Evening journal., 1908-09-01
COPS HAVE A
DAY OF FUN
Annual Field Sports Provide
Amusement For Friends
Of BIueCOatS

Of BIueCOatS
The annual field sports of the police de-
partment drew a large crowd to South
Side Park yesterday afternoon. After the
sports had been twice postponed on ac-
count Of inclement weather. the ideal af-
ternoon was doubly appreciated by the
cops and their friends-for cops do have
friends sometimes. even among the 'kids.
About 5000 persons attended the sports.
The proceeds will go to the police pension
fund.
The sports started at 2sO o'clock with an
open 1O0-yards DASH and interest did not
abate until the final event of the after
noon. That Wilmington stands a fair
chance Of producing an Olympic cop was
made evident when Policeman Dutton
won the 100 yard dash for fat cops, like a
professional. Then when the same fat
cop won the shot put it was Immediately
demonstrated that he will probably figure
strongly in the next Olympic meet
race and a wheel barrow race, and, most
interesting of all, a pie-eating contest.
When burly cops tried to hold a potato
daintily on a spoon and at the same time
TO make record sprint, there were 5000
or more haw haws. that certainly made
more than one cop exhilerated Then
when the pie eating contest came, and
when Policeman Bullock ate three great
huckleberry pies before his two oppon-
ents had tackled the end crust, the crowd
almost started to carry him on their
shoulders. The pig race. too, was a bril-
liant fun making event A baseball game
was also feature. Altogether the field
day was one of the most successful ever
held and il is expected that the net pro-
ceeds will be large.
Won by Huekleberry
Ut might be said that officer Bullock
won the pie-eating contest by a buckle.
berry He finished his ness of huckle-
berries just an instant ahead of DAN
Collins, while officer Wallace was but
an instant behind the latter 1t GER
tainly was a close race that taxed The
digestion of the three big cops" It
was said that Bullock had been practic-
ing on homemade pics for a month.
Il could eat another right now" he
exclaimed when he was announced the
winner.
The wheelbarrow race furnished TIE
most amusement of the afternoon.
Goaded by the shouts of the spectators
the blindfolded policemen wheeled she
barrows all over the sold in an effort
to strike a peg driven IN the ground.
| One policeman brought up against the
| fence at the south end Of the field ana
then came back. Finally officer
Burchinal struck the peg and was de-
clared the winner. This contest gave
the small boy an opportunity To-
roast" and gibe the policemen, whom
they count as enemies every day ex-
cepting that on which the sports are
held.
officer Duncan proved that he knows
how TO wrestle with a pig as well as
| Officer Frank Kane does with a grizzly
bear. The creased porker circled
about with the policeman in hot pur.
suit and away down near the club
house officer Duncan rounced upon the
pig. There a furious struggle occurred
but Duncan was the eonqueror. Under
the terms of the race -he pig had 20
be carried back and placed in the box
on the way back the little porker sew
eral times threw Duncan to the eroun
but the policeman pluckiiy held on ana
finally won out amid great applause
Coed Ball Game
The baseball game was really a &c Cd
contest. but Pitcher Bradford for the
West Side was too much for the East
Side swatters. He had them tanning
time and again. It was first intended
that the game should go seven innings.
at the end of which West Side led by
n score of ten 10 four. But nine innings
were insisted upon by the East Sidcrs
For a while it looked as if East Side
would overcome the lead. but Bradford
settled down and won handily. In
the seventh inning he struck out three
men. Sam" Ford's stop of a hot
liner was a feature. 5nd Robinson
played a brilliant ball at third base for
East Side. Sewell Scott went into the
game and showed splendid form. may.
be- in throwing. He got the ball sew
eral times and examiacd the stitches
before tossing It back, while runners
were circling the bases. Sergeant
Rocky" Lyons became disabled and
had to retire. The police had to b'
called out several times by Captain
Evans and Kanc to put officers Eakir
and Benson. with their "lSicks" off th'
field John Mcmahon was the umpire
and several times thought he woulc
nave 10 call a policeman and cop
to restore order. West side got foui
runs IN the first inning. mainly through
2 the errors Of Catcher Grusmeyer.
: Nearly every official Of the city wa'
e present and they enjoved the sport
{ Police Commissioner Clarkson. Staytol
and Jones and Chief Black were in th'
2 stand. and the members Of the various
s city departments and Counciimen als'
o we're there.
g Summary Of Events
Tho events and their winners were a
: follows:
l00-yards dash-First. Duncan. Eas
Side: second. Mcdaniel East Side; tim'
10 As.
" towards dash for fat men-First Du'