The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-15

noon by the issuing of the following per-
emptory order by the Commissioners: "That
the Major of Police is hereby instructed to pre-
vent the playing of a proposed game of base
ball by the Washington Base Ball Club in the
city of Washington or the District of Columbia
on Sunday, June Is Instant Accompanying
this letter was another one stating that In case
the game was persisted in the Major of Police
was instructed to use such force as might be
necessary to prevent 1t. This emphatic order
was signed by Commissioner Douglass, as presi-
dent of the board, and was delivered by special
messenger to President Hewett at his place OF
business.
Immediately on receiving the notice Presi-
dent Hewett recognized the foolishness of
kicking against the whole police force of the
District and negotiations were at once resumed
with the owners of the Driving Park, near Four
Mile Run, and contract was quickly entered
into for lease. The game, therefore, that was
to have been played at Atlantic Park to-day
will come off at the Driving Park, and trains
will run out of the Baltimore and Potomac
depot every ten minutes If the crowd justi-
fies it.
The Commissioners base their position on the
old common law of England, which held that
the Christian religion was part of that law Ball
playing on Sunday is violation Of the Chris
tian religion, the Commissioners hold, as it
violates the Fourth Commandment.
President Hewett said there was no law to
Justify the action of the Commissioners, but he
bowed to their authority and would not cause
any infraction of their order at his park. His
attorney, Mr.. Harry f. Davis, formerly United
States District Attorney of the Commissioners
office, ridiculed the action of the Commits
soners as far as law was concerned, and said
that in court it would not stand for an in
stant. The Sunday rest people yesterday were
very jubilant over the action of the Commits
sioners and hoped that law could be un-
earthed that would prevent the leaving Of
trains for such gatherings.
WILMINGToN, DEL, June 1.-THE Whining
ton Club to-day secured control Of the ball
park at Atlantic City and will play champion
ship games there on Sundays, beginning to-
morrow week with Washington. A portion of
the clubs ''home" games will also be played at
Atlantic City,
EAsToN, PA, June 14-Manager Parks and
ten members of the EastOn Base Ball Club of
the Interstate League were arrested this even
ing on the charge Of violating the law in play
ing game on. Sunday last. Parks demanded,
and was given hearing on writ of habeas cor
pus before Judges Reeder and Schuyler, and
the manager and players were discharged from
custody, Judge Reeder holding that there had
been no breach of the peace, and that the play
ers could not be held for trial at court. All
that could be done is to fine the men under the
act of 1894 The club will play tomorrow.
Several players have been released by one
Players League club to another without cent
of blood" money passing between the two
| clubs. Does anybody suppose the Chicago Ma
tional League Club would have released George
Van Haltren to Brooklyn, the Philadelphia Club
Daniel Shannon to New York, or Boston Richard
F. Johnston to New York without receiving
''sales'' money? Not much The Players
League has no use for the methods of the Ma
tional League and will not resort to them.
Every club in the National League is losing
money. To change the schedule now would be
too much of Il humiliation. Yet that's what the
m at mi ct 10 ruin Thay
sowed the wind and are reaping the whirlwind.
Rev. j. H. Darlington, of Christ Church, one
of the aristocratic churches of Brooklyn, is a
great admirer of base ball and Wards team,
and last Sunday night preached a sermon on
base ball, to which he invited Ward and his
team. The boys all went to church, and with
pleasure heard the reverend gentleman com
mend them for the Brotherhood's firm stand
against Sunday playing.
King Kelly has got into hot water because he
released little Dickey johnson, the greatest
centre-tielder in America, in order to keep
Brown on the team. All the enthusiasts OF
| Boston are mad as hornets, and say that John
| son was released because he wasn't an Elk
johnson was Immediately signed by the New
| York Brotherhood team and is playing great
| ball
A free tour through England, France, Holland
and Belgium will be given by The SUNDAY HER.
AID to the school teacher of Washington whom
|
of the treat. Read the conditions of this nove
! offer in another column
Bird is, all and all, as good general player
| as Washington has secured in a number OF
years He is a splendid hitter, a fair catcher
and above the average as fielder.
Daniels does not exactly fill the bill, for he
| has pitched amateurish ball ever since he Joined
! the team. Phillips and Underwood are frs
class, and if another like them could be secured
| affairs would go on better.
The games at Atlantic Park the present week
are as follows: To-day and Monday, Whining
tons; Wednesday and Thursday, Newarks
Saturday, Wilmingtons.
The Wilmington Club has decided that NJ
Sunday games shall take place in that city
They will play at Atlantic City.
Atlantic Park showed no new attraction unless
| it be the new sign-board of Messrs. A. G.. Spald
ing and Co. III right-fed.
Pittsburg has applied to the League for per
mission to reduce the tariff in their city t
| twenty-five cents.
Lew Whistler is jewel. We wish we coulC
say the same for the rest of the Senator's bu
that's impossible.
The Washngtons do not play that snappy
jerky game they exhibited at the commencement
| of the season.
Oh, for the good old days of base ball whel
three and four thousand used to witness th
| contests.
Several of the Washington players are goin!
to be disciplined in the od-fashoned way, /
is said.