Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-02
ELKS AND SOLONS
BOTH GET SOAKED
Start Out to Soak Each Other
for Charity-Jupe Pluvius
Does Rest.

The head of the water depar tInenI'
old Jupe Pluvius, ably aided and abet-
ted by that particular friend of the
Public Service Electric Company, OLD
Stygian Darkness, stopped the char
ity ball game between teams COM
posed of members of the Common
Council and Newark Lodge of Elks al
Wiedenmayer's Park just as 1t was
getting interesting yesterday after
noon.
To be precise, wetness and darkness
stopped the game while the city
fathers were at bat in the nrst nalI
of the third inning, the score then
standing three to three. Maybe 1t
was a charity to stop It, then, for the
two teams up to that time had per-
formed in championship form,
hit there Is no telling what might
have happened had the game con-
tinued.
The threatening weather kept the
rooters for both sides away from the
park, and there was only a HANDFUL
in the grand stand when Mayor JACOB
Haussling started the game by heav-
ing a brand-new white ball some>
where in the general direction OF the
home plate.
Brass Band DeneS WeHbners
But Won Der Heide's full-dress band
was there and made plenty OF noise
and helped liven up an occasion tnat
the black rain-filled clouds made any
thing but joyful, particularly after the
game was called and the crowd pres
emit had to wade through small rivers
~ water in order to reach street cars.
But even this difficulty had little
low attached, for the big thirst parlor
at the top of the grand stand was
open. Mayor Haussling and Sheriff
John f. Monahan headed the rush for
this haven as soon as the game was
called.
And Umpire Frank j. McTague. OF
the City Fairgrounds took his time
about calling the game. 1t was ram
ing when 1t started at 3 O'Clock, but
the dampness was just drizzle. inc
city fathers went to bat first and by
a combination of bases on balls and
three hits pushed a pair of runs over
the plate. The Elks did the same
thing on three hits, a base on balls.
a Wild pitch and q passed ball. In
the second inning, Alderman Avitus
]. Dougherty ran bases with "avidity''
we know that is awful. but maybe
the copy reader will let it get by. He
got first base by virtue of stopping
one of Comedian Harry Sheppell, the
Elks' pitchers fast ones with his
back. Then, without stopping to even
think of the propriety of a city father
stealing anything, he proceeded te
| swipe second, third and the home base
! In rapid succession. The Elks got
that run back in their half by base
on balls to Frank Wilson and q
healthy soak by Sears for two bases
Umpire Pleads with Umpire.
Joseph Degnan. of Mayor Haus
Sings office, umpiring on the base
lines. had donned a raincoat by thii
time and was calling his brother UNI
pire, McTague, to call the game. NC
Tague logged out in one of the huge
/ Mackinac coats of the Newark play
ers did not mind the rain in the leas
and kept the players on the diamond
Maybe he figured 1t out that thu
Elks are used to water. on the out
side anyway, and that, as the othel
team had among its members mer
who sometimes cut down the play
ground appropriations, it would d.
them no harm to get soaked once
when McTague had the power t.
do 1t.
Dcgnan Modern Diogenes.
Anyway he kept the game goinl
until Umpire Degnan was forced t,
light a match to determine whether
a man was out at second or)not ant
then McTague turned to the CRANE
stand and announced This game Il
postponed owing to rain and the
Stygian darkness"
II don't know what that 'Stygian
thing the umpire pulled on us is
said Comedian Harry Sheppell, a.
he walked to the bench to get out o
the rain when the game was called
hades out there"
Anyway the game ended will
honors even and both sides are claim