New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Rupert Joins
Movement for
Sunday Games
Yankee President Lines Up
Candidates for Assembly
in Greater City

Working in conjunction with Charles
n E5bets, of Brooklyn. who started
he pail rolling. Colonel Jacob Rupert,
ur, ident Of the Yankees, has come to
y support Of the movement 20 have
5, day baseball legalized in the
q i:er city.
the Office. OF the Yankees it was
4, cunccd yesterday that the New
Y club had sent out TO all the can
al .tes for the Assembly in Manhattan
4. The Bronx circular letter similar
{, he one issued by Ebbets requesting
.. opinion on Sunday baseball.
he Yankee management sent re-
q SITS 20 sixty-tEo candidates and re-
81, red something more than thirty re-
ri : These we're without exception
= Fable 70 Sunday baseball. No let
81 were sent by the New York club
70 candidates for local Offices, that
h ing been left TO the Brooklyn mag
rs. i-
Spirit Of Inquiry
olonel Rupert sent out his letter
II . spirit of inquiry and mindful Of
tie fact that II the blue law now pro-
aibiting Sunday games is repealed IL
would be necessary to conduct games
90 as not 20 Cause any disturbance 70
these who desire a strict religious OBJ
seryanee OF Sunday. .-
az have long felt that New York
should have Sunday baseball" said
Colonel Rupert. "and after the game
uhich the Yankees and st. Louis club
played at the Polo Grounds last sum-
Tner became convinced that there was
a real demand for Sunday baseball.
sour club was willing TO continue
playing Sunday games for the benefit
Of various military organizations, but
vtan It became apparent that there
was opposition 10 IL, we decided not to
Try sgaip. We did not wish TO urge
ANYTHING that was not strictly legal
aor did We feel that there was any adj
tantage in playing these games only
o. be hailed 20 court as the result OF q
desire 70 help a worthy cause. But
from the crowd that turned out, felt
sure the fans wanted Sunday baseball
and I determined then to make fight
for it at the proper time"
The replies received by the Yankees
were wholeheartedly favorable to the
game, and il is evident now that there
viii De considerable support for the
project ct Albany regardless sof which
party goes into power. The replies
cane from candidates on the Repub-
lean, Fusion and Democratic tickets.
Baseball is not a political issue and II
has friends in all parties.
For years members OF the Assembly
haze been advancing bills for Sunday
baseball, only 10 see them die In COM
rnittee. This was due really to the fact
that the ball clubs Of the greater city
ever offered any encouragement.
To Make Strong Appeal
But this year the bali clubs are going
% make a strong appeal 70 the Legs
la.Gre. They are going to give that
support TO the next Sunday baseball
bin that is needed 70 have il seriously
considered. There is no question but
what the public at large is in favor
Of =
The noss-covered blue law which
now prohibits the playing of Sunday
baseball was enacted in 1887, and reads
a. follows:
aAll shooting. hunting, fishing. play
ing. horse racing. gaming or other pub
lie sports, exercises or shows, upon the
irst day of the week. and all noises
disturbing the peace Of the day are
prohibited"
This law was enacted when the coun-
try was a babe in arms, and now that IL
he. grown I'D until New York Is the
l.-sest city in the world a modern
community 10 still trying to I've up 70
il. The law may have met the condi-
tons OF a primitive New York, but
handy any one will agree that 1t ITS
to-day
Arong those who replied 20 the New
Yort clubs letter were the following
candidates for the Assembly:
Tomas Malice, Republican; Abra-
bar I Solonsn, Republican; Charles
Hcr witz. Democrat; Thoma. j. Mil.y,
Fps on: william 5. Evans, Democrat;
Alfr ID Kubli, Republican; Schuyler -
Ne n. Republican; H. S. Budncr. Re
pus can; Harold c. Mitchell, fepuD-
iicr william Wschtel, RepuSrean-
Furon: Robert S. Mullen, Democrat;
Y Crier. Democrat; Charles A. Winter,
Der ocrst; Cesar 3. F. Barrs, Demo
erat owen u. Kiernan, Democrat;
Harv W. Mcwhottcr, Republican,
ose A. Witte, Republican; Ea-l A.
sra a, Democrat; Harry D. Vogei. re-
pus can, ". r. Miller. .Democrsti
joh G. O'Reilly. Republican, ara
ia rice Bloch, Democrat. Il