New-York tribune., 1913-07-15
MAYORS PLEAD FOR
SUNDAY BASEBALL.
Governor Quoted as Sayino.
"'m with You ON This
Proposition"
LOCAL OPTION DEMANDED
Strong Effort Being Made 70
Have Prohibitive Law
Amended When Legis.
lature Convenes.

Albany. July IA committee rem.
senting the state conference Of mavo,,
requested Governor Sulzer to-day 10 ~,
ommend TO the extraordinary session n
I the Legislature when it reconyenes A,
/ Wednesday night legislation designed !,
give municipalities home rule on the QUA,
| ton OF Sunday baseball
| When the committee left the execut,.
/ chamber the members announced that N.
| Governor had said:
I'm with you on this propositlsuq
/ When the Governor was asked what nj,
action would be he said Il have the mai.
| ter under advisement"
The committees action followed a pov
Of the mayors of the state, which 70.
suited in twenty-seven out Of thirty-tvo
mayors favoring an amendment whick
would permit the playing Of baseball on
Sundays in communities desiring n.
same"
I'm the memorandum fled with the Gov.
ernor the mayors request legislative e.
ton designed TO permit the great cent?.
of population in the state to modify hs
prohibtive law so as to make It conform
10 a widespread and very reasonable and
salutary popular demand"
The memorandum points out that the
present prohibition against sunday base
ball dates back 10 l7Ss
"As conditions have changed" II con.
tlnues. 80 have the laws changed to coz
form 10 varied conditions The committe,
believes that there IS an almost universal
demand upon the part Of the people for
the amendment OF those sections Of the
penal law which deprive the people'of the
enjoyment of certain innocent recrcatons
and arnusements. all Of which. instead Of
being offensive. we believe are along the
line Of promotion OF public health ana
good morals.
There are no Doubt some people. and
good people, who will be opposed TO this
broadening Of The law. but We believe
their vision is abridged and fails 70 grssS
tho real and flr-reachirg need for The
amenomeht Of the existing law.
We believe tuat the great snirt Of b.
dus;riaI unrest which Is now and for spne
time has been prevalent throughout tie
nation Is fostered by the belief that spt-
cial classes. blessed with wealth and o.
abundance of spare time. get by far
greater portion Of enjoyment than tier
less fortunate brethren, who are cov-'
peled TO toll during working days of ns
Wcak
This is true Of the man in the counting
room. the man in the Office, IN the store
or I'm the shop. all Of whom are compekl
10 sell their time and labor 20 others. ana
who look forward TO the one dag M ne
week in which by recreation and rest ana
recreation i'm this sense Is reSU 20 ma me
same measure Of enjoyment rs the more
fortunate classes.
we believe that not only the laoorefs'
but that the large percentage OF MANI
facturers and employers Of labor Who
have To deal with industrial problems
will hail with satisfaction the enactmH'
~ this amendment II does not take a"as
from the city or village the right TO resL'
late amusements as they see NJ. TM
NAV bv orIinancc prohibit what is not o.
sired I'm their respective communities o9'
without prejudice 10 the desires ot on"
localities"