Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-23
minor Will DEFER
T0PUBUC OPINION
Sunday Games at Home for
Nationals Played Only
on Demand.
NO Immediate CHANGE
IN PRESENT SCHEDULE
Commissioners to Appeal From De-
oision Denying Their Right to
Regulate Sunday Amusements.

Despite tho decision given yesterday by
Justice Gould Of the District Supreme
Court that District officials have no au-
thority to stop playing of base ball on
Sunday. there are to be no American
League base ball games here on Sundays.
at least for the present.
Ben B. Minor. president of the Wash
ington club, has ISSUED a statement that
there will no American League games
played here until there is such an insist
ent demand for them that 1t will be EVIL
IDENTIFY tho wish of the people that such
Sunday amusement Is provided in the
District.
President Minors Statement.
The statement of President Minor is
as follows:
1.-The Washington base ball club is a
local corporation, and its stockholders
are representatives Of the business and
professional men Of Washington. 1t has
been the effort of this corporation not
only to give to Washington a winning
club and plant for its operation worthy
Of the city, but so to conduct ITS Or
ganization and the conduct of the game
as to be worthy Of and entitled to the
goodwill and respect of the community.
THE club officials have never seriously
considered the playing of Sunday base
ball, as Is done in the west; but on the
contrary, its position has been not only
to refrain from. but to oppose, anytnlhs
that might be considered a Dissertation Oh
the Sabbath, or deemed to produce OF re-
parded as tending to produce results
harmful to the general welfare OF the
community, and therefore it has never
entertained the idea of playing SUNDAY
base ball unless this form or amusement
is demanded by the public.
Notwithstanding the courts decision
that the Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia are without authority OF Jaw ~
prohibit the playing of Sunday base pail,
the officials Of the Washington base pail
club will not ask for a change in its play
ing season Of 1914. whereby Sunday base
ball will be conducted at its park, unless
the public demand therefor through the
continuance Of the playing OF SUNDAY
base ball compels 1t to do so.
the playing schedule Of the Washington
base ball club on its home grounds until
after its return from its western trip. -,
Only two performances tomorrow Will
he given under the sanction Accorded by
the decision of Justice Gould. There IS 10
be a game between the Chicago Federais
and the R. P. Andrews club at Andrews
Park, and Carmen" is to be sung IN the
New National Theater.
Meetings Called to Protest.
Several protest meetings have been
arranged under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor Union Of the DIS
trict for tomorrow afternoon. and the
pastors OF churches have been request
Cd tn uree general protest against Sun
day amusements.
At the North Carolina Avenue Metho-
dist Protestant Church. North Carolina
avenue and Sth street southeast. a mass
meeting Is scheduled for 3:15 Pm, with
= Carlisle Crump, superintendent OF
the evangelistic department OF the
christian Endeavor Union, pfeslohs
Miss victoria Booth-Clibborn, the grand
daughter of Gen. Booth. founder Oh 'he
Salvation Army, will speak.
In the Mount Pleasant congregational
|. Church. 18th street and Columbia road
northwest, another mass meeting WIN w
| held at S:15 Pm. under the direction on
Rexford l. Holmes. president OF tne
local Christian Endeavor Union Key
George A. Miller. pastor OF the Nihtn
Street Christian Church. will speak.
In the Ninth Street Christian Chufcn
at 4:3O pm. mass meet,ns fo VIII 5v
4 III.
president of the local Christian Endeavol
Union presiding. The address VIII oe
nv Rev Clarence c. Vincent, pastor OF
| the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church.
At Other Churches.
James J. Graham. transportation man.
ager of the District Of Columbia Chris
tan Endeavor Union, will preside at the
mass meeting at 4:30 pm, in the Luther
| Place Memorial Church. Vermont avenue
and NJ street northwest Miss Victoria
Booth Clfbborn will speak.
At the meeting under the auspices of
the w. C. T. L. in the First Congrega-
tional Church the Endeavorers will have
brief part on the program A repre-
sentative of the District of Columbia En-
deavorers will present the Sunday base
ball and Sunday amusement issues.
Motion Pictures to Continue.
DR.. William P. Herbst, president Of the
Motion Picture League. when asked to-
day for a statement in reference to the
Sunday base ball decision. said to Star
reporter that there has been no change in
the attitude of the members OF his organl-
cation, The motion picture threaters of
washington, he explained, are legally
operating Sundays, beginning at ) O'Clock
In the afternoon, showing only censored
motion pictures of character sui'aoie
for Sunday.
Commissioners to Appeal