Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-05-10
BACK ON THE JOB.

gamblers, scarlet women, etc." The
Board of Works became little in
dignant on its own hook and
through the Louisville Herald, the
organ of reform" announced that
the city would tear up Fourth
street south of Oak and in every
way prevent the wicked ace-goers
from aiding the race track. Now
here it is Derby day and the near
Mayor has not uttered a word about
racing, which leads one to wonder
If the fact that Hert, the big Repub-
lican boss, now a heavy stakeholder
in the race tracks, has anything to
do with the silencing of the apostle
of reform.
Recently the work of the Key
stone police at the ball park was
mentioned in these columns and the
following little incident again brings
the comedy. cops in the limelight.
AS everyone knows, the great Amer
lean game of baseball is Greek to
the average Keystone policeman,
and the closest they ever got to the
game was when they were located
on the street car platforms outside
the park following the occupation
Of thick" motormen and conductors
until the Searcy-Chilton mackine
unloaded them on the public as po9
tice, much to the sorrow OF our citi-
Gems and much to the joy of the
crooks. But to our story. The
Keystone police stationed at the
ball park have been watching and
listening to the crowd at the park
trying to understand the game,
which is a little different from
town BALI and "soaky," which
they played at home. Hearing the
crowd yell at the umpire some time,
why don't you get opera glasses?"
evidently gave two of them a hint,
as to the great amusement of the
crowd two of the Keystoners in full
uniform were out in front of the
grandstand armed with a pair of
opera glasses trying to get the angle
of the game. They would pass them
back and 2forth amid the loud
chuekles and outlaws of the crowd,
who quit following the progress of
the game TO see the two Keystoners
using the glasses, and those sitting
through the small end. Officer 363
seemed to be the owner, as every
now and then he would put the
Visions aid in his back pocket, af-
ter passing them to mis- partner,
Officer 41S. Many of their Key
stone associates were looking on
with jealous eyes, and you can look
forward TO seing the example of the
two enterprising cops followed at
future games.
All of the Keystone comedy, how
ever, wasn't confined to the ball |
park, and the public outside was |
given little treat the same day. |
This reel was one that would re-
mind you of the early days of the |
movie pictures, when the funny |
chases" were featured. Out Sew
enth street past st. Catherine went |
four Keystoners in headlong flight, |
led by the Secretary of the Police |
(Jimmy didn't have his |
captains uniform on either) and a
big fat ice man. The laughing spec |
tators didn't know why the ice man |
was drafted into the reel, unless for |
the comedy effect, but the only |
thing needed to make 1t real imi- |
tation of the funny pictures was to |
have nurse and baby buggy in the |
chase. Anyway they captured the
sixteen-year-old boy they were chas-
ing and when the big audience |
heard of the enormity of the crime
by the prisoner ii was |
a source of wonder why the police |
didn't shoot him or club him to
death. 1t developed that this boy,
or as he said another boy with him
had, "sassed" a conductor on a
Seventh street car. Just think of
that. Daring to sass" a future
Keystone policeman, one of the
former associates of the Chick"
conductors and motomen, from
whose ranks we get our Searcy-
Chiffon policemen. This should |
prove a warning to others in the
future. Don't get back at the eel
Iuloid collar boys or the motormen
and conductor police will get re-
venge for the insult