The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-26

seoppsd he playing TAis would only
send them to osheT pisces not - open "a
the public eva There they could spend
nose money. md perhxps 10 home %
their families in anything but present
able condition
The outlook for Sunday hall playing this
season Is brighter than ever before. Last
year vigorous efforts we're made 10 knock
out that day - . day Of enjoyment. which
n measure veze successful Il il difii-
cult to conceive where there Is any more
harm 20 have IN afternoon' 5 enjoyment At
= ball feid on Sunday. which costs but S
cents. when the rich man. Who can get Oh
.wo or three afternoons . week to attend
games. takes Sunday for = trip Co some
shore resort or other place where there Is
plenty Of costly amusement
Many strong arguments can Be used in
favor OF paying baseball on Sunday
Take, for instance. the amateur element
Il Is argued that, IS they have no other
day to set of 70 enjoy themselves. they
should not be interfered with They are
always quiet ~Wili somebody tell, said
baseball man yesterday. swhy they
should not be allowed to play and amuse
themselves BY playing BASEBALL as well IS
for the more dignined Glass 70 70 to
Coney Island and other places of that
character after they have attended devo-
tonai exercises IN the morningf NOBODY
can show the justice OF Z discrimination of
this kind. I know" The ciergymen of this
town and Others have been endeavoring TO
have the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
opened on Sundays 90 that thas part Of
the community which works six DAYS .
week can have an opportunity to visit il
TOR recreation let, at the same time
these same persons are opposed to the
youngsters playing baseball on Sunday, 3
sport which is the recognized leading one
OF this country. The authorities, how
ever, recognize this inconsistency, and do
not interfere
In some Of the larger cities some re-
vengefui hand has been shown in trying
20 stop Sunday ball playing. A bill has
been introduced into the Missouri iegisla-
tire to thai effect This Is direct sian az
Won der Abe by his enemies, who have
tried every means TO get the upper
hand OF him. But DE Boss Manager is
nsru man to down. and there Is every
probability that the bill viii not become :
Law. Such an influence will be brought to
Bear AGAINST the measure that an aspirant
tor political honorS in the state Legislature
VIII not ieopardize his chances. Sunday
ball playing has tight hold on Nissou-
rams, and especially St. Louis people,
day.
Sunday ball-pIaying Is all the 20 in Chi
caeo. and has been for years. The CITY
league iourisHes right along. and not q
few professionals have seen their drst DAYS
In that league. The league has its own
enclosed grounds, and thousands at
tend the games each Sunday. Indeed.
% great is the interest that when
the admission of an ASSOCIATION club
was promised by A-G. Spalding. protest
was at once sent 10 n. e. Young against
allowing the Association TO locate ) club
there. Chicago is counted on as q most
orderly city. and nobody denies that its
order has been much improved on SUNDAYS
by allowing base bah on those days.
In Louisville there Is no Opposition To
playing the game on Sundays. The crowds
are always orderly and quiet. and know
how to behave within the laws limits.
Cincinnati is another city where there has
been no opposition. Columbus resident,
believe IN it, too.
Baltimore was great Sunday CITY. but
last season the preservers of the peace. a
they are called, got the courts to Issue an
injunction. OF course that stopped il for
the time being. However. an attempt
viii be made to have the opponents Of Snn-
day playing see the Inconsistency Of their
alleged principles Of rights.
The game is not played by professionals
IN Philadelphia, but Just across the r1ver.
IN Gloucester, where nobody ever inter-
fereS, the game fiOurfShes on that dav