Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-04
POLICE DEFEAT HOME
DEFENSE LEAGUE, TO |
1edden's Three-Base Hit Wins Game
and Captures Ton
of Coal.

. The several thousand spectators at
The base ball game played yesterday
afternoon between teams representing
the police department and the Home
Defense League at American League
Park. for the benefit of widows and or
phans Of members of the Metropolitan
Police Relief Association. not only had
the satisfaction of contributing to a
worthy cause. hut were given close
" fought battle for their money.
In the contest. which developed into a
pitching duel between 'Finney Kelly
of the Police and Virnstein for the
Home Defense. they saw the policemen
defeat the Home Defense Leaguers in
ar especially exciting and hardfought
contest was so hard-fought, going nip
and tuck the entire route, that the final
result was not assured until the third
man was out in the ninth inning.
Each pitcher was in splendid form.
keeping hits well scattered and strik-
ing out number of their opposing
batsmen. When Redden, who played
first for the police, met one of Vim
stems fast ones square on the nose
and sent 1t nearly to the scoreboard in
rikht-center. with two men on bases
it spelled defeat for the pitcher. The
b!g first baseman did not stop running
until he reached third base. allowing
the two men in front of him to score.
Pitchers Do Good Work.
Poor support in the first inning allow
ed the Home Defense Leaguers to score
their first and only run of the game.
After that inning Kelly was prac,
fically invincible, being especially good
with men on bases. Much credit can be
given to Virnstein, also. as he pitched
e splendid game.
VINO did the backstopping for the
police. handled Kelly in great style.
/. Medals and Cups for victors.
As the result Of their victory each
nfemtsr of tho police team was
awarded a silver medal. presented to
them by William P. Emo. They were
also presented with a loving cup.
Redden won the ton of coal which went
number OF hits on the police team.
He collected two hits. one of them his
side.
In order to allow most of the men
who had tried out for the Home De-
fese League team to play. Richard Con-
her. coach for that nine. used several
additional players Their lineup was
Us follows:
How Teams Lined Up.
Rhinehart. third base: Boteler, NC
earthly. second base; Walker. Davis.
left field; Kehl. S: Anderson. center
..1io' t>oohS, catcher, e. ANDERSON,
Fitzpatrick. right field; Ryan. first
base: Virnstein, pitcher
The police team lined up as follows:
Sayers, center field: Cerfaratti, short
stop; Redeem. first base: Plat, catcher;
Carrfco. right field: Lehman. third base:
Hiser, second base; Murray, left field
Kelly. pitcher.
The umpires were Billy Belts and
Shorty Hughes. Jack Ryan, who coached
the Home Defense League team Is with
the washington team. He held down
arst base for the Home Defense Leae-
uers yesterday and 1t was through
brilliant stop by him that one run was
cut on In the early part of the game.
Music by Scout Band.
Preceding the contest both team.
marched around the field behind the
Boy Scout Band. The band PLAYED he
tween innings Of the game
me managers of the teams were.
Joseph Much. police. and Richard I.
conner, Home Defense. The game was
heid' under the auspices of the general
committee of the Home Defense Ieaeue
composed of Odell S. Smith, Chairman.
NAL Raymond w. Pullman. vice chair
man; Harry F. Almond. secretary: G.
:; Gockeier. treasurer: William p. Emo
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u ,Giaxebrook, A. j. DriscoIl, Thomas
Holden. Rev. D. H. Martin. George
Pitt. Thomas Grant, Louis Oftenhers
William ]. Eynon, Gen. Georra r.
Scr1ven. Joseph NJ. Stoddard. DR. vii
11am T. woodward. George M Fisher
william r. Luckett. Ernest * Ken'
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