
satisfied with In the sixth and seventh n
ui1gs the pitchers ror both teams seemed 70 b.
found easily. but the oUrheld was the JOB and
there were no runs- IN the seventh the rr.rs1
substituted SpiIIans for Bruton pitcher. stf1
there r1u-
II vas getting late. and the band from tine to
time played sUggsstiveIy. I'm Afraid TO Go Horns
in the Dark" The four rurs the Hremsn made t1
eighth left the q 20 in their favor. and
OF the spectators began get ready Seat
IL a police phrase. confident IN believing
the hrernen had the day. But then cams ths sr-a<
parade and sprintfns contest OF the cops" After
Of them had found the d-snzn's curves
easily II he were throwing beanbaxs a them
they thought Il time 20 60 o. duty
The dreren nads brave sttenpt % Do sons-
thing IN their half of th4 ninth but got only rTs
The score and batting order roItow: