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SPEAR FINISHES
BILLIARD TOURNEY
WITHOUT A DEFEAT
ClincheS National 1872 ANA
teur Balkline Title by De-
feating Claude r. Lewis.
PoeeENBERe CUP STANDING.

George w. Spear won the holding
Of the Poggenburg Memorial Cup In
the final match OF the 1872 ballS line
tournament last night. Spear finished
in the final round OF tho second an
nual tournament under tho direction
OF the National Association of ANA
teur Billiard Players at the Brooklyn
Academy. Fatbush Avenue and Full
ton Street. without the loss of O
game.
As his closing contributions toStho
competition which annually brings
into action balk line stars who have
taken part In the national champion
ships. Spear in turn defeated Jacob
klinger and Claude X. Lewis. IL was
his match against Lewis which
cllnchCd his title TO the greatest OF
all carom trophies In the night game.
He defeated Lewis by tho score OF
lis points TO 81. lie had an average
OF 415-25 for the contest, and high
runs OF 10. the unfinished cluster with
which he completed his string, IL and
10.
Louis A. Servatius. the Nestor Of
American billiards, sprang the surprise
OF the finals. He surpassed all previous
efforts by playing Jacob Klinger on
HH'@ @Aaa kAA1M
him at ll5 points to lis.
The victory gave Servatius the second
place T. the tournament. His cue work
was remarkable, as klinger early took
n commanding lead. Then the veteran
amateur rolled the ivory orbs In beau
tiful formations on the short rail. His
top runs were rs. 1s and 10 and no An
ishsd with the splendid average OF
67-ls. one OF the best OF the tournament
series.
Lewis by his single victory over kim
ser on Wednesday night gained tha
third place. The famous European ANA
tour made q dismal failure OF his eff
forts TO overhaul the others at the class
a handicap Of $50 points which was Inn
posed. so that he did not tally a victory
In the closing series.
George w. Spear, the former trotting
circuit driver. moved up n peg noaror
to winning the Poggenburg Memorial
Cup at 1872 balk line billiards by do
featins Jacob klinger ia the afternoon
session on the table at tho Brooklyn
Academy. Spear won by the final score
OF lis points to 1855. Ills average was
3 29-32. with high runs OF 20, II and 3.
The spread leave which his opponent
left for him disconnected Klinger. II
prevented him from overtaking his re-
sourceful adversary. although his TOR
uns were 81, 20 and q.
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yesterday. He drove our two doubles.
and between them these two base hits
sent In three of Cleveland's four runs.
The Giants were able to derive some
satisfaction from the Inc in which
they stopped the famous iris on the
bases as BIZ Rariden caught him
mapping at third base In the first
inning. and later In the game Kauff
threw him out at the plate when he
tried to score from second on q single
by Wambsganss.
New York's hitting wasn't particu-
larry impressive. They got TO Stan
ley Coveleski. Cleveland's leading
pitcher. for six hits In as many Inn
ings, but couldn't get n single hit off
Otis Lambeth. one OF Fohl's second
string pitchers.
The most rcdeeming work on the
New York side vas done by Pep
Young. tho new right fielder.
"Youngie" held his own in the first
game of the series with the more
famous Texan. Speaker, MS he also
collected two hits. The two Texans
each ended the day with averages
! OF 800. II was Pep $ misfortune that
his hits came when no ono was on
base. and therefore wcro not as con-
spiCuous as Speakers slams.
Kauff and Zimmerman, whose bat
ting fell down In last falls Worlds
Series with tho Chicago white Sox
and was greatly responsible for New
York's defeat at the hands OF tht
White Sox. still appear to be mes,
merlEed by American League pitch.
ing. Neither of McGraw's leading
hitters could get a single off the
Cleveland pitching.
Tho Giant defeat hero yesterday
brought TO the minds OF several O
the New York players that Just q
year ago they lost their first game q
Detroit by exactly the same score
4 10 !. This series then ended IN .
tie. each team winning four games.
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NeU Baseball
League Asks for
Class "A Rating

The New International League.
which will take the place OF the old
International circuit which recently
passed out Of existence, sprang into
being at a meeting held at the Hotel
Biltmore last night. Eight cities will
DO in the circuit and application haa
been made TO the National Commits
sion OF organized baseball for Glass
IA rating, which the former league
had under the national agreement.
Syracuse. Rochester. Buffalo, Toronto,
Newark. Jersey City. Binghamton and
Baltimore are the cities which viii be
represented in the new league.
There was some doubt that Newark
would have "A team, but strong pressure
Is being brought TO bear on Harry X
smith. who owned Tho Indians In the old
circuit, and Il IL probable that he VIII
hear the call and return.
Joseph j. Lannin, former owner OF the
Boston Red Sox and tho Buffaloes. ap-
piled for a franchise, and his request
was granted, as was that OF q. II. John-
son u B~inghRmton.
johnson owned the Binghamton team
In the New York state League. Dave
( Driscoll, who has fought long and we'll
for a team IN organized baseball for
Jersey city, will be President Of the
Skccters.
a player Limit OF fifteen. including the
manager. has been imposed upon the
clubs. II IL planned 10 draft a schedule
OF 144 games. beginning on May s and
closing on Sept, Is. II vas also incor-
porated that clubs muSt guarantee tho
visiting teams 500 per day. rain or
shine. II was voted. moreover, to start
ell games at $40 O'Clock in the ALTERS
noon. The meeting adjourned at a late
hour last night TO convene this morning
at II o'clock.
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Although Giants Lose Their First
Game Of Season to Cleveland
in Opening Clash Of Series
Pep Young Holds His Own
Against Iris Speaker.
DALLAS, Tex, April 8.

