The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-14

Interest In the Sunday baseball
question was accentuated yesterday
morning when it became known that
Archdeacon w. B. Allen, president Of
the Ministerial Association, had the
day previous resigned his office as
president and also as a member or the
organization.
Archdeacon Allen is rector of 81.
Katharine's church and several months
ago he was one of the movers in the
organization Of the city Ministerial
Association with the idea that CO.
operation of that kind would assist the
charity and other church work which
the city pastors have to do.
When, however, the Sunday base-
ball question came before the minis
ters organization, Archdeacon Allen
refused to have anything to do with IL,
and to Journal representative yes
terday he said his resignation as pres
ldent and as n member had been sent
in because he did not believe II to be
within the proper province Of a pas
tor to prosecute cases Of that kind in
court. Archdeacon Allen believes that
Sunday baseball, or any other clean
amusement on Sunday, is a matter
which every person must settle with
his own conscience.
REV. 3. BLITcH STANDS FIRM.
On the other hand, Rev. 3. Bitch.
who was one Of the chief movers in
the prosecution of the baseball case,
serves notice that he intends TO see the
original case through to the supreme
court and to also prosecute in court
all persons who may hereafter play
ball on Sunday or be interested in the
game as stockholder or manager. Rev,
Mr.. Blitch's notice is as follows:
NOTICE TO EVERYONE.
Pensacola, Fla, July IL, 1911.
Editor Pensacola Journal
wish to give notice through your
columns to the public at large that II
is not the purpose OF any one to
persecute or place unnecessary bur
dens on any one connected with the
baseball case
But believing as I did Cand stil DOB
that the ordinance passed by the city
council is void, steps have been taken
Cas / understood from the beginnfnRl
In a friendly as well as legal way 10
test the law in the courts and this
process OF law is being carried out and
that without any personal feelings to-
ward anyone.
The hardest thing 7 have said about
anyone has been said to the persons
themselves and we are stfll good
friends as we have every been in the
past and / am sure we will be in the
future.
do not blame the promoters 40
much; this is a day Of special legisla-
tion, and If the public cannot see the
corner on Sunday ball games. and ~
the boys that need the nice clean sport
can't see that they dare not take a bat
and ball and start game on Sunday
Tor amusement they are truly dense.
Also that as there will be visitors
from other sections who do not under
stand the situation and Il might mot
be considered just to them. ] wish 10
give notice that every game played on
sunday anywhere in this section will
from this date be noted for prosecu-
ton, and that every one Interested
either as player, manager, director. or
stockholder will be a violator and
prosecuted as such even though the
rrost shall have fallen on the pumpkin
vine and the fodder shall have been
put in the shock
Now, II you engage in the game of
Sunday baseball or baseball on sun
day. or athletic sport TO see which
cam can make the most hits or homo
'uns, and the supreme court sustains
ne decision OF the lower court (and
you may count on +hat) you will have
o settle the matter with the court.
RMS Is not simply a preachers
lRht; IN fact, II is not a preachera
'ght at all A preacher can be a citi-
zen Cand lust before elections he is so
onsidered).
II matters not whose fight Il is. am
n II not g a. preacher but as citi-
en- and If no one had taken a part in
his affair | should have been in II Iust
he same and shall continue in II 20
he last ditch. / shall fight fair. but
ght just the same.
AS for the money, that need not
I've any disbursement to friend or
onsolation TO foe, yet it is true IL
axes money to get in court and some
ines more to get out, but I think
here is enough fair minded men with
money that are in sympathy with US
(Continued on rhird Pauen