The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
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20 ne introduced int the Legislature.
The announcement In yesterdays Sun that
pressure IL being brought to bear on the New
York Club TO play Sunday baseball games, es'
pecially in the Western cities OF the National
League, created a great deal of comment. II
vas learned that those who are doing their ut
raost TO change the policy OF the club are the
minority stockholders, of whom there arc
many. The largest OF these Is John T. Brush
Of the Cincinnati Club. In 1890 he secured, In
part payment for the $50, 600 worth Of In
dianspolis ball players whom no sold to the
club, about $4,000 worth OF stock. At that
time he was an opponent Of Sunday ball. but
when he got control OF the Cincinnati Club a
couple Of years later no changed his policy.
Brush now wants to have the New York
Club play ball on Sundays In tho West, II not
In this vicinity. At tho recent stockholders
meeting Of the club Brush was represented by
an attorney who. 1t is said, openly advocated
Sunday ball playing by the New Yorks. Brush
has been quoted many times on the subject
Of Sunday games, and his plea has always been
that IL the public wanted such amusement 1t
was tho duty Of League clubs to provide 1t.
r. A. Abel OF tho Brooklyn Club. another stock.
nOlder IN Inc NOW 1OTkS luD, Is IN IANOT Oh inc
locals playing on Sundays in the West, just rs
his own team does. Abel was convinced long
ago that the public desired Sunday games. and
he has been trying for several years past to
secure q suitable ground In the vicinity of
Brooklyn where MS team Soula play on the Sab.
Yordk; Club" who also holds q Big block Of I the
clubs stock, while once an enemy of Sunday
ball, 10 now OF the opinion that there 10 no harm
IN trying the experiment, especially as there
league S%u 20 J. Water alter 8 sp iIdHa 'is also 90 a e'S Sea sRs
lowing when ask asked for a.t an opinion oa' yesser day '''-
"dn reference to Sunday baseball, see no OBJ
lotion to Sunday playing H. p Tho N West, where
bali IN New, York, While I have Been connected
rounds ss' because saaa ! | pf fsit G sRee people IL IN On this 1%'' oem:
K.ft should be made clear that tho public want
Cd Sunday baseball ] don't see any objection
70 the clubs catering to that demand, the SAINT
a the Metropolitan, Opera House and Carnegie
Music Hall cater to the demand for sunday
THE. people in this country are becoming
% DSa ,b Mss nsa az to, to The bisv 9sse an sSod q, s sna tSc
playing Of golf indicate the desire on the part of
tho people to have a certain amount of Sunday
tson to playing q game of baseball on Sunday
thar, to riding . bicycle or playing golf. proyid.
I'd tho games Arc properly, conducted and no
With the minority stockholders in favor of
Sunday games, the question OF what the club
viii do resta entirely with President Freedman,
who holds the controlling interest. Mr.. Freed
mar o year ago was unalterably opposed to Sun
day games because he beliey ed that the public
I'D not care for them, but just now. while he
does not express himself as being in favor OF
them, ho ~refrains from saying anything against
the scheme. He 10 non-committal. and when he
was again asked yesterday what would be the
clubs policy. he merely said:
Il hRvo not considered the question yet, al.
thouRh tho minority stockholders, I'll admit,
Pre-. pressing me hard. So are the League clubs.
y Y early yet, and the question cannot be de-
James ]. Coogan. who represents the Lynch
estate, on which the Polo Grounds are situated,
and who ID q careful observer Of baseball af.
fHirs, was particularly outspoken. He said:
."The New York Club should by all means play
Sunday ball both in the West and here. There
Is demand for public amusement of u harmless
nature. on Sunday, and what is more harmless
shnn tho national game, properly conductcdi'
Sunday, ball in this State will be introduced in
the Legislature next January, and those who are
pohind tho move believe that it will become a
law.