The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

The Nashville Volunteers seem to be up against a pretty nifty twirler In the lperson of Chancellor Allison. That dignity, exercising the powers in nim vested, has declared that the Nashville club cannot play baseball in Tennessee schrawtz's men, therefore unless some power Is brought to bear which will change the complexion of the situation will remain idle on all week days and Sundays unless in some other state they are scheduled to play. It Is a peculiar situation growing out of the efforts of some of the staid etti- zens of Nashville to prevent the club of that city from playing Sunday baseball The first action of the chancellor was to throw the club into hands of re- ceivers Ills second was to enjoin the club from playing on any day in the state of Tennessee.
 President ". G. Hirsig, of the Nash ville club, has taken an apeal to 6 higher court, and this may result in a stay of the order of the chancellor, Otherwise, the Southern league schedule will be of necessity rearranged.
 There IS no uOuOt Ol Aiit lott thht ti law Is only law when the majority Of t.e people believe that 1t Is wise or proper
 The Nashville club has been proved guilty of having violated the law Of the state of Tennessee. It is receiy- ing punishment
 But the Memphis club has for years violated the identical law and will prob ally continue 10 do so. It goes un- hipped of justice.
 The people in Nashville. or a ma ior,ty of them, at any rate, are opposed 10 Sunday baseball. The people of Mem phis are not.
 It ia not a question of law. It is 2 question of public opinion. In Memphis there is Iiberality in iaeas. In Nashville lhe opposite seems true.
 Ire same condition prevails in Ala hama.
 There Is a statute on the books of this state prohibiting Sunday arnusements, including baseball Birmingham in re- gard to baseball. observes the law. Mo Bile and Montgomery do not.
 Mobile and Montgomery go unpun- ished.
 But if Birmingham should make tn l., attempt. the local club would meet with a reception as warm as that against which Nashville at the present moment is endeavoring to stand.
 often has the question been asked: Why don't we play baseball on Sun day?"
 There are several reasons why we agree with the association that the at tempt would be unwise.
 The first Is, of course, because there arc many people in Birmingham who are openly and vindictively opposed to the idea. so strongly opposed. as a. mat ter of fact. that through their action inc local club would be in the courts ,be morning after the first Sunday game.
 attendance in Birminpham is always go good that the local club does not need Sunday baseball 10 boost It's monthly re ce'pts
 We would held these same ideas were the legislature to pass a bill permitting Sunday baseball in Alabama. There ,s no reason for alienating friends in time Of plenty. One might run the risk IT. tho necessity was grave. It is an old argument as to whether or not 1t is immoral to play baseball on Sunday.
 Many strong points are advanced in support of each contendlng faction
 To our mind. moral. turpitude is in volved only when residents are dis fnrLed by the noise which in necessity erlanates from the park during the progress of q game. They are certainly the ones to raise kick. And if they do not. then it hard