Evening journal., 1914-09-01
NOW READY FOR
Police SPORT FUN
Baseball Game Between East
and West Side Cops
the Feature
PIE EATERS TO
COMPETE AGAIN

Small boys of the city are in their
glee anticipating a chance to guy
the cops" OF the local police force when
the peace guardians assemble on the
baseball deld at Front and Union
streets on Thursday afternoon for the
annual sports OF the department. Al
ready the youngsters are rehearsing
what salutation they will greet their
favorite "cop" with, and il win be the
one opportunity OF the year when the
small boy OF the corners will have a
chance TO "guy" the police without fear
of being chased. The sport of watching
the w0uld-be athletes will also be en-
joyed by many older citizens, and al
ready thousands OF tickets have been
sold. The event is held yearly by the
police force for the benefit of their pen
sion fund
While the program calls for nine
events, including egg races, l0O-yard
dashes, potato and sack races, to say
nothing OF pie-eating contests, the
whole show promises TO center in the
baseball game. Officer Bullock, man
/ ager of the East Side club, says he will
surprise the West Side cops, under the
management of PaIrolman Jordan, who
is TO play second base for his team. The
East side aggregation have Officer
! Grussemeyer as substitute.
In the l00-yard dash the West Side
team is handicapped, patrolman Gamble
, having Just been discharged from the
/ Homeopathic Hospital, following an in
jury to his hip sustained several days
| ago while practicing. Manager Horace
/ Mcdaniel, of the general committee,
said today that Gamble had been traded
for a broken bat
The committee OF arrangements and
other officials OF the sports consist of
Sergeant George Lyons, chairman; OH
Ger Francis +. Green, secretary Ser
geant Daniel Keleher, treasurer. Ser
geant William Schell, Officer George
Gilling: Horace Mcdaniel, manager;
Michael Donlin, assistant; Curtis Riley
assistant; james f.. Mclvor, referee;
William j. McVey, starter; William Sc
vier, Judge; Ernest j. Otteni, judge
Clifford Crossgove; judge; I. Gilpin
Massey, timer; Samuel NJ. Rachlin
clerk; David Zearfoss, umpire; John
MCGOWAN, umpire; John Devinish, an
nouncer.
The entire program follows:
" Tug of war: East Side-Morrow
Lewis, Bullock and Grussemeyer. West
Side -Dutton, Burchinal, nevinish and
Benson.
lOO-yard DASH East Side-Robinson
Zezley. Sharpless and johnson. West
Side-Elliott, Biscoe. Gamble and Riley
Egg race: East Side-Lewis, Hahn
Reeder and McElrOy. West Side
Carey, Payne, Biscoe and 5. ID. Scott.
Potato race: East Side-Bullock Sut
ton. GRAY and Robinson. West Side
Benson. Jordon, Reese and Gamble.
Fat mans race: East Side-Lewi
and AfcKeown. West side-Dutton AM
Pie-eating contest: East Side
Sheehy and McGranary. West Side
King and Wallace.
Sack race: East Side-Sutton, John
son. Lewis and McGranary. West Sid
Payne. Bowman, $. d. Scott and Re
denheiser.
Relay race; East side-Zebley, Rot
iuson. johnson and Donlin. West Sid
Elliott, Biscoe, Gamble and Riley.
Wheelbarrow race; East side-Bul
. lock. Grussemeyer, Lewis and McEhol
West Side-Bradford, S. d. Scott, Dey
! inish and Dutton.
The baseball lineup will be;
East Side-Robinson 3b; Hahn (caT
3 tain). 2b; Johnson, C; d. Gray, p
/, Lewis. lb; Virden, ss; Donlin. If; Ne
> Granary, cf; Barr, rf; Grussemeyer an
D McEloy, subs: Charles Bullock, mar
|, ager.
West Side-Abel, @; Bowman, p; NJ
Dannell. lb: Jordan, 2b and manager
: Bradford. 3b; Payne. IS; Elliott, II
8 Hawke. cf. and captain; Gamble, ri
q Reese and Riley, subs.