The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-21

A number of amateur games Of ball
were broken up by Mounted officer
Dyer yesterday, who patrolled the
suburbs on his horse and dispersed
crowds wherever he saw the national
game being played. Two arrests were
made during the day.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon officer
Dyer had stopped a game at Pine
Brook and was riding back to the sta
ton house when he was followed by
the jeers and cat calls of crowd of
young men standing on the street.
The jeers continue and turning his
horse the officer rode straight into the
Rafferty, was escorted to the police sta
tion, officer Dyers horse following it's
master, as a good horse will.
Terrence Rafferty,, father of the
young man, called at the station and
asked for his son. Mr.. Rafferty, would
not put down O. forfeit of IS unless
Captain Edwards gave a receipt.
Captain Edwards explained that the
son himself would be sufficient receipt,
but Mr.. Rafferty, refused to accept the
suggestion and young Rafferty, re-
mained in the station house all night.
Dyer made another round. He stopped
another game at Pine Brook; went to
the Notch" and dissipated a crowd
that was witnessing a beautiful con-
test between the Eurekas and West
Side club. The game was stopped.
ON THE WEST SIDE.
Leaving the NOTCH" officer Dyer
went to Gammons' Hill, where a game
was interrupted, and afterward to the
Central grounds. on the West Side.
Mayor Bailey believes the sentiment
against Sunday ball playing is not any
thing like unanimous in this city. Al
though the city pastors have vigorous
ly denounced the practice yet this has
been offset by many petitions from the
other side. Several North End mer-
chants went so far as to get up
signed petition asking for tolerance.
This was presented to Mayor Bailey
last week.
Mayor Bailey has also received many
personal requests that the game be
permitted. 1t is argued that the crowd
of spectators are sober and orderly.
One reason that Mounted Officer Dyer
made the rounds yesterday was for
ditions under which amateur Sunday
ball is played. He will report to Mayor
Bailey today, and by next Sunday His
Honor will have decided upon his
course.
Arthur Price, a little colored boy,
was arrested at o'clock last evening
by Patrolman Karins for playing ball
at the corner of Raymond court and
Mulberry street.
PULPIT DENOUNCES IT.
In the Tabernacle Congregational
church Of the West Side last night
the pastor, Rev. ID. p. Jones, spoke
about "Worshipping the Calf" during
which he severely arraigned the Sun
day ball players. He said:
"The base ball playing is on its way
to be one of the greatest evils in this
country among our young people. Ev-
en- on the Sabbath day they try to rob
the nation Of its honor. The church Of
Christ has no respect in their minds,
The base ball calf has it's congrega-
tions by the thousands on the Lords
Day. They are eating and drinking
the fatness of the land, then they go
and bow themselves down before the
base ball calf, rather than go to the
temples of the Lord and to keep holy
the Sabbath day
"All>of these things are great evils
from the standpoint of OVERRIDING laws
that are right in themselves, and when
nation goes to overdo the laws that
are protecting the life and prosperity
of the people 1t Is time to fear the con-
sequences upon the whole body.
1.-THE question comes before us, How
to save the nation?' Just as Moses did
when he came from the mount. Then
Moses stood at the gate of the camp,
and said: Who is on the Lords side
Let him come unto me, and all the
sons of Levi gathered themselves to-
gether unto him." The principal is. we
must do the best to keep the young peo-
pie from those evils. The Christian
ministry is to be Moses of the Lord in
the world today. The call must be
made by the ministry to have the peo-
pie of the Lord to do their work. If we
cannot save all that are in the camps of
sin today we can save the nation OF
saving the young people of our days