The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
SUNDAY BASEBALL VETOED.
100 COPS DETAILED TO STOP NEW
YORk-BROOKLyN GiNE.

inspector cross, VINO says He'll Arrest
Every Player Justice Kelly Rules
Against Public. Money MAX ne Events.
police veto has Leen put on the base
ball game scheduled for this afternoon
hetween the New York and Brooklyn
teams at Washington Park, Brooklyn.
1t is contained in the following order from
Commissioner McAdoo to INSPECTOR AGam
A. Cross in charge of the Brooklyn Depart
ment:
Under the opinion given by Corporation
Counsel Delany, where any game OF baseball
which has been advertised and for which an
admission fee is charged. directly or indirectly,
either BY selling tickets charging admission
or selling score cards. takes place on Sunday
the police must make arrests on view. All
games of baseball. professional or otherw Use,
must BE- treated alike.
IN the case Of the professional games
scheduled for Tomorrow it will I've well to
advise the mana gers at once Of my attitude:
also Civ" 1t to the press and public so that
they may not b" disappointed in going to see
the games. cannot accept acQuttals in the
minor courts. especially where they are not
accompanied by any declaration as to the law.
as in any wise altering he opinion Of the Cor
poration Counsel or that Of the higher court.
1t will be your duty. therefore, If such a
game is undertaken. to make arrests Of the
players and managers and those openly
cooperating with them in the direction of the
control of the games
Inspector Cross had most Of the inspec-
tors and captains at the Smith street head
quarters yesterday afternoon, and after
reading Commissioner McAdoo's instruc-
tons told them that they must be carried
out to the letter.
Il intend" he said. ito send over a hun
dred officers to Washington Park to-mor-
row, and | have instructed the command
Ing officer not alone to arrest the man
ager. but every person who attempts to
take part in the game. This same order
will also affect the amateur games when an
attempt is made to evade the law by charg-
ing certain sum for the score cards"
Supreme Court Justice Kelly handed
down in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon
decision in the cases of the Brighton Athletic
Club the Sicily Baseball Club. the Laugh
lin Lycou.l and the Felix and Barry Athletic
clubs agains; Police Commits sioner McAdoo.
Justice Kelly dis,olvcs the temporary in
functions granted by Justice Marean on
June 3 and holds that it is unlawful to play
baseball on Sunday when an admission
fee, direct or indirect. is charged.
The matter caIne up before Justice Kelly
In Special Term OF the Supreme Court in the
morning on motion to continue the tenn
porary INJUNCTION; The plaintiffs were
sitant Corporation Counsel' James D. Bell
and James W, Covert appeared for the
defendants
In his decision Justice Kelly regrets that
counsel for tho clubs have not gone into
an argument on tho merits OF the case,
but instead have merely applied for con-
tinuancc of the stay. He goes on;
The question whether the games OF base
ball in which they desire to e.'Gase on sun
Sections 80, :C0 ara -. depends on whether
s that mhch the ASa 2 TIE aud to bsh
an adnission zee IS cla;gnd WaynoT. j..
a es9as y pS 81 ato ii The Isl law and hey
the duty of The defendant to iatcrfcrc to
prevent violations OF the lay. |
II ia not coLtendei that the Legislature !
which does Tot invade the aancttv of she
any . thS s%r aor da r Coz reer-sd a.
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will Tot prevent. II mas he sport. BIT it is /
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the o..F; B.. .'Ase toe law o. conntrtance its I
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