The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-01
Never Missed q Nickel Groun
der for the Boys Fighting
in France.

This Ia the score and summary OF the
baseball game played yesterday morn
ing at Farmer Oval. Fresh Pond road.
Queens. The first two figures are exact
and represent runs. The third and
largest. which stands for dollars, is only
approximate. At a late hour the official
scorer estimated that 1t might run a
little higher.
1t was a fine morning for a ball game
and a good game was played, as the 5-4
score indicates, but II a large section Of
the crowd Of 1000 failed to keep tab on
II It was because there were so many
counter attractions.
The biggest hit Of the day was made
by Sophie Tucker. though Van and
Schenck. George Voelk of the George
Murray company at Loew's Delaney
Theatre. Miss Dottie Dimple. Mr.. Hart.
Mr.. Bowman and Furman and Nash. all
Of the Van and Schenck Club. Inc. and
all Of whom contributed to the musical
programme, scored.
sophie FieIded the Coin.
Miss Tucker. too. was the most expert
vi kTouIu. w ME tnt TWO
teams were contesting she combed the
grand stand and bleachers and the
Queens county imitation of Coogan's
bluffs and invited the fans to toss their
n!ckels and dimes and quarters and
halves and dollars into four bushel
basket. She accepted nearly a thousand
chances without an error.
Her support in this outfield work was
composed OF Mrs. Gus Van. Mrs. Joe
Schenck, George Washing ION Smith.
president Of the Farmers Baseball Club !:
Frank westphal. George Deebach and
William Miller. each % whom was
credited with a number OF assists.
Deebach and Miller are president and
secretary respectively of the Van and
Sohencks.
Old Queens truly did itself proud.
AS 1t was a Sunday no admission could
be charged and the splendid contribu-
ton to the smokes fund represented the
purely voluntary offering Of everybody
One hundred dollars OF the amount was
the gift. by the way. of the Farmers
Baseball Club. which owns the grounds
In the middle of the game there was
an inspiring exhibition drill by 400 men
Of the police reserve of the Fifteenth in
spection district. Major William A.
Dawkins. the commander. was attended
DIV his StHH, COMPOSED OF ttptS F1Tluley,
Colin, Ross. Smith. Russell and Chopper.
Lieuts. Brass. Moore. Maltbie. Van
Doom. Foster. Lederer. MacGregor
Schmidt Richardson and Won Brauns-
berg and Battalion Adjutant Alexander
L. Walls.
Police Reserves in Force.
The Fifteenth district police reserve
force consists OF the men of the
Ninety-fourth, Ninety-ffth. Ninety
SIXTH Ninety-seventh. Ninety eighth and
Ninety-ninth precincts. The men were
equipped with modern Colt automatic
machine guns. The police reserve field
musicians, directed by Drum Major
John 6. Brodnax. and the Twelfth Street
Band Of Manhattan furnished music.
The Pennsylvania Red Caps got Off to
a good start. scoring five runs in the
first inning. After the initial session the
Van and Schencks held them in check,
while they themselves climbed close to a
tie score but the Reds. who, by the
way. are black had too big a lead to be
quite overtaken. Tho game. which went
only seven innings. abounded in sharp
plays.
These festivities took place in he
morning. In he afternoon there were
two ball games at John ]. Lutz's Dexter
Park in Jamaica avenue, Woodhaven,
when Queens again. this time unexpect-
eddy TO the fund. made contribution
for smokes. A former soldier volunta-
rily went among the crowds and collected
1891, which he sent in last night.
In the first OF the afternoon games the
Pennsylvania Red Caps repeated their
success Of the morning by downing the
Buswicks, 9 to 8. and in the second the
Bushwicks. 9 to s. and in the second the
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