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Police, firefighters meet in
Dunwoody’s second ‘Guns and
Hoses’ softball game
BY JOE EARLE
joeearle@reporternewspapers.net
They’ve doubled the num
ber of teams this year, which
means, of course, the winner
can claim double the bragging
rights.
Last year, DeKalb fire
fighters beat Dunwoody po
lice 12-10 to claim victory in
Dunwoody’s first “Guns and
Hoses” charity softball game.
This year, teams from the San
dy Springs Police Department
and the Marietta Fire Depart
ment are planning on joining
in, said Dunwoody police Sgt.
Andrew Fondas, an organizer
of the tournament.
“We hoped to open it for
more agencies, hopefully to raise
tie more money,” said Fondas,
plays infield. “It makes this more in
teresting now that we’ve got a few
more folks playing.”
Fondas will brag on his team a bit:
“I think we’re going to have a good
shot at being that top spot.”
But he’s not quite ready to start trash-
talking his opponents. “I’ve heard Mari
etta Fire are pretty good,” he said.
Last year’s “Guns and Hoses” soft-
ball game raised about $1,200, Fondas
said. Money raised through the game
was donated to the Special Olympics
of Georgia and the Georgia Firefight
ers Burn Foundation. Proceeds from
this year’s game are to be directed to
the same charities.
This year, the coed, slow-pitch soft-
ball teams are scheduled to meet Oct.
a lit-
who
5 in games at Dunwoody Park, 5309
Roberts Road in Dunwoody. Games
start at 9 a.m., with the firefighters
playing firefighters and police playing
police in the first round.
There is no admission charge, Fon
das said. The event raises money by
charging team fees, selling conces
sions, and having a raffle, which in
cludes sports memorabilia, gift cer
tificates donated by local stores and
a flat-screen TV. “It’s basically just to
have a bunch of fun and raise a little
money for the charities,” Fondas said.
And, of course, to determine whether
it’s firefighters or police officers who will
walk a little taller for the next year.
“It makes it more exciting for ev
erybody that there’s more teams play
ing,” Fondas said. “It think it makes
for better bragging rights.”
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