The evening world., 1912-06-12
Why Are the Police So Active
Against the taw.Abiding Pas.
time A. CT

OopynGht, 1912. by The Pros Ptfbiishina Go,
THE N.~ ivrk World.
THE Pastime Athletic Club for
over thirty years has held Its
fieid meets on Sunday afternoons
The Pastirne takes care not TO violate
any OF the States laws in 20 doing. No
admission fee In ever charged. Not
even a programme is sold. There IL no
bar on the grounds.
Yet the police stepped in and arbi-
trarily prevented the holding OF tho
Pastime games a week ago Sunday. On
the same day at Celtic Park a great
neld meet was held for the beneHt Of
the Olympic team fund. There was no
pretense there Of not selling tickets at
the gate. The receipts we're approx.
mstely 5000.
Now the Pastime has announced It's
Intention OF holding the postponed
games. Sometimes a voluntary collec-
tion has been taken In the grounds. al
though no one has been either asked
or compelled to contribute. Even this,
the ofiicials OF the club say. will b
cut out. and the club members them
selves will be assessed. before the
games. to pay the necessary expenses.
! understand that a police oficial has
taken II upon himself to say that the
Pastimes will not be allowed even to
practise on their grounds ON Sunday,
and that any attempt to hold Q meet
will lead to wholesale arrests.
What u behind the attack on the lit.
tie Pastims Club. next to the N. Y.
A. c. this Oldest athletic organisation
In the Statcf
IL II politics. business or mistaken
zeal on the part OF some dictatorial
police omcial anxious to make a recordf
II none OF these things. what 10 TT
The Pastine A. G. men say that they
will 20 ahead and make a test case
OF It. carefully avoiding any possible
infringement of the law. They have
been trying to have an interview with
Mayor Gaynor on the subject. They
had one appointment. but IL missed
IRE. probably because the Mayor was
very busy extending q welcome to the
German feet
@ND thing Ia sure. and Tn glad to
say that Americans are coming
around to this belief. In spite Of
the ancient blue laws and the modern
blue noses who wish to resurrect them.
there Is no better way to spend work.
free Sunday than out In the open air,
INDUCING IN some fine. clean, manly
sport. Whether . competitor or a spec.
tator. every one who spends one day OF
leisure each week In this manner In
better on for It. mentally and physi-
caliy. It's . million times better for
boys TO b interesting themselves In
healthful open air sport on a Sunday
afternoon than to be sitting around
drinking rotten whiskey or resin coiored
beer and smoking cigarettes In the back
room of some groggery. And the vigi.
liant police. II they use the same energy
they sxerted in the Pastime affair. can
NM hundreds OF these running full bias,
any sunday afternoon or evening.
Isincerely hope that the Pastime ON.
cials will find the Mayor and put Il ur
10 him no strongly that he'll come on,
In his usual snappy manner and SEND
tho police about their business. The,
really have business to attend 20 II
New York-pienty Of II.
EACH CROSS ana Jack Redmond
fought at the 81. Nicholas las
night and Cross had little trouble
IN winning. Redmond fought we'll Il
hashes, but during . great part OF M
time contented himself with stspping I,
and holding. IN the NTH round Cros
iandsd . hard Lett hooA On Redmond
right eye. putting II entirely out OF com
misslon for the rest Of the nsht. Ssein
q chance TO make quick finish Leach hi
Lost mis- head. punched wildly. and Red
moud stalled along until he was a
right. barring tho cyciopsan state OF hi
vision. Cross INDUCED in much kidne
punching with his wrist and the heel @
his right hand. but aside from that ur
rebaSxed violation OF the commission
rulings was unusually fair and clean
his work. He was always willing
mig. and II the stranger had been ha
a. aggressive II would have been . muc
> better bout
~ lille LEWIS, fresh from Pari
w looks as II he'd solved the pro
w lem Of looming back" VIII
says that Carpenter IL a really gre
nc6tsr. why" says While. che cha
lenged Bombardier Wells. the Engli
hesvywssht. and offered to make
End can't he hit!
= started out TO buffalo him in 4
hrst> round OF our night. lie shot
right over and ! ducked enough TO q
Il high. He shot over another. and u
left eye closed up. When knock
him down In the eighth It was by wa
iuE for q chance TO trade rights a
cttching him coming In. The way
+ fought through . couple Of rounds IN
hi Uncovered showed the stun he has
him. Toward the END was 80 q
weary ! could hardly lift my han
and he was stin fresh and strong"
Willie goes hack to night Carpent
again In the fall. He Intends to live
tAs. country and train through the gu