The Washington herald., 1916-09-17

Well. Lon, how'd tn Bulls" benefit
pan out?
Just one grand success, boss, from
flag fall Z finish. Never have I saw so
many Bulls in one inclosure. There was
cops Z tn right O. you, cops { tn left o.
you, cops all around you, runnin' an
jumpin'. Husky cops, skinny cops. red
headed cops, 'puzZy-foots' wraslin' an
thumpin'.
LII old N'Yawk sent down a quarter
o. her force in tn person o. big Pat Nc
Donald. tn shot-puttin' champion, an
Pat played with tn black marbles just
Z show how twas done. Egon Erickson.
also straight from tn Gay White Way.
done few high Jumps that set tn crowd
'ratty.'
~. ]. Euer, tn all-'round 1so-pound
outa tn 12O-yard hurdle record just be-
cause it was Saturday.
I'm fact all kinds o. champions was
fioatin' around Just like regular 'geezers.'
Our own Joe Turner, tn mlddle-weight
wraslin' champion, done a hfteen-minute
stunt with Joe Grant, who used Z be a
champion. Pat O'Connor, tn champion
referee, was loolxin' as ft as a fiddle. e.
Lawrence Phillips. tn champion lons-dis-
tance announcer o. tn United States. was
there with his funnel an our old friend,
Bill Belts, wearin' cluster o. diamonds
that woulda made a pawn broker Jealous,
was chasin' around, an gettin' things
ready.
They hada parade, led by Maj. Pull
man himself, an take 1t from me, boss,
twas a fine lookin' bunch o. men
There was a mix;.up in tn hundred
yard dash. A couple O. the horses-I
mean runners-got put on tn fence an
they hada do 1t over. 1t finally went t
Willie Cutie Kuelling, of old Number T.
In fact, Willie Cutie was doin' all kinds
o. stunts, cause he also come clean in
tn Obstacle race, an a party named
Peck, o. tn same III precinct, pulled on
couple O. wins that had his comrades
all cheerin'. He yanked down tn go, an
led his relay team home.
''DicBy Dixon. tn dandy sargent o. No.
10, scampered on with tn T-yard dash
for sargents like a regular sargent, an
dash for parties who weighed 24o an
over? Nobody on earth but our own
big Bull" Gafrney. Right up here T. No.
8. You know, your pal. tn one who sees
va in some nights. Deed, boss, tn way
Bull" come down that stretch was a
honor T. our neighborhood. Capt. sulli-
van hada smile which oughta been pio-
tured.
But va shoulda saw tn tug-o'-war,
DOSS- TOT a long IlIne IL was nara tell
whether they was playin' craps or
matchin' pennies. There was more talk
about come seven an come 5leven' when
these two precincts hitched up than any
well-regulated policemen ought ever Z
hear. After much tuggin'. an warrin'
this event finally went t. tn gallant lads
o. No. 10, an certainly wanta congratu-
late Cap Judge on his fine bunch o.
athletes.
Your one best bet, Dolly Gray come
over when he threw brother Dunawin in
two minutes an forty seconds.
Bob Eller an all concerned are sure 4
be congratulated for one grand after
noon O. sport. Oh, boss, almost forgot
L say that never in your life have va
seen such a swell cluster o. trails as
was scattered all over tn grandstand an
out in tn bleachers.
Hats on Z va, Mai. Pullman! va got
a fine lot o. men," DOPEY DAN
Note-Lon says when they go to hand
out medals for genius that tn guy who
| invented them button on tn side" cars
that ply on tn street line ought GER
| tainly to get his'n.