The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-24
TAGGART'S DEFENDER
REV. MIR. CHRISTENSEN SAYS SHEER
IFF wOMACK MUST ACT.
Text of the Report of the Minister'S
Committee on Sunday Baseball
Mr.. Taggnrt Evasive.

The ministers turned out in force yester-
day morning at the meeting in Meridian
street Church, where Sunday Baseball was
discussed. A report from the committee APP
pointed to confer with the city and county
officials on the subject was read. The fol-
lowing is the report. and Ii shows just what
the committee learned by the conferences:
ITO the Ministers of Indianapolis:
"BrethrenI,Your committee to confer with
the honorable Mayor and other ~of1cials or
this city. touching. the question OF baseball
on Sunday, has performed its duty. in part at
least, and now desires to report progress.
committee, all being present save one, met
Mayor Taggart in his hotel Thursday MORN
ing last, at 3 O'Clock. After a very general
GLOWING questions. were propounded. and to
which the Mayor made the annexed answers:
against baseball on Sunday within the city
limits? His reply was yes. There will be no
baseball on Sunday in the city Of Indianapo-
2. Will you enforce it in West Indianapo-
lis? To this the Mayor replied: West In
Siana aDSI Ills is an incoepGratsd city, nsvins
the law, l have no jurisdiction there.
"3. Will you enforce the law in Haughville?
To this the same answer was returned as in
the case OF West Indianapolis-no jurisdic-
"a. VIII you enforce said law within four
m nj fbi ln t an a Mnyar nsp iTom ! lse sley a hmsts.
ing that question, 1 will want to consult my
attorney and the Board OF Safety. He
situations could be had and a decision
reached within a week or so. at which time
he proposed to give your committee a
straightout and unequivocal answer to this
fourth question.
"Your committee then went to see Sheriff
fourth question:: If the Mayor falls to en-
force the State law touching baseball on
Sunday. within four miles of the city limits.
Mayor Taggart has jurisdiction four miles
all around this city. He has at his command
100 men, who are paid to enforce the laws
four miles round. II / undertake the work,
i will have to hire the men and possibly pay
them out of my own pocket. am not pre-
the Mayor and superintendent OF police ex-
haust their resources first"
The committee was composed OF r. Rob-
erts: c~hairman: G, A, Christensen. G. E. w.
Dobbs. J. Z. Pounds. Thomas c. Brown.
DR.. c.. L. W. Dobbs was the first to speak.
neither Mr.. Taggart nor Mr.. womack cared
to take the initiative. as each is looking to
the other to enforce the law. There were a
seeming to be that those who spoke believed
neither Mr.. Taggart nor Mr.. Womack could
say what would be done ( o. not knowing what
1t remained for Rev. G. A. Christensen to
throw all the responsibility Of preventing
Sunday games on the sheriff. He came pre-
him. Mr.. Taggart himself could have done
no better. The rgumen equaled the de-
tense which Mr.. Christensen once made of
Mr.. Taggart. The manuscript treated OF the
duties of the sheriff. 1t was not said that
Ii Is the duty Of the Mayor to see that liquor
laws are enforced. as baseball was the only
text. Mayor Taggart and President Mcguire,
Of the Board OF Safety. are members OF Mr..
Carstensen's congregation.
The result Of the argument was that G. A.
Christensen, G.. y. Sims and X. Roberts were
chosen a committee to prepare a manifesto
for the public press. The ministers propose
to continue their fight against Sunday games.