The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-06-16
SUNDAY PLAYING.
THE BALL CLUB SUBMITS TOTHE
COMMISSIONERS ORDER,
TaE GAME AT TIE DRIVING PARK
The Legality Of the Commissioners Order
To Be Tested in the Courts
This Week.

As announced iu Saturdays CRITIC
| the order from the Commissioners re
garding Sunday ball playing was sum
Cicnt 60 stop 10. and President Hewet
concluded that It was useless to attemp
to play the game, when informed Of tn,
orders the police had received.
! tits stated that Commissioner Doug
lass, in giving the order to Major Moore
said That game must be stopped q
every man has to be carried Oft the FIELD
on a stretcher This incorporate
abuse Of authority prevented the gam,
for the time being, but President
Howett cmphatically declares that he
| proposes TO test the matter and to sec
whe Their there isany law to prevent him
| playing
The club officials were particularly
wrothy, ana Sunday ball p laying gained
many adherents through the statement
of the Commissioners that the Bible was
/ a part of the old common law, and that
/ while there was no statute law 10 pre-
/ vent the game, they proposed 10 substi-
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all hazards
Moral sentiment may sometimes sus.
tain public officials in exceeding their
authority, but when It Is known that
similar Sabbath breaking practices have
been permitted and sanctioned. Presi-
dent Hcwett says lac wants TO know
why an exception should be made in his
case.
The panorama Is open every Sunday,
ball playing is permitted upon the
grounds of Georgetown College and
the Columbia Athletic Club. aud Sun.
day concerts and spiritualistic shows
are tolerated at the leading theatres.
without any attempt to stop them being
made. If a game by the Washington
Club Is illegal, Il Is equally applicable
to all other means of diversion for
recreation. One cannot be fish and the
other fowl.
II Is not known exactly what steps
the club will take, but Il is certain that
II proposes to maintain It's rights under
the law, and will take measures during
the coming week 10 protect itself Tho
most likely procedure will be an appli
cation for an injunction to restrain the
Commissioners from interfering with
the playing Of the game unless they can
show cause why the game should not
be played. This will test the case rs
easily as an arrest would.
There will De some interesting uues.
lions before the courts this week and
Sunday ball playing will be one Of
them. 1t may be the club will cham.
pion the cause Of the Colored ball play.
ers who were arrested yesterday, which
would also make q test case Atall
events both sides are pretty mad and
determined, and will nov fight the
thing 10 the bitter end. as matter OF
principle
Yesterdays GAME.
When the Washingtons saw Il was
useless 10 attempt to play at Atlantic
Park the Driving Park, just beyond
-Four Mile Run, was secured and there
the game was played 10 the presence Of
between > $500 and 3, 600 people. II was
the most respectable and intelligent
crowd that has ever witnessed a game
OF ball Ia this vicinity
There was no disorder, and the ap
p'ause, except In one OF two instances.
was by hand clapping although there
was no one who could have been dis
turbed even If the spectators had yelled
themselves hOarsc II was an example
Of decOrOusness that was the best argu.
mcut in favor Of Sunday games. Every
body enjoyed themselves In a good
natured way, and for five hours were
kept out Of mischief.
The game itself was one sided. but Il
was a game in which base-hits and
errors were plentiful. The Washing
ton team batted Stein out Of the box in
he first inning and Mccoy, who for
mcrly played with Washington, was
substituted. He did not fare any bet
ter, for the local team batted his swift
delivery all over the field.
Bird and Whistler made home runs
with men on the bases, on two Of the
longest hits probably ever made in a
professional game. Whistler's hit went
farther than Birds, and had il been at
Atlantic Park would have easily cleared
The extreme southeastern corner Of the
park
Every man batted teFrihcally, aud the
team made a total Of twenty nine bases
oil of the nineteen hits. On account Of
the short time, less than twenty four
hours. which the management had 10
prepare the grounds, they were in "A
irightful condition, and So good fielding
was impossible 1.-THE grounds are used
regularly they will be put in first class
condition, and better accommodations
made for The crowd
bleaching boards viii be put up and
lower rate Of fare made for the trans
Ioualion Of The crowd.
TO day the Washingtons ami vii
miuEt0us play al Atlantic PaTk, AMI
Daniels and Anderson will be the 0p
posing pitchers. This will be Daniels
hTst appearance 10 this city and Auier-
son is The Philadelphia League pitcher
who has been doing remarkable work
Tor The Mimiugions Ia The last games
against the NewaTks.
CHANGES rs THE TEAM.
MF Jeremiah OBrieu al one due
second bascmlu Of The Washington
Club and for brief time Us captain. Is
at present wandering around tle c0uu-
ny lie was disciplined last Tuesday
and a heavy inc imposed. and be was
indefinitely suspended WheIelp0n DE
disappeared ana has not been heard
from since 10 became necessary b uIl
Dis place and Sullivan has secured
Jack Vent the heavy hitting second
baslUau ~ Tie Houston Texas club.
which recently di banded HE'S a big
ulu end Is said b. be an excellent
fielder and batter. He VIII arrive here
To tine % participate in wednesday
game. An addition Is also promised %
tle team In The person Of WeLrLe.
catcher who formerly PLAYED "a tle
Texas League. he has given bis terms
ana Will probably De signed
There l likely 10 l- another change
before ile atek Is out tl4t viii le
5oueW han iu The nature Qf q surprise.
10 sullivan can secure "a good mal DE
viii sign him and DC other player De