New-York tribune., 1911-04-08
BASEBALL FUND CHARGED
Minister Tells of $250,000 to
Push Sullivan Bill-Denial.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune J

Saratoga Springs, April THE Rev o.
Z. Miller field secretary of the New York
Civic league. in an address before the
Troy Methodist Conference, in session mere
to-day, made it plain that the reform as
sociations fthe state planned to wage
war against any legislation aimed 10 repeal
the directors liability law and TO permit
Sunday baseball. lie described how the CIVIC
League was instrumental in defeating the
McGrath Sunday baseball bill and added
that TIC professional baseball interests now
had raised a fund Of $3.50, o00 TO push tie
Sullivan Sunday baseball measure through
the Legislature this year.
Mr. Miller :hen took Up the bill calling
for the repeal of the directors liability
law and said:
A bill has now been introduced by As,
the anti-racing laws. Speak 1t gently /
an, in Saratoga, | know. but l refuse 10
believe that II is true. as Cther people nave
said. that nine -tenths of Saratogans are
In favor OF breaking the commandment
| Thou shalt not steal. That Is All mat
gambling is-steHng.
The gamblers plan TO railroad the Mar
tin bill and the Sullivan baseball measure
through the Legislature as soon as 1t re-
oOnvones. I have got information about
that. We don't want this bin repealed
racetracl; Heht again. Rernember TO keep
YOUR eye on your legislators. II is per-
fectly true that the wicked flees when
no man plrsues." but he fees a great deal
faster when somebody is right behind him.
In an interview to-day Senator Brackett
emphatically denied the story which ap-
peared in the morning papers to-day that
he was preparing a bill providing for the
appointment by the Governor Of officials
10 patrol the racetracks and prevent
gambling at races. thus making the direc-
tors liability law ineffective. II havce not
prepared such q bin" said the Senator. Il
am not working on one and have no such
id "a even III contemplation"
Auburn. y. y. April Prompt and Wig
orous denial was made tonight by John
RI. Farrell, president Of the New York
State League, to the charge made before
the Troy Methods, Conference at Sara
toga to-day by the Rev. O. r. Miller that
professional baseball interests had rasel
$4,000 to enact the sullivan sunday base
ball bill lie said
The utterly reckless disregard for facts
and the truth emanatrg from opponents OF
this proposed legislation rs amazing.
knew nothing OF any fund Of s2j0,Co0, or Of
& 70. TO be used for baseball legislation.
We believe. however that we have ma
ior,ty Of $1,000 taXpaying voters ready TO
declare their belief In the principle in
Nolyed. As law-abding citizens the base
ball men do not want To fuist on any com
munity anything that that community does
not want But will our worthy oppOnen $
Join with us In requesting the submission
10 the electors of this state Of this ques-
tion on which for the last ten years there
has been division OF sentiment. but which
has been undecided In some cases with re-
sulting turmoil and disorder?
Thomas Lynch. presider, OF the National
League. laughed when the reported $3.50 900
fund was called 10 his attention yesterday.
Two hundred ana fifty thousand ne
SAID. THAT a good deal Of money, Who E
going To put il mp? II seems 10 me II there
was anything Of thai sort We would have
heard about II. It's to he expected we
I would be party 10 it. But this is the
! first I've heard Of It, No. there's nothing
10 IT,