Evening journal., 1913-08-08
COPS HAVE
REAL FUN in
FIELD SPORTS
West Side Wins at Ball While
East Side Takes Other
HOnOrS
PIE EATERS KEEP
CROWD In UPROAR

Five thousand Wilmingtonians, in
oluding hundreds of small boys, guyed
the local police force at Union street
park yesterday afternoon at the an
nual field day sports and baseball
game of the department for the bene-
at Of the Police Pension Fund. Those
In the audience who filled every seat
In the bleachers as well as the grand
stand represented citizens from all
walks of life, from William p. White,
acting Mayor, down to the street
lrchin. and that they all enjoyed
themselves went without saying. One
glance at the faces beaming with
smiles. as the four blue coats eating
blackberry pie showed their pie
smeared faces, or when the officers
tell in a heap as they tried to reach
the goal with their feet encased in
burlap bags. showed their pleasure.
Viewed from every angle the affair
was the grandest success ever held
by the Police Department and the re-
ceipts from the tickets sold at the
gate alone amounted to $116. This
sum will be greatly increased as
many returns are yet to be made. The
only disappointed persons we're the
members Of the East Side baseball
team. they being defeated by the score
Of l. to 9. The game was exciting
from the time Umpire Bert EversOn
cried play ball" There we're few
minutes that some member Of either
team was not missing a pop fly or
else striking out No attempt was
made by the spectators to keep tab
on the errors aud even Dan Eakin
admitted to Captain Evans that Il was
more fun to watch the plays than a
circus.
While the East Siders lost the ball
game. they we're victorious in the
field sports, cleaning up the field with
total of 40 points to 39 points for
the West Side.
Just what event on the program of
field sports proved most amusing would
be hard to say. The kiddies, how
ever, would agree that the barrow
race was the funniest Several hun
dred OF them gathered around officer
Benson and urged him toward the
left field fence Another feature was
the stunt of Jake" Ewing, ianitor at
the police station who stole a
chicken and started off the field.
This was too much for Officer Frank
Massey. who was on duty there. The
Officer started after Jake firing his
revolver at the fleeing man. The
gun missed fire several times and the
officer was about to throw il away
in disgust when Jake collided with
the right field fence. That brought
him to a stop and he was ~appre-
hended." The chicken needed the
pulmotor as Jake's hands had
r. caressed II too fondly In the chase
and it was hardly breathing.
In the fat mems race officer Lewis
proved sprinter, covering the dis
iance IN seven seconds officer Dut-
ton was a close second, with Officer
Deveinish third. In the potato race
Patrolman Sutton won in 30 seconds
with Officers Warren and Reese
hnishing m the order named.
The centipede race. new event
this year. proved interesting. En-
tered in il we're Odicers Robinson,
Nirden and Gamble. running astride
long pole while Oficers Elliott.
Reese and Mcdaniel ran with an
other long pole. The first named
runners were The victors. In the
sack race officer Lewis finished FIRST
while Officer Mcdaniel was second
and Jordan third.
The most fun provoking stunt was
The pie eating contest IT. required
one minue and half for Oficer Zeb-
ley TO get outside e large blackberry
pie. Officer AlOnzo King Was second
4 with Officer Wallace third. OF course
these three officers as we'll as Pa
4 trolman sutton, who finished fourth
I had considerable of the pie on their
F countenances and whenever they
showed their pie smeared faces, the
n spectators we're in an uproar
4 In The obstacle race. the manner in
4 which the officers got their shoes
mixed wae sight The objects OF
the race we're 20 have the officers re-
81 move their shoes and run to a Ger
tain post and fe1urn and get the
shoes which we're % he laced or but
& ton on feet again IS the men start
Il ed ~ the goal someone threw their
shoes all over .he field and II quite
naturally took some time for the
rightful owners to recover theiI
shoes Officer Warren was first and
& Elliot was second and then the
II Judges we're in a quandary as to who
+" " &c ANlIQ Mdu. IL Mdn UlhilN utilu'
ed to confer the honor on Officer Jor-
dan who had not yet begun lacing his
shoes but finished as announcer De
vinish called his name out as a win
q ner.
Ovation for Uncle Billy.
Uncle Billy" Heal. the veteran o
the force. was given an ovation wher
he walked 10 the home plate to throw
out the ball for the game. The banC
"a struck up a lively air and Billy
81 with all the airs of a youngster
81 doffed his cap.
Police Captain Kane. who one time
# starred as a ball player. had his Goa
81 off early in the afternoon and showed
# That he still could toss a ball. Wher
~ Mike Barr, the star player Of the Wesi
:. = side team struck out. Cap. Kane gave
# the officer several pointers on how t
# hold his bat This was fruitful as
& Mike later peeled of a nice hit.
Taken all together. il was some da'
81 and last night the coppers on duty