New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-28
Win Second Game of Series
for Silver Trophy in Pres
ence of $4,000 En-
thusiastic Fans.

Sunday baseball can be played at the
Polo Grounds, providing the Police De-
partment has a special interest in the
particular game played. The city's
guardians did have such an interest
Yesterday, with the result that $4,000
persons had a most glorious afternoon
out in the o. a. The reason the field
made historic by the Giants failed TO
have its customary Sabbath rest was
that the police wished to get even with
the firemen for the defeat handed them
week ago at Ebbets Field. The police
did get square to the tune Of 3 to
and several other tunes played by the
bands Of the two departments. ,
It may be that overconiidence had
something to do with the fall of the
fire laddies. The Sunday before they
had mastered the offerings of the sup
posedly best twirler the police nine
possessed in the person of Arthur
| Romer, who halls from the 99th Pre-
einct. Arthur, it is said, had an offer
/ last year from the Yankees, but turned
| it down with the remark that he wanted
to play baseball.
The firemen had little respect for
one Alexander Armet, another member
4 Of the police pitching staff. They were
all wrong, for Alexander pitched with
the skill of the big league star who
has the same name, but uses it last
instead of first. 1t is true Armet al
lowed more hits than his opponent, g.
A. w. Lynch, of Truck 29, who tried
to repeat in the box, but he was q
rock of steadiness when danger threat
ened.
The police made the first tally OF
the game in the second inning. Barry
was passed. Romer, who had been de-
NOTED from the mound to right field
tried to sacrifice, but forced his team
mate instead. Grotheer did what
Romer failed to do, and Romer trav'
elled to second. Kiefer supplied the
hit that brought ROmer across the
plate.
In the following inning the cops
scored the runs which decided the out
come of the game. Armet reached first
on an error, and was showed to second
on Tiencken's sacrifice. Malcol mson
drew a base on balls. Fennelly forced
Armet at third on hit to Seger. with
two out, David Barry, captain of the
38th Precinct, proved to be the right
man in the right place. lie singled
Savagely to centre, scoring Malcolm
son. Romer then got his revenge by
sending Texas Lacquer over third
which tailed Fennelly. Barry was
caught off second, but the damage wat
done, and the police contingent in the
grandstand shrieked, sang and sent
blasts from five thousand whistles.
But the fremen were undismayed
They had been trained to stick to every
corfagration until the last spark was
out. They regarded the rally of the
notice as merely an East Side insur
ance fire, and therefore stuck. Inning
after inninp they went to the bat with
the grim determination TO extinguist
the hopes of the cops" only 10 bC
turned back to the bench by the cum
ming shoots and speed Of Alexander
Armet.
made their most determined stand, anc
after two men were out at that. S. j
Moran, of Engine Company q, turned
ON the hose with a two-bagger to left
The iremen's band and the band Of
fremen in the stands set up bedlaT
that worried Armet into giving Dow
ling a base on balls. This added TO the
tumult. Goodman then came along with
81 single to centre that scored Moran
end more bedlam broke loose in the
stands. O'Brien took & healthy wallop
at the ball and sent it spinning to left
where Tiencken made brilliant catch
which saved the day for his team. The
! iiremen got g man on base IN the ninth
| but were unable to score.
Commissioner Arthur II. Woods,