The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-22
PASTORS QUIT ANTI-BASEBALL
 SUNDAY FIGHT Drop that Unpopular Tack Like a Large, Warm
 Potato Now They Are Turning Their Attention to Other Amusements on the Isl and.

From developments in official cir cles today it became known that the Bridgeport Pastors association has practically abandoned it's campaign against the holding of Sunday profes- sional base ball games at Steeple- chase Island.
 Realizing the disfavor with which have been met their efforts to stop the Sunday afternoon recreation of thousands of Brjdgeporters, the asso- citation has turned it's attention away from base ball and now in it's cam paign for the enforcement of the Sum- day laws to meet their own views the pastors seek to prosecute others than the base ball manager.
 This was emphasized today when the police were given two warrants for violations of the Sunday law. One was for the arrest of Captain Paul BOyn- ton, the manager of Steeplechase Is land; the other for the arrest of Mi chael Murray. one of the concession aries of the island
 On complaint of the Bridgeport Pas tors association, and upon evidence furnished by the State Police depart ment, Assistant Prosecutor William A. Redden, today drew the two war rants. The warrants for the arrest of Captain Boyton alleges violation of the Sunday law. on three counts.
 Captain Boyton is alleged to have kept open, as manager of the island, the dancing pavilion, on three sue cessiye Sundays, July 30, Aug. and Aug. 13. Michael Murray runs the pool room, one of the first concessions on the board walk as one enters the Island. Murray is alleged to have kept his pool room open on Sunday, Aug. B.
 Redden turned these warrants over ID xvt,<@ assured him there would be no trou- bic about having the men in court in the morning.
 In the absence of Prosecuting Attor- ney A. L. Delaney, who has been out of the city three weeks on a vacation, Assistant Prosecutor Redden has had to bear the burden of the complaints of the Pastors association.
 These complaints are brought off cially to the office of the prosecutor by the legal representative of the Pastors association, Attorney George B. Hill. But Attorney Hill is also away from the city on a vacation, and in his absence, Attorney William B. Boardman his law partner, is the of the Pastors associa- tion.
 Several of the ministers who have been leading spirits in the campaign against Steeplechase Island have also left the city for vacations. It was this afternoon to get in touch with the most active in the But upon excellent au- it was learned that they had placed the soft pedal upon their de- mand for the suppression of Sunday baseball
 When the agitation against Sunday diversion at Steeplechase was begun by the pastors, and the Sunday base ball was made an issue, Eugene Mo Cam, the manager of the Bridgeport baseball team was arrested on a war rant and fined $5 and costs in the city court for conducting a Sunday ball game. The pastors had all along been railing against the prosecuting off cers on the ground that they couldn't get the laws enforced.
 Now that the prosecuting authori- ties are about to proceed again against the Island on complaints from the same source, it was reported that the baseball management was due for another arrest.
 But the action of Prosecutor Red den in issuing warrants merely for the Sunday dancing and pool playing bears out what The Farmer has learn ed from excellent authority, that the pastors have thought it discreet not to insist upon the further molestation of Sunday baseball.