Evening journal., 1915-08-27
THOUSANDS SEE COPS
IN field DAY sports
West Side Members Garry
Off HonorS in Baseball
and Other Events
SERGEANT LYONS GETS
IN ON DONKEY CART

stiles at Union street grounds yesterday |
to witness the field sports and baseball
game of the police department. The al
fair was declared to have been a great
success. The crowd was one OF the
largest ever gathered in the grounds.
When members of the East and West
side teams lined up before the assem-
blage to eat pie the situation was 50
interesting that the moving picture ma.
chine operators were busy taking pho
tos, which will be shown later.
The West Side officers carried off the
honors of the day, having 80 points tol
their credit, while the East Siders hndl
"a points. The East Side officers alsol
were walloped in the baseball game by
the score of 10 to 6. Umpire Chick Hart
ley collected S25 from Manager Grusse-
meyer for "abuse" INDUCED in by Pa
trolman Donlon, Of his team.
The gates were opened shortly after
o'clock, but even then the line of spec
tators extended to the street and short
ly before o'clock the sale of tickets
for the grandstand, which numbered
] 800, ceased. In addition to those adj
mitted with tickets, several hundred
boys from the Ferris Industrial School
and st. Joseph's Colored Home were I'D
mitted as guests of the peace guardians.
Boy Scouts Of Troop ~ were guests
of a friend
just as the clock hands reached the
hour of 2, Announcer Sergeant John Z.
Devenish called the contestants in the
tug of-war, the first number of the pro-
gram, and the big men lined up. john
son, Grussemeyer, McCiranary and Nc
keown trotted out for the East Siders,
while Kempski, Burchenal, Lewis and
Mammele represented the West Side
team. Following one minute and forty
seconds of pulling, yanking and the like,
the West Siders pulled the heavyweights
of the East Side off their feet About
this time Police Captain Evans, who viii
retire next week, appeared, and the ap.
plause from the grandstand as he was
introduced by Announcer Devenish, was
general.
The 100 yard dash was next called. the
West Side team winning. The race was
featured by a pretty squirt between
Sweeney and Mahoney, the former win.
ming. Robinson, of the East Side, was
third.
About this time Police Sergeant
George Lyons, who had been forbid
den 10 enter the grounds, arrived in
the disguise of a Hebrew peddler.
riding behind an aged donkey. Flags
decorated the vehicle used by the SER
geant and he reached the infield be-
fore the officials stopped the donkey.
Sergeant Lyons was taken before the
grand stand and unmasked.
In the egg race officer Hahn at
tempted TO hold his egg on the spoon
with his left hand but he was de-
tected by the judges and disqualified
Gamble won the event, although the
other contestants were on the verge
Of egging the judges over their de-
cision.
The potato race resulted in the
West Side scoring another first place
and third place, while the second
place was taken by the East Side.
Biscoe won the event, Donlon was
second and Kempski was third. Good
time was made in this event. 1.O7 3-5
being consumed.
The next event caused a great deal
of laughter, IL being the fat mans
race. Dutton, the largest man in the
event and a representative of the
West Side. won. although he was
close pressed by McKeown, of the
East Side, who finished second.
Burchenal was disqualified in this
event to the great pleasure of the East
Siders The time was As seconds.
The next event was the blue ribbon
affair of the program, the pie eating
contest McGranary, of the East Side,
took first place, while Grussemeyer,
leader OF the East Side aggregation,
took second position, closely followed
by Bullock, of the West Side, who
copied third place.
The relay was next and some fast
running was witnessed. The East
Side won in the good time of 1874 2-5.
The obstacle race proved a laughter
producer and after much discussion
on the part of the East Siders, who
claimed that Biscoe, the winner. had
J pulled over a trick on the judges, the
! event was awarded with Grussemeyer,
of the East Side, coping second. and
Sweeney. of the West Side, finishing
| third. Time, 43 2-5 seconds.
I The wheelbarrow race proved a
} point producer for the West Side ag-
gregstion, both second and third
places going to that aggregation, with
Burchenal first and Dutton second
! Mahoney took third place for the East
? Siders. This was the final event be-
/ fore the ball game.
| Giving five points for first place
: three for second and one for third
the. score was 80 to "a, with the West
! Siders on the long end.
/ The summary was as follows
} Tug OF Nar-West Side, first; Eas
: Side. second. Time. lao.
100 yard dash-Sweere West Side
: first; Mahoney, East Side, seconds Rob
inson. East Side, third. Time, IL sec
! onds.
( Egg race-Gamhle, East Side, first
{ Other contestants disqualified. Time
2 is l.2 seconds.
: Potato race-Biscoe, West Side, first
' Donlon. East Side, second; kempsk
/ West Side. third. Time, l.07 3-5
Fat mans racc-Dutton, West Side
first; McKeown, East Side, second. Time
6 is seconds
| Pie eating -McGranary, Eas
/ Side, first; Grussneyer, East Side, sec
: ond; Bullock, West Side, third. Time
4 l.O3 3-5.
B Relay racc-Esst Side. first; IVES
= Side. second. Time. l.34 2-5.
: Obstacle race--Biscoe, West SidI
first; Grussmycr, East Side, second