The sun., 1891-06-28
ST LOUIS WANTS NO blue LAWS.
Western Athletic Clubs Desire to GIvs
Gnmen on the sabbath.

| 7" estern AtnIeuc 0Iubs Deslre to Give
Games on the Sabbath.
| Seven prominent st. Louis athletic clubs
have addressed n communication to the Cen.
tral Association o! the Amateur Athlete Union
| relative 10 the A. A. U. law which ,orbi,ls pub
| lie athletic meetings on the Sabbath. 1t is q
somewhat lengthy document. asking for the
adjustment OF the law. aud citing number Of
reasons for the request. The principal argu.
| ments advanced are briefly:
]. That the clubs are dependent upon tho
revenue from sunday or holiday games for
their maintenance. as dues do not meet ex.
pcnses, and games on ordinary days do not ray.
2. That no Sun'!ay law is enforced in 81.
Louis. and ns there Is practically no SATURDAY
half-Loliday. the reople want recreation on
the Sabbath. and no organization enforcing
restrictions upon musemcnts on Sunday Gun
hope Tor poi uarity "r support
=. That amatyu athletic games given on
Sunday by . ointment social or. anizalions ore
vel CONDUCTED and the amateur laws OBJ
SERVED: that II these meetings ar. pi ohibited
there is great dagger that these social organ
an" bri & TO 1t. Louis al obnoxious class OF
athletes and revive the ronhi ion OF affairs eY-
ieic clubs succee led in smpprersina' "'n'
=. Innt Il WAS distinctly lronised to West
Sa,r n es' a,hIS,a by e. Mills tie
II. orga izail'n ON tee. that the 1uesti
OF Sunday games won.d lie governed BY local
sen,imen,; that it wa, upon this understand
tnG that the " esiern Ass ociatiun OF Amateur
Athletes was disbandet.
Tho ubs declare lhnt the restriction Is un.
wise and injurious to the best Interests oI am
ateHr hlelics ~ lie West. and wind up with
ne follow.n. ieliciou. slan:
In con lu>inn. we assert that the question
rerardinga pIi:ic"lnr observance OF Sunday
- IN no way connected y tn the good govern
lirve that u. Oh .iriil GRAFTON you will conclude
TINT your iom Is not orgnnii cd the enforce
0 the h it is pr
good I"ve-n ment OF amateur Al hlslics"
he commnnicaton is signed by the officers
Missouri Biey Is ami Athletic Club. s. louis
Athletic tinh St. Louis. Mo. iinoonporatsdf; iMu snG
ans nn ngts ,a cHh s.
ti"H ST. lou s. No. oIympic AanIatie u"a s'!s1e ciaS
East ST. Louis: Leileville tll J Athletic Club
tinco.porh'edE
promised II W, A. A. A. onicia that tie 4,le -iion
ol sum nv gr mos, would ie gov, rued by local
New orE Athlet CLUB las the following vi Ito to
THE statement is certainly erroneous. so
Tar as Il hu ports TO reure, eHt my action. I
was not Chairman OF The lie nrgnn Izntion Com
miltee, nor diI nuke any such state ment to
games rs Is nttrihnted to me. did have tile
EIeaG;91ro Of mee:'nE Mr. st. John. at that time
ervsA him. AMI IN hSa Sa very
OF which told him thnt was nersonnlly ior.
muhtlng u Inn Oi renrRani2ai ion which con-
templated. among other Things. sectional
ssociaions banded together n one union
and based uron local SO government for
such nssuc atoms. That is the utmost .aii
I" MIR. 81 John in anv WAY hearing mnon this
toIir. aud have nude similar statements to
every body to " HON hive spoken concerning
this pinn. The plan adop. ed does give E,cai
self-go ernment. subordinate. oil course, as 10
Fundamental matters. to the central body
How anything VIII h may hnve said 10 Mr.. ST,
John. o. TO Gybody else. could made TO
Justify such u statement as Is attributed 10 mo
stand II. me ms, simply, TINT the clubs OF ST.
LOUIS for example. wer. 20 determine whether
or not they would have sunday Cnmes-is
mnre than can con ertuie"
These sunday games in ~. Louis have heen
2 subject OF discussion rye re-. The point of
the Western clubs that particular observance
OF sunday IS In no way COM ected with the
well taken, AMI sectional sentiment should he
lermited 70 G. vrrn this point Certainly. ,hT
Amateur Ath.ti" Onion seems 10 ho n Iittis
ha uron tho Wes'"rn clubs. for In in
Slclnity orc OF lis most prominent memberS
hns Ietn holding sunday games for years,
nnh wh,ls h cnmnetiiion in the athletic events is
limited m;esd % membr,s Of the rInb the EnnIic is
not come under the heading OF puzzle a'his,ic
meetings on the sabbath" IL Is pretly y hard 10
cay what does Nor is this one particular Siub
The petition d the Western clubs win como
% pat ths next mesling Of tho Central Associa.
viii bs decided aeaIn1t them. rIsre~ lie ~A,ses issa
case the Wes,ern Associaon Lma' Of saSn stne
Athetes VIII be reorgantZed.