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Show ON -FALSE : PRETENSES Policemen Now Threaten, ins: to Have Nine Fire-men Fire-men ''Pinched." The police say that next Wednesday afternoon they will have nine members of the Fire department in Jail on charges on obtaining money under false pretenses. They declare that the firemen allege that they know how to play . ball, and that ss a result of these allegations, a great crowd will gather at Walker's field next Wednesday to witness a baseball game between the police and the firemen. The police claim to know as a certainty that the firemen cannot play baseball, and that when the game has been started, they will demonstrate this alleged fact to the firemen. The policemen are working out every day, and the line-up will probably be as follow for the policemen: Barlow, center; cen-ter; Morrls pitcher: J. D. Brown, first base; Leaker, second base; Leaver, third base; Evans, shortstop; Clough. left field; Parry, center field; Palmer, right field. There may be some changes in this lineup. line-up. Detective Shannon believes that he could do some tall shadowing on first base, and wants to send Brown to the bench, while he takes that place. Burton thinks that his fine form would look good in center field, displacing Parry, and Watson Wat-son is of the opinion that he would be a better man on right field than Palmer. These little questions will be answered within the next day or two. ' Both the teams are working earnestly and promise to put up a gilt-edged amateur baU game. The proceeds from the game will be turned over to Mrs. George Edgar, widow of the Rio Grande fireman who was killed last week in the accident near the Park City station. |