The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-12
Wise Men of the Race Course Look for Good

member Of the assembly codes com.
mittee, 70 which committee tho bill has
been referred and before which the pub
lie hearings on the matter will be held.
In discussing the merits Of the bill re-
Gently Mr., McGrath said: If Sunday
baseball ever is to receive support in
the legislature of the state OF New
York it must be this year. The Demo
cratic party now is in power in both
houses and there is no purilanical
censor in the executive chamber to mp
set the will of the vast majority of the
PEOPLE of this state Governor Dix Is II
broad minded, liberal executive and for
that reason ! believe Sunday baseball
has good chance of Favorable action
in the legislature of 1911,
'.If we are to overcome the campaign
Of misrepresentation that has been con
stantly waped against Sunday baseball
wc must put the facts squarely before
the voters of the state. We must show
mp the absuTdifY of tho claim that the
movement in favor Of Sunday baseball
is m attemTt TO break down the Amer
lean Sabbath | shall soon make an
application for a public hearing on my
bill. | will have the date fixed few
weeks in advance, so as TO give ample
time for all the baseball lovers through.
out the state 20 get their friends inter
ested in the hearing.
Clergymon Favor Plan
Recently at Il meeting in Rochester,
of the Peo"le's Sunday Evening base
ball. as played by amateurs, was voted
a legitimate Sunday recreation. In the
and the Rev. Paul Moore Stary, the
parks should be open to every youngster
who wants to WELD bat, toss a ball or
run his head Off Mr.. Alling made a
strong plea for open. .mindedness and for
equal opportunity for all. - Self pre-
servation is the first law of nature he
said, ''and rest and recreation are es-
considered the question ! can say
frankly that ! favor amateur baseball
on Sunday, hut it must be kept outside
the money making line. Some years
ago / expressed myself in favor Of base
ball for amateurs. 1t will lessen the
downward tendency of many of our
young men. who, if left to their own
devices on this day, face far worse con
ditions.
The Rev James B. Curry Of ST.
James Roman Catholic church. this
city, asserts that he not only approves
Of amateu and professional baseball
on Sunday. but will do his utmost to
have the state legislature pass the bill
making Sunday baseball possible. At
the time the late Judge William n.
Kelly of the municipal court left the
income of several bonds to be expended
in the furtherance of the national game
among amateurs, Father Curry said;
"Judge Kelly, in my opinion, has
performed great service in making
| this provision in his will. He loved
baseball when alive, and it was his
desire to foster the game among the
working boys of this city. The chief
difficulty with certain of our citizens
is they must oppose some form of Sun
day amusement constantly, and as Sun
day baseball would be the most popu-
lar form of diversion, il they permit
ted it. it is this sport they kill.
''That ] may be understood clearly,
( | would like to say ! believe in the
agitation Of movement to compel (not
to ask for) law permitting both pro
fessional and amateur baseball within
Another Bill Introduced.
Representative James Fl. Melen of
| Worcester, Mass, has once more intro.
duced bill before the legislature of
| that state favoring Sunday baseball.
The conditions that prevail in Massa-
chusetts, according to Mr.. Mellen, are
similar to those in this city.
! Discussing his bill. he says: "I think
the working people ought to have an
opportunity to play baseball Sunday
afternoon and do it legally, They do it
now and it can't he stopped, but they
have to steal off to the country to be
| safe Baseball is the most harmless
sport, and it is good for the boys and
enjoyable to watch. Our parks and
Fairgrounds ought to be used Sundays
as we'll as week days The bill is not
intended to legalize professional base
ball ON Sundays.
''I believe such question should be
submitted to the people so that the
majority may rule. In some communi.
ties they may vote against Sunday
baseball, and any place where the ma
iority favors it they may have it if the
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