New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04
POLICE PUT OUT
BY FIREMEN NINE
Hose Turned on Nightstick
Wielders for II Runs III
First Game of Series.

Il was not Casey at the bat yester-
dav. II was Dedon at the bat. Ana so
efectual was the said Dedon at the SAID
bat that the Police Departments base
hall team lost the first Of three-game
series to settle the eleventh season
championship between the cops ana the
Fire Department team.
The defeat of the policemen was bit
ter enough. but more bitter still was
the fact that the defeat was caused by
a "rookie." Dedon is probation fire
man attached TO Truck Company II,
located in the wilds Of The. Bronx, and
got his appointment only last Friday.
Fifteen thousand people went yester-
day from Manhattan, The Bronx. Staten
Island, Brooklyn and all Of Queens TO
Ebbets Field. They began to arrive as
early as / o'clock, though the game was
not called until 3.
Police Commissioner Arthur Woods
accompanied by several of his deputies
arrived a few minutes after Fire Com
missioner Adamson, also accompanied
by several Of his men, had been es-
corted into the park by squad oil
traffic policemen in gold trimmed UNI
forms. As Adamson took his place IN
box the Fire Department band gave him
n welcome that was almost drowned IN
the shouts and cheers Of rremen on
duty and their friends VINO had seats
on a line with the pitchers box IN lett
field
When Woods's entrance was noted
the police band struck UP again, but II
was fairly drowned out by the noise oil
police whistles. The fans by that time
we're anxious for the game 70 start;
Suddenly there appeared the well
known figures Of Hank ODay and REG
Ter, the big league umpires, and the
welcome that greeted them was
drowned in d roar as the Fire Depart
ment team, headed by Deputy Chief
Crawley and Captain Slater, director
and manager, ran out or the held.
They were followed closely by the +. u.
team, escorted by Inspector Ryan and
John J. Taylor, OF the telegraph bureau.
Commissioner Woods started the
game bv throwing the first ball. Prob
ABLY recalling his Harvard days, he
snapped his right arm back and after
a most professional "wind-up" threw
The ball straight at Artie Romer, Of the
Oak Street station, the police catcher.
The game was even, except for one
hit the police made IN the .rst, until
the third inning, when the Dedon, the
"rookie." announced that he was IN the
game by making the first hit Tor the
hremen. 60,
Things then ran along without thrills
until the fifth inning, when. with TWO
out. McAvoy got to first through
tumble. Dedon then slammed out
two-base hit and through an error
reached third. Then a series OF nun s
and bungles sent Dedon home, scoring
Two runs for the fremen.
The lucky seventh was lucky for the
fremcn and slaughter for the cops
NcAvov reached second, and first was
soon occupied by Goodman, VINO was
PASSED On balls. and both came home
when Dedon came through with "A ny
that was mufrod in centre field. Lynch,
the pitcher. made a single, and wheh
Fitzpatrick was passed the bases were
full. O'Brien made first on . puh''
sending Dedon home, and Moran b
single scored Lynch. Firemen' o. po-
lice, 0. ,....~
ato effort 10 catch up. but while they
made three runs. Lynch proved TOO
alert. And the game was soon over
Commissioner Woods and Commission
or Adamson shook hands, and as me
head of the Fire Department started
away in his car Woods remarked:
"Rcmember, Bob next Sunday mere
is another game. And the Sunday aites
that another. Wen make you give up
"Tbe Chief" trophy you won last year
before we're through