Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-04
CHURCH FIGHT FOR
SUNDAY BASEBALL


distance from the Carlton Academy
grounds.
Henry b. Twombly, an officer of the
Central Presbyterian Church, has ex-
ercised a supervision over the Sunday
eanlcs il ,-orth Summit, which are
patruui = j largely by foreigners who
are members of the Presbyterian con-
gregation, and who are employed In
the Summit silk mills.
Priest VIII Test Case.
an attempting to provide this limo
cent amusement for the people of this
city" said Father Schotthoefer to an
Evening Star reporter, Il represent
about 5000 of my own people. / am
in a position to have the ground tor
oughly policed and will have a large
number of the members of my mems
societies patrol the ground during the
contests to see that there is no disor-
der. would be the first to stop any
movement which ! felt would result
in the discontinue of the residents
Of any neighhorhood, but l can't just
sec why the sordid constituencies or
puritanical ideas of one man in Il
community should prevent my boys
from playing Sunday baseball here.
If Sunday baseball when conducted
respectfully and orderly is illegal, then
I'm going to find out just how Mayor
Bergen can allow Sunday games to
be played only a few hundred feet
from our ground or how it is he can
give us permission to play in East
Summit or North Summit. My boys
are working boys, and all of my peo-
pie may not be so fortunately stu
ated as to be able to go out of town
Sundays to see a baseball game, and
al tfaaa ~ TEsE
ment for them here said the clergy
man.
Mr.. Schultz notified Father Schott-
hoefer Saturday that he had engaged
counsel and that he wanted the fight
to be his fight. Only high-class teams
have been booked to play here, and
1t is expected that the opening game
with Seton Hall, which will be the
first Sunday game played iii the MS
tory of that team, would be attended
by thousands from this city and
neighboring towns.
While 1t is known that Mayor Ber-
gen has been studying local ordi-
nances and has announced his inten-
ton of consulting counsel, Chief of
Police George w. Brown yesterday
declared he had received no orders
from the executive relative to pre-
venting a game on the Carlton Acad-
envy grounds. 1t is expected that
when the game Is played next Sun
day Mayor Bergen or ex-Mayor
Adams will seek an injunction or
Mayor Bergen may order the police
to stop the game.
Father Schotthoefer explained that
he has no desire to interfere with
Sunday baseball in other sections of
the city. but simply insists that there
will be no more disturbances in the
Carlton Academy neighborhood in
consequence of the game than there
would be in any other section of the
city where baseball might be played.
Many Favor Sunday Games.
Many prominent residents of the
city have already expressed them
selves In favor of the Sunday games,
as is proposed to be conducted by
Father Schotthoefer, and the battle
over the question promises to be In
teresting and bitterly contested. Over
5000 has been expended by Father
Schotthoefer for uniforms and equip
ment for the church's baseball teams
Advertisements announcing next
Sundays scheduled game arc to be
] posted tomorrow.