The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-04
FIREMEN TRIM COPS 60
IN EBBETS FIELD CLASH
Opening Game of Series Draws Large Crowd-Woods
and Adamson Lead Rooters-Big League
Umpires Make Decisions.

why. you great big fsthead, 1t missed
me eighteen"
Move on Come. come, come-movs
on cried Bill Rigler. and anybody could
see that at that instant Bill Rigler could
begin to call his life a complete success.
His was the first a y In the history
OF our country where anybody told n cop
to move on n got away with II. just
for that insinuation about fatheadedness
Bill in a regular game could have
But long ago the Police C'nhsh tossed
the ball out on the field amid the
deafening jeers Of the Fire C'mish. It's
time, therefore. TO consider the happen
ings out OF the field.
Much is happening as one looks. Cop
Itomer, who pitched for the police, Ii
a veteran pitcher as we'll as "a veteran
cop, and he's so good that he has turned
down big league offers to try him out.
Fireman Lynch. pitcher for the other
side. may not have Romer's rep. but
when II comes to speed and stun on and
of the ball II was a tossup between the
two pitching gentlemen.
But as one looks, it's the first part
OF the NTH inning. For four innings
goose eggs had decorated fire and police
score yards. when young MIR. Dedon,
first baseman for the flremen. stepped
t~auntily into a police controlled twister.
Fireman Dedon stopped the ball Just
over the plate. arranged It carefully so
That Its nose faced his bat and with one
mighty clout he started the ball into be-
lieving that II was Chief Kenlon trying
to motor to a two mines alarm fire
the highest kind OF fire as is-even more
abruptly than the chief usually motors
to "A fire.
For three bases young Mr.. Dedon
salloped at high pressure. At that
point several Unfolding ccppers who had
turned out to handle the BAH In relays
as 1t was chucked back toward Christcn-
dom after its long ride began to bcot
the ball around promiscuously. Young
Mr.. Dedon therefore continued right on
home successfully. An it's worth men,
tioning that before Dedon swatted the
ball Fireman McAvoy had been idling
around first base and without pausing
p~erceptibly also had scored. Two runs,
Four More Fircmen Home.
Then in the seventh inning twice a.
much happened, or four runs more for
the Fire Cmish's hopcfuls. Fireman
Goodman began II by making the clean
est hit OF the game. McAvoy got to first
on an error. Up stepped the Hon. Dedon
and scored EN- both. Lynch smashed
one to centre that met up with error.
ADVANCING ituOn ana putting Lyncn on
first. Seger finally slammed one that
brought In Dedon and O'Brien hit an
other that scored Lynch. Four more
rum or s to o in the cops's disfavor.
II was all goose Eggs for the police
men. In fact. until the last half Of the
ninth. Coppere Tienkcn. Barry and Con-
nelly crossed the plate along toward the
demitasse hou thus saving themselves
n. the last minute from "A shutout. the
final score being s to 3 in the Firemen's
favor
But as the Police Cmish said to the
Fire C'mish when all vas over. next
Sunday. when the second game Of the
eeries will be played. Is another day. And
toward evening. Fire C'mish Adamson.
who had sneaked to the field in a black
touring car of his own. No that in case
o. defeat he wouldn't be jeered on the
way home. sent a still alarm out for a
bright crimson car and motored home
In "A red blaze OF glory.
Here's the way they lined up
-. FIRE DEPT. POLICE DEPT.
' bowling Of. Mooney.c.
Fitzpatrick Oh. Ticnkenn
Seger ~. Malcolmson -.
O'Brienrf Barry IF
Moran,c. Connolly. IF.
Noo@iman. III. Grotheer ID.
McAvoyh. Foeller. %.
Dedon. 10. kiefer, an.
Lynch,p. Romrr. n.
'Salg.f
.Baited for Mooney in the eighth inning.
Three base hit-Dedon. struck out-B,
Lynch. I: by Romer, 10. Cmpires-Riglei
and O1Day.