New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19

umpire. Everybody wanted a perlec'ly
fair arbiter. and when the name
Father Cashin was suggested the luce
was bounced on enthuslasticdl'E' t
Father Cashin probably remehioIitou
that Sunday services ana laihe
don't 90 well together, ana a. -
O'Neal. one OF the keepers, oniciS'eu
lie lasted the full nine innings without
a kick There wern't any KICKS any
how. Everybody was IN too good hu-
NOR to dispute anything.
There was a home run That was
,creamer. In fact, trusty had to go
outside the prison and gather up inc
ball off the front road. for NO. $3.50
had almost whacked the trademark
off it." a. one soft hammered saIe
blower nut IL. No. 3iS5 also starred
at shortstop. cleaning long chances ih
a fashion that reminded some people
Of tba, venerable old gentleman VINO
plays the same position for the Plus
burgh club. Another smart player was
the second baseman for the paint shoP'
a ver,table star in the field and
haymaker at the bat.
First Time Since 1928.
But If the game was interesting, 80
were the fans. Grouped around TWO
sides Of the diamond they sat on the
grass and talked and smoked Tor inc
first time since the prison was opened.
in 1926. 80 someone said. Formerly
i; was lock az policy at sing olhs'
Now it's a recognition OF the lacl th"'
corvicts are men.
They didn't seem anything else yes
torday The sl,v was lust as blue over
the prison yards - it was over the
flowing river that the yard overlooked
You could see the great mountains on
the other bank and the white river
steamers lust as well from inside lhe
prison ward as you could from the out
side. And the men. sitting about III
groups or walking up and down 10
lether. were. except for their gray
trousers. caps and loose shirts, just
like crowd Of men anywhere.
The baseball game was not the only
libertv of the prison. Around on the
other side of the chapel. next the knit
ting mill. two or three tennis courts
are being laid out, and some OF the
prisoners were hammerng the pail
from one TO another with brand new
rackets. Ten yards away seven or
eight men were tossing a org medicine
ball
81 guess Muldoon's hasn't got any
thing on this" one OF them said laugh
inGly.
This brand new policy Of humanity
is to 20 right along, Warden McCor-
mick promises. lie has bought some
OF the tennis rackctS and basepail
equipment, and more VIII DC proV'ueu.
The relatives and in ends q prisoners
and any one else interested VIII be en-
couraged 10 send athletic equipment.
Games of all sorts are to be- stimulated
a, an outlet to the mems spirits. Even
The game Of "boochi." so popular among
the Italians. will be instituted, and the
necessary equipment for it has been
bought.
Lose Desire Tor Comsiock.
ANY man vith a good record may
have Saturday afternoon off. ana any
other DAY that he finishes his STINT o.
work before the time fer shop closing
he may employ his leisure hour play
ing baseball. tennis or whatever ne
wishes. In time there will be regu-
lar prison baseball league, with games
each Saturday.
One of the most interesting things
in connection with the athletic policy
and the freedom coupled win IL Is the
change OF altitude toward Comstock
prison. % far as the inmates OF sing
Sing arc concerned. Formerly every
prisoner at Sing Sing wanted to go 10
the prison at Great Meadows. but
Friday. when the prison agent arrived
to make the transfers. ne could ma
only thiytv-live men willing to leave
Sing Sing. although there were lis
vacancies IL Great Meadows.
Warden Mccormick seems ALREADY 10
ne reaping harvest of compliments
from the kindness he has sowed. In
his Office Yesterday were three or toIr
testimonials. written by prisoners, set
IN frames made by prisoners and signed
With many names. some OF them
thanked him for specific things. such
As the games Of yesterday. Others re-
Aected a general sentiment. one sent
BY the cart and wagon and timber
shop, said: "The entire atmosphere
of the nrison has been changed from
unrest tc a peaceful atmosphere Tor
those o. Us whose fate has cast US
into YOUR keeping.