Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-26
PETITION CIRCULATED
OPPOSING SUNDAY BASEBALL
Residents Near Proposed Diamond OBJ
jeet to Noise and confusion-State
Law on the Subject.

The attempt to arrange for Sunday
baseball in Putnam has already re-
ceived q setback in the form Of a Pc
tition gotten up and signed by 20 resi-
dents in the vicinity OF the Putnam
Foundry and Machine company, near
which the new grounds for the Sum
day ball were to have been located.
Some of the Sigpers declare that they
are not opposed to Sunday ball in it
self, but they do object to the noise
and confusion that will result near
their homes if Sunday ball is permit
ted.
1t was last Tuesday that Manager
Albert F'orni said that an attempt
would be launched to have Sunday ball
in the city. He said that a committee
had made Investigations and that the
city officials, The business men and
north end manufacturers were in ia
vor of the project. The committee
also saw the prosecuting attorney and
he told them he would take no action
if there were no complaints, but that
| if the complaints were made he felt
obliged to act.
Just what Manager Forni is intend
| ing to do in face of the opposition
raised by the residents living near the
proposed new grounds is not known.
When told of the filing of the remon-
STRANGE he said: Yes, there is oppo-
sitton."
Prosecuting Attorney Johnson con-
frmed the report that thepetition was
being circulated, but said that he
could take no action on it unless a
/ formal complaint is registered. He
| explained the law and he does not see
! how Sunday ball can be played in the
city If there is going to be the oppo.
| sition that seems to be already in The
air.
Following is the law in Connections
regarding amateur sports on Sunday
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enacted by the legislature of 1913:
The park commissioners or parl
committee Of any town, city or Dor
ough are hereby authorized to permit
proper amateur athletic sports to bt
engaged in between the hours of
o'clock and sunset on Sunday after
Moons, at stated places, in one or NOR
Of the public parks belonging to sail
City, town or borough, subject to Sucl
rules as the respective committee o
commissioners may adopt for the pur
pose of securing order and quiet con
duct on the part of all who shall en-
gage in said sports, and also of al
persons in attendance, provided tina
| only places shall be so designate,
where such sport can be engaged il
without disturbing the reasonable com
fort and quiet and peace of any othe
ctizen, and provided that no gam
| shall be permitted in any tournament
or for any admission fee or price,
Local lawyers are of the opinion tina
Sunday ball viii not be permitted il
Putnam this summer because of tn
! opposition moreover, four-hfths O
the residents in the section of the pro
posed grounds claim that Sunday bal
will disturb their peace and quiet.
Guests of WoonsocIcet Golf Club.
} Eric H. Johnson, Silas NJ. Wheelocl
Cahill ]. Meehan. Ernest C. Morse, c
: Harold Gilpatric, James Tatem, Jr
John Byrne and Frank Thayer, mem
bers of the Putnam Country club, wen
to Woonsocket Saturday as guests @
, the golf club there.
Alumni Adopt High School Song.
! The Putnam High school song tina
was sung for the first time at tn
! alumni banquet and which has bee
adopted by that association was com
posed by Constance L. Russell and 4
Idella Davis, members of this year
) graduating class. 1t is sung to tn
tune Of My Maryland.