The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-09
President of Bellows Falls
Baseball Club Writes
Governor Gates
THINKS PULP TOWN
BEING MADE GOAT
wants Governor to Proceed Against
Brattleboro Club that He May Not
Be Charged with Unfairness-Paid
Fine for Crowther.
Especial to The Reformer. }

BELLONS FALLS. Sent q
An open letter from j. H. Blakelv. 4
baseball fan, president of the Bellows Falls
baseball association, and an ardent sup
porter OF Sunday baseball addressed to
GOV. Charles w. Gates has been eont ~
various newspapers in the state. Mr.
Blakely calls upon the Governor to con-
tlnue his work in having the officers pros-
ecnte mfractions Of the Sunday law and
calls upon him especially to act against
the Brattleboro Country club, where. ac
eordlng to him, Sunday golf Is of common
occurrence
In his letter to the Governor. Mr.
Blakely contends that Bellows Falls has
been made the goat in the case If he
arrest last week of F. " Crowther. man.
ager Of the Bellows Falls Twin State league
baseball association, and he thinks the
chlef executive Of the state has gone far
from nome to punish an infraction when
ne might have found it an easy matter to
locate breakers of the law in his own
county. Mr. Blakely also contends that
goh Is a game for persons who do not
work with their hands, and in order that
the Governor NAV not be CHARGED VIII,
class distinction in ordering a prosecution
against a man playing baseball he calls
upon INN to begin action against the Brat
tleboro Country club, where golf is PLAYED
and baseball is not.
Inc former postmaster and present Ium-
Der dealer says that he has no feeling
lagainst the people of Brattleboro who en-
10y Sunday game of golf, but thinks that
lso long az the attorney general and the
state attorney live in that town they
may as well begin work in enforcing the
: law right IN their own home Mr.. Blakelv
, paid the fine and costs of Crowther for
the baseball association and has expressed
IA Willingness to spend more money in or
der to see that the Sunday law is enforced
IN other towns in the couxty and state in
7 order that Bellows Falls may not stand
T alone as the place in which it is to be OBJ
served
? Following is copy of the open letter to
2 the Governor:
Bellows Falls, Vt,
Sept. S, 1915.
Hon. c. W. Gates,
Governor of Vermont.
Honorable Sir:-We respectfully request
J that you continue your good work in
sructlng your officers who have charge of
enforcing the law that section $3.50 Of the
6 statutes of the state of Vermont, but ask
their activities be not exclusively applied
TO Bellows Walls, Vt. We feel that this
Is too much distinction for our modest
community
I It is common knowledge that baseball
! and golf are being played and have been
! Iplayed for years in Rutland, Franklin and
! Bennington counties every Sunday in tn,
< summer
From the fact that ours is a manufactur
I ing community that the men have to worl
4 the entire week over hot, greasy ma
= chimes and that they are unable to see
i game during the entire summer, and tina
: the grounds are situated three miles from
Il the village away from every kind of
/" dwelling, we feel that YOU are looking
Z long distance for goat" That class di.
y ttinction and unfairness cannot be charged
i we ask that you interest your officer t
~ proceed against the Brattleboro Countr
~ club. | am,
Yours truly,
~ J. II. BLAKELY,
: President b. b. c.