The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-15
The Captains of Both Mines Held
for Their Appearance on
Friday, the 18th.
What the Players and Spectators
Had to Say on the Memoir
able Occasion.
The Action of Snedaker Pretty
Generally Denounced Through
out the City.
What he Has to Say Regarding
His Completely in the
Matter.

The first of last week advertising dodgers
were posted throughout the city an
nouncing that on Sunday, the 9th inst,
there would be match game of base ball
at Sichers' park between the Missouri Pa
lied Brown Stockings, of Sedalia. A match
game on the Sabbath is something unusual
in Sedalia, although in many cities of the
country-east, west, north and sOuth-tbe
great national game is more literally pat
ronized on the first day of the week, or the
Lords day, than on any other.
1T CREATED TALK.
OF course this new break in the Queen
CITY caused not little talk, and the out
come was looked forward to with great in
terest. There were a few who expressed
themselves openly as opposed to what they
termed violation of the Sunday law, as
we'll as the breaking of the third command
ment, but still q larger number were found
who thought a little innocent sport was
not improper.
The Missouri Pacific club, in charge of
Manager A. c. Delano, accompanied by a
few friends, arrived in Sedalia yesterday
morning, and took I'D their abode at the
upon during the day by the members OF
the Sedalia club and
SHOWN THROUGH THE CITY.
The Missouri Pacifcs are gentlemanly
set of Young fellows, all holding positions
in the general Offices of the Pacific rail-
way company in st. Louis, and play ball
for sport and not for money.
The Brown Stockings, of this city, have
been organized but short time, and in the
club are young men who stand we'll in So
ciety, and whose love of law and order and
morality stands above criticism. They,
too, play ball for sport, and as a majority
of them are occupied with business during
the week, they saw nothing improper in a
match game with their brethren from st.
Louis on yesterday.
THAT COMMUNICATION.
In the SUNDAY MORNING BAzoo appeared
q communication signed "Citizen," written
by prominent gentleman of Sedalia, in
which the contemplated game were refer
red to, and the following parSg graph &C.
CURED:
eve ask all who love law and order, who wish to
keep intact thegreat bulwark of our morals and our
liberty not only not 10 attend, but use their inhu-
to this cit, but, on the other hand, the very
reverse to have il published the world that our
citizens low as TO in any way sanction such
thing as game of base ball on the Lords day"
The communication was pretty generally
perused and subjected to much criticism,
but the managers.of the clubs were perfectly
willing to leave it to the public to decide
by their patronage whether base ball would,
on the Sabbath
BE TOLERATED IN sEDALIA.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
largest crowd seen on a ball field this sea-
son, in Sedalia, was in attendance, there be-
ing between 500 and 600 persons present.
and more orderly crowd never assembled
at the park. That great interest was man.
ifested was evident, the communication
above referred to having. no doubt, caused
many to put in an appearance who would
not otherwise have attended.
There had been some talk during the
forenoon that the game would not be per.
mitted to progress, and in case an attempt
was made to do SO, the players would be
arrested. Anticipating this, Mayor Mes
serly was consulted with and said, as fal
as the city was concerned, there
WOULD NOT BE ANY INTERFERENCE.
This had the effect of quieting all sus
picions, and first-class exhibition of skill
was expected.
The visitors were a little late in ar
irving, but when they did put in an ap
pearance, they created a most favorable
impression, and bets we're offered that they
would defeat the home club two to one
Their suits were white. with red stockings
The Browns presented equally as fin
an appearance, and their friends wer
legion, but they were not backed heavily
owing to the fact that they had practicet
but little together. They wore white shirt
with q shield, on which were the word
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