Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-04
SUNDAY BASE BALL.
A Correspondent INDUCES in Some
Sarcasm About the Ball Club.

correspondent INDUCES in Some
Sarcasm About the Ball Club.
To the Editor of the Register.
Sir: Attention has been called to an
article in yesterdays Register entitled
THE Ball Clubs Side" and signed
Wheeling Ball Club" OF all the weak,
pusillanimous communications which
has appeared in print in this city dur
ing the last five years, this article is
the weakest and the most ridiculous
1t is a reflection upon the intelligence
OF the people of this city to even inti-
mate that they would think that the
writer of said article was sincere. The
article reads like a huge joke
Poor ball players They are so anx-
ious to do something good on the Sab
bath day! But they can't find anything
that will do so much good as to play
base ball contrary to the laws of the
State. Just think of the good they
propose to do! / don't know how
Wheeling ever got along without these
public benefactors until now How
kind they were to come to the rescue
of the Childrens Homes without ever
being askedl
Well, well, we'll! These church peo-
pie, how cruel they are to interfere
with the enormous good(?) that the
base ball club has been doing! Oh,
the "veneration" that the ball club has
for the Sabbath! 1t is sublime be-
yond expression. OF course, the club
opens and closes the game with prayer
by Pop Lytle, or Manager Healy.
They say: THE Divine Master, when
He was upon earth, said it was not I'M
lawful to do good ON the Sabbath
day" Oh, the wretched church people!
How they have thwarted the Masters
will by stopping Sunday base ball! Just
think of the good which might have
been done had they not interfered. 1t
is too bad, indeed, it is too bad, that
the church people will not allow these
boys to do good on the Sabbath day.
But, judging from the way they can
quote Scripture, and also from the
profoundly theological arguments
they have advanced in justification of
the way they ''endeavor to obey the
command of the Divine Leader" it
might be a capital idea to invite these
sanctimonious generators" of the Sab
bath to occupy our pulpits next Sab
bath and teach the church people how
to be good, to instruct them Ito at
tend church regularly, morning and
evening" and tell them how to take
their rest on the Sabbath day. These
poor, weak-minded church people need
sound(O instruction once in a while.
The preachers have never told them
that every one shall be allowed to
serve God according to the dictates
of his own conscience" and, of course,
they never heard of it until the article
appeared in yesterdays Register.
And then, do not fail to notice that
this Sunday base ball business is all a
labor of love" pure and simple. There
is nothing in it for the club. Oh, no.
not cent! All done for charity. All
done for the poor laboring men. All
done by those who have great vener-
alton for the Sabboth.'' All done by
those who want to worship God ac-
cording to the dictates of their own
conscience. All labor of love- No
money in it for the club; no, not a
cent. What big-hearted fellows they
are! Church people, you must quit
your meanness" and let these ball
players" do good ION the Sabbath day."
Wheeling cannot get along without
their charity fund. VOTER,