Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-05
WILL AID PASTOR
FOR SUNDAY BALL
c. H. Schultz Tells Why He Will
Oppose Summit Mayors
Ban on Law.
Especial to the Evening start

SUMMIT, May 5.-Declaring that
he had once been opposed to Sunday
baseball, but had been converted to
the indulgence in the sport on the
Sabbath because of the good effect
on the morals of the people, espe-
cially the young, Charles II. Schultz,
head of Carlton Academy, declared
last night that he proposed to go to
the last legal extreme in supporting
Rev. Conrad Schotthoefer, pastor OF
St Teresa's Church, in the priest s
effort to have Sunday baseball here.
Community Owes Priest a Debt"
"Te begin with" said Mr.. Schultz,
'I have the rights of private owner
ship and l have placed my property
at Father Sehotthoefer's disposal.
When it is considered what Father
Schotthoefer has done for the young
people of this community during the
short time he has been here this
community owes him a large debt
Thrugh the Amusement Club of ST.
Teresa's Church, which he organized,
the young men have been kept out
of undesirable places and the girls
are kept away from possible harm.
For two years after the location
of my academy here | had Sunday
baseball played right near me here
in Morris avenue, and l will say that
l was opposed to the Sunday baseball
playing until I observed just what
good the sjort was doing for the
young people. Not only eighteen boys
get enjoyment on a Sunday afternoon
from the game, but young girls and
i
day afternoon during the summer
months, when weather permits, in the
enjoyment of the game, while, were it
not for this harmless recreation, they
might be in other places where only
evil would come to them.
viii Wage Fight to the End.
Il have taken up this fight" Mr..
Schultz went on, and [ will GER
tainly prosecute it to the end. 1
have requested Father Schotthoefer
to place baseball team on my
ground on Sunday afternoons, and 1
mean to see If we can be prevented
by city officials, or perhaps handful
of individuals, from carrying out our
plans to provide this harmless and
helpful amusement. It has now be-
come my battle and I'm going the
limit to aid Father Schotthoefer'
undertaking." said Mr.. Schultz.
The announcement of the determin-
alton to contest any attempt by
Mayor Francis H. Bergen or former
Mayor William Newton Adams to
prevent Sunday baseball playing on
the Carlton Academy ground by
Father Schotthoefer and Mr.. Schultz,
made exclusively in Yesterdays Eve
ming Star, caused much expression of
sentiment in favor of the decision of
the schoolmaster and the priest. The
latter is confidenA tlat his team will
play Sunday - here, and from
the showing "a the players, all
of whom are members of st
Teresas Amusza..- Ut Club, in last
Schotthoefer believes he has a
classy team.
To Complain as "a Citizen.
When asked by Star representa-
tive today what steps he would take
in regard to preventing the playing
of baseball on Sunday on the Carlton
Academy grounds, near his home, for
mer Mayor William Newton Adams
said:
I'VE practically live on our piazza
and all our windows are open during
the summertime, and there is bound
to be deal of noise at a ball game,
which is very unpleasant. AS this is
private property upon which the game
is proposed to be played, | suppose If
it doesn't become a nuisance ] have
nothing to say. But don't see why
people should come to this neighbor-
hood to play Sunday baseball, when
there are acres of land in other sec
lions of the city. In North Summit,
two or three blocks further away
from my home than is the Carlton
Academy grounds. Sunday baseball IS
played and the noise from even at
that distance is very disturbing at
times.
ct personally am opposed to Sunday
baseball playing near my house, and
if an attempt is made to play, I shall
certainly complain as a citizen"
If he carries out his intention of
stopping the Sunday game, former
Mayor Adams will either obtain an
injunction prohibiting the game or
make A complaint to Mayor Bergen.