Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
POLICEMAN'S DOG NEAR DEATH
FOR KISSING SLEEPING BABY
Pound About to Claim Another Victim When Owner
Appears and Has Sentence Commuted-Dislike
of Bath Cause of Adventure

| Sport, a collie dog owned by Policeman
| John Carr, of the nth and Winter streets
! station, suffered the worst shock ana IN
| dignity of his five years of experience to-
| day when he was locked in a cell and
| then railroadcd to the dog pound, where
he escaped death by chlorine gas by n
very small margin, II placed \ terrible
crimp In Sports dignity when he discuv-
cred that being owned by a policeman
| didn't give him immunity from arrest.
If there is anything that Sport dctcsts.
it Is the daily bath which his mistress
insists upon giving him soon after break
fast Mrs. Carr at her home. 2iS North
18th street had removed the dogs collar
when the door bell rang and she left the
Kitchen.
Sport saw his chance had come to avoid
the morning wash with warm water and
soap and he took advantage of it. lie
darted out the back door and ran 10 l.n-
gan Square. which was fun of children
and their nurses. From the days of his
puppyhood, Sport has loved children, and
that love for little humans expands as
ne grows older.
Sport was ovcrioyed He had never
seen so many little ones before. He
ycpcd delightedly. and his bushy tail
wagged like the pendulum of grand
father clock. He dartcd from one child to
another. CaTrsSiug the faces Of the kid
dies with his warm tongue. Some of the
kids liked the dog kisses, and others
didn't
Woe began for Sport when he lathered
his tongue across the face OF a fat in
FAINT asleep in "A gOCaTJ The baby uWak-
ened with a powerful yell, Two or three
nurses came running and they vented
their wrath on the dog, Policeman Lana
han, OF the 18th and Vine streets station,
saw the commOtiOn and came up on the
run.
Sport tried to inform the cop with a
series OF pleasant barks that he only
kissed the yOungstcr but laulhan had
never taken any lessons in canine Esper-
anto, and he placed Sport under arrest
on the accusation of assault and battery.
Then sport tried to toll the cop he was
Policeman Garr's dog, but Lannhau
couldn't understand. Sport was taken 20
the station and after his description was
placed on the slate he was locked in a
cell
Later he was removed to City Han,
where another record was made of him,
and then ne was sentenced to death and
removed 20 the dog pound.
In the meantime Mrs. Carr had notified
her husband about the disappearance of
snort, and Policeman Carr began 10
search frantically. Finally, he unearthed
the record of Sport at City Hail. and Ger
tain that he was on the right track, he
hurried to the dog pound
He arrived there lust as the keeper was
about 70 lead sport 10 execution
SPORT yelled Policeman Carr
With joyful barks, sport leaped from
the midst of the group OF doomed dogs,
and second later he was standing on
his rear legs with his front paws against
the shoulders Of Policeman Carr
Marrow escape for you sport" said
Carr. patting the dogs head. This
ought TO teach you TO stay at home"
sport yelped nderstandingly and his
eyes were sincere with the promise never
TO do il again, Then Policeman Carr and
sport went home II sport could talk II is
probable that ne would Immediately
adopt these resolutions:
'Iu never try to duck my daily bath
again.
I'm never leave home without my mas