Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-01
BLUE. LAWS MAY :, bE ENFORCED HERE h s.t -.-a=55 .ssN Association May Insist on
 Closing Every Business
 House in City,
PROT I IT IS FILED
Sheril Brewster Asked to Prevent Sunday Baseball and AdyO-
 cates Are Indignant.

Following the announcement made yesterday by Sheriff Edgar Brewster that the law would be enfGrced pSr- taining 10 the playing of baseball n Sunday, anas which doubtless means that the. Sunday games scheduled in the City League at Forest Park and oa the diunQnd at East End Park will not be played, movement was started to organize all association iii this ely to insist ion the enforcement Of every Sabbath law on the statute books. 1t is planned, by those oe- h;nd the new organizations which will be perfected within the next few days to stop the ice and bread Wag- ,ens, close drug stores. confectionary sores, fruit stands, meat markets, prevent the sale, of milk and to even stop the stree cars tfrom operating on the Sabbath day.A
 Sheriff Brewster. is not a fanatic on. the, Sunday law proposition, but information was volunteered to him yesterday by persons who are opposed o Sunday baseball, to the effect that games had been sadvertised for Sun day by the City ,League teams amt they called on him to see that the law. prohibiting etlien, were strictl,
 as
 enforced. Nieping the expected law violation in the Bud Sheriff Brewster served no5ice toti aPresident Harry Hanf, of the City League, that com- plaint had been nlsde t55 him and he would insist that the law governing Sunday baseball 'be Observed by his organization. is not expected that Pres deHt Hanf will permit any bass- ball on Sunday, but there is "a dis position cn the part of those, who favor Sunday ball to have a game. stand back of the players financially, and test the laWt3aiin, the magist strate' s ,ecurt, submitting the cases to "a jury i of fair minded men,
 The Sunday baseball advocates are indignant ever the protest that has been made .against Sunday ba ;e- ball. They declare that if they ar, not permitted to enjoy a little inne- cent diamond sport on Sunday they will go to the extreme to insist on the enforcement of every Jaw if, pos ,sible havexa abhas law policy ill Pine Bluff. They claim that they can close every business in Pine Bluff and even. stop the etreet cars fof if itS is a, Viol4tion of the law to play baseball cn Sunday it is con- tended that 1t is also a violation9 ot the Sabbath laWsts wonk ons the sap bath day and that the motormen ana conductors and even the engineers at ;the light and Water plant will be as much in ,violation, of the law governing he Sabbath day.
 Sheriff Brewster would not ma A kntwn- the names of tts'e person CA nersons who made the complaint to him. President Harry Hanf, of the City League, would not discuss the matter other than say that he has been .inforlned .pyg MT: Brewster that tho law would bcs'enforced and fhat there should be no baseball in-. this city on Sunday. &ss T%
 Two gaines have been advertised for Sunday in the. City League. ' Enc Henry ,Marxites arg se meet the Dr&y- 1 fusf team at Forest Park that after noon and the3 .VosssNichol team $ scheduled 70 "cross bats" with the Iudapsgasnts at *. East End P, Park . at the same hour It had not oeeh planned to charge any, admission Il to ' ! the baseball gamss. On }f }tiles oehe1 hand all persons who desire to Wit ness, the games will be admitted free. The Sunday games were ahnouhcea only for. the purpose of giving the 4 lls people of this citx some amusement a l oh ssahday aftedingaion.