The Washington times., 1922-09-10
10000 SEE POLICE
OUTPLAY F|REMEN
Flame Fighters. Are Unable to
Score While Peace Guardians
Make Five Runs.

Battling fires from dizzy heights.
armed with mile or more Of hose
md ladders. helmets. lights and axes
much easier than trying to beat
line "coppers" in a baseball game.
That's what the Washington Fire
Department found out yesterday
afternoon when nine of its stalwart
members were trounced by nine
policemen in a hotly contested game.
at American League Park. which
ended with a score of to in
favor Of the police.
Even though Chief George Watson
and more than siX.score firemen were
on hand with their moral support.
the fire laddies failed in their at
tempts to trip the police. The cops,
on the other hand, were ably sup
ported by Major Daniel Sullivan and
a score or more Of inspectors. cap
tains. lieutenants. sergeants and a
hundred or so privates.
Nearly 10000 Persons Present.
The game was great success,
however, for nearly 10000 persons
crowded the park, adding just that
many more dollars TO the Metrop Oli.
tan Police and Firemen's Relief As.
sociations of the District II was for
these associations that the game was
held.
Lieut.. Mike Ready's fighting police
men started the game off with a
bang, scoring a run in the first
end following with another run in
the fifth inning. The seventh in
ming brought a grand police rally
and five runs were made by the
coppers.
The Fire Department, although
knocking the ball all over the field,
never reached home plate. During
the first part Of the game, a member
Of the Fire Department team came
within two feet Of the plate, only
TO be. tagged out by the police
catcher.
Harry Almond and Jim Spring
man. the former secretary to Com
missioner Rudolph, and the latter
detective sergeant, handled most of
the pre-game work. Jim Springman
had charge Of all tickets and other
arrangements, while Almond kept
close watch on the boxes at the ball
park.
Long before the game began, in
fact at about o'clock, fans began
crowdlng into the ball park. BY
2 o'clock the grandstands were
filled. Before o'clock the 50.cen;
pavilions were crowded with several
thousand rooters.
The first event on the program
was a jiu Jltsu by Joseph Grant,
former detective, Bill Murray and
Claude Leland The latter is as
sistant physical director at The Y.
M. G. A. An exhibition Of wrestl.
ing followed the trick throwing
work.
Nick Altrock. baseball player
extraordinary. and humorist of the
Washington baseball club, gave a
marvellous exhibition of ju-jut. .jitsu,
initiating Joe Grant. Altrock threw
himself nine times out Of ten at
tempts. He knocked a loaded re-
volver out Of his hand twice and in
three attempts grabbed daggers from,
imaginary attackers, throwing them
10 the sround.
Babe Ogle on the Job.
Frank, Aiiigood, detective sergeant
who chases after stolen automobiles
was out In fun bloom. Dressed A.
an old man he drove a Ford road.
ster about the grounds, acting as
chauffeur to Babe Ogle, who Tits the
scales at 40. Ogle, a former mem.
her Of the Police Department, was
clad In baby's clothes and madt
The oid.fashioned red flannel
shirt fireman was on hand carrying
the fire departemnt's goat. which
was later coveted by the police