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Features Beautiful Sculpture, 2 Baseball Fields, Bleachers, Mini-playground, Lots Of Grass And More. While Not Located In Fairmount Proper, Von Colln Park And Playground Is Perhaps Frequented By More Fairmount Residents Than By Residents Of Any Other Part Of The City. In Fact, The Fairmount Sports Association Calls These Fields Home During The Baseball, Softball, And T-ball Seasons. While Many People Visit The Park, Not So Many Know The Origin Of Its Name: Sergeant Frank R. Von Colln, 43, Was A Member Of The Fairmount Park Police Department. On Saturday, August 29, 1970, He Was Assassinated While Talking On The Phone In The In Cobbs Creek Guard House At 63rd And Catherine Streets.