Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20
SUNDAY BASEBALL, RACING, WHEELING, SPORTS

as they received practical assurance be-
fore making their lease that sunday
playing would be permitted. a dele
cation from the Baseball association II
to meet with the mayor chief Of police
and members Of the council In q day or
two. and see II the differences cannot
be adjusted.
The ordinance Invoked was passed In
1881. and II known a. the blue law"
Its terms are as follows
Any person who shall b. convicted
~ skating. ball playing. hunting. fish
Ing Or any other kind ~ sporting. or
who shall keep open any bar. shop.
store or any other business Or amusc-
ment or Unnecessary business. or labor.
or who shall barter. sell or give away
and splrituous. vinous or fermentcd
liquors, except for medical purposes.
within the city limits, on the first day
Of the week. commonly called sunday.
shall be liable TO flne In any sum not
exceeding 500"
JOHN 7. AxToN's VIEWS.
Mr.. John T. Anton. the manager Of
the Y. NJ. G, A. baseball nine has nj
ways taken n stand against sunday
pastimeu and sports Of every dcacrip-
ton. When seen this morning he en-
pres~ed hlrrrcif IN tho following tarm-
salt Lake city was stranger 10
sunday baseball until the season OF ~
and no one Will dispute that In the old
days people found way TO see the Red
stockings. Deseretr. Nationals. Ogdens
aud other strong teams play. This
fact encourages mo In the belief that
y the best teams would play wc,inea-
days and Saturdays there would be-
little demand for sunday gumes. Foot
ball has never been sunday game
and no one Will deny that II has had
liberal support. In the National League
sunday games arr the exception rather
than the rule. II IN painful TO note
the growing tendency TO sabbath desc
Grafton IN this city and especially la
this particular"
L. u. y. BUSINESS MANAGER.
Mr.. l.. II. Mldsiey, tho manager Of
the Latter-day Saints business college
baseball team. when asked for his Views
on sunday ball playing, expressed him
'"rhe News asks my Views on Sun
day ball playing. ana In answer say
nfst, that I am strictly and most en-
phatlcnlly opposed to II. I think u iH
a dlsRrace 10 all who engage In that or
any other such pastlme on the sabbath
day.
Sunday Il a day that I think we
N'NAA ~ W " ~ lANNNN NNbfN NUWltnA
aud action and not be mixed up In
base hall. bicycling. or any other such
sport claim that the locker ON IL as
bad ~ tho player and could devote
himself with advantage. to a more
profitable occupation.
our team viii not and cannot under
any clrcumHtaDccs. play sunday ball.
under its present management"
THOMAS u. MRAy.
Mr.. Thomas n. Mckay, the manager
Of the University baseball nine. was
very emphatic In his statements re-
rardlnE sunday baseball. he said
You may without hesitation put me
down ms registering strong protest
against playing ball on Sunday. As
a Christian ! think sunday should be
reserved for better things than sports:
there arr six days In the week wherein
We can play ball. enjoy ourselves and
draw n good crowd. You may state
that the University nine IL strongly OPP
posed To any such move and emphati-
caily would refuse 10 play on a sunday
under any circumstances"