DTAfAAh'g 'NNff HfH
-HE Giants this morning are In
possession OF their first defeat OF
tho year 1918. Upon encounter
ing the Cleveland team at the local
park yesterday, they found the going
a little tougher than when' they
waded through the soft Texas League
opposition and the inexperienced
pitching dlshed up by the soldier
pitchers.
Fohl's Indians played some smart
baseball yesterday, and they were
easily entitled 10 the verdict, as they
knocked out ten hits for fourteen
bases. against six singles for the
Giants.
The New Yorks' defeat bore out
McGraw's statement that the pitchers
OF his club are not as far advanced as
he would like. Fred Anderson was
regarded by McGraw as being In
better shape than any other pitcher.
yet the Carolina dentist was batted
hard In his six innings. Slim Sallee.
who has had e. chance to boil out his
arm during this hot weather, pitched
the seventh and eighth innings for
New York, and retired the six Cleve-
land batters as quick as they came
UP.
iris Speaker hasn't changed much.
The Giants are predicting an inter
esting season for American League
pitchers after watching iris work
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Yankees Hope to Win To-Day
Fifth Straight Over Braves

hero among the boys, for the Mem
phis youngster certainly came through
in the pinch. II was Sans timely
thump that broke up the game in the
eleventh inning.
With tho teams deadlocked 2 to .
when the Yanks came to bat in the
eleventh, Baker got his third hit, "A
single TO centre. Bodle smashed TO
Hughes. There was plenty OF time
to get Baker at second. hut Rawlings
was slow in getting over 10 the bag,
and Hughes had to delay his throw.
When Johnny finally did get over,
Conway came too and bumped him.
Baker was safe. When Peckin-
paugh's hunt rolled safe the bases
were filled. Ruel hit to Wilson, and
Baker was out at the plate. At this
stage Huggtns sent Wick in to bat
for Mogridge, with the count one
an done. Sam shot n hot one over
second. pushing Bodie across with
the winning run Though the Braves
filed the bases in their half of the
eleventh. they failed TO score.
The Braves got away to a nying
start In the fourth. Powell beat out
an lnfeld single, Hannah dug Wick
lands raj in front OF the plate up
out OF the dirt, but threw wild past
4 up AONNA eNbiAuk anu MlCklnnl
taking second. Russell threw out
Wilson, Wickland taking third, Smith
walked. Rawlings sacrifice nv tc
Bodie scored Wickland. Smith was
caught off first.
Hannah, whose throw apilled Tho
beans on Russell in the fourth
launched tho Yanks or on the rally
that tied the score In the eighth
Truck pried Off the lid with a singl,
past short. Ruel n for him. HiEl
battcd for Russell and walked. Nil,
Ter also strolled. Pratt popped Il
Rawlings. With the count two AM
three OF Pipp, Wally singled owe
second. scoring Ruel and High witt
the tying runs. Mogridge, who tool
UP the Yanks' pitching burden aftc,
Russell left the game, turned Boston
runless. StalllnEs was missing from
the frny yesterday, having gone q
his plantation in HaddoclS, Ga, o,
private business, He reioined IN,
team to-day.
Bill James and Tex Covington, VIII
were injured IN a collision In practicI
before the game yesterday, were nj
and about to-day, James, the wors
injured Of the two. Is swathed Il
handages. CovingtOn was n hit stiff
but viii he In the fray this afternoon
Stallings may let Bunny Hearne OF
for a few days to coachinI
OF the University OF North Carolini
players.
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HIGH COST OF LOW SPEECH.

rANS in the city OF the Boisterous Bean ire eager to give odds that
r. they will get q carbon copy OF the 1914 miracle this year because the
- BeeTnves are talking In form.
Boston is a g proud of her Boeraves as she Is OF her famuos army
fruit tho well known appetite bandit and accomplish of Mrs Virginia Ham.
Judging from the hLsute Ghost expansions Il stovedorcs and their
version OF English. the Bee raves must have whiskers on their vocal cords.
Unless a rookie a n hit nor than 800 with his tongue. he Is as well
come with tho Bee rayes a "a enemy allen.
The Bce-raves have the reputation for talking to everything but an
Invisible opponent, and their idea of onyersnio car only be written with
the commercial hioroglyphics on a typewriter.
When the Beo-rayos havo nothing to tMk about they usually pick on
anything clothed In Empirical blue The poor Jump cots It both ways
When the Bee-raves are winning they kid him about M strike on them
which he called a ball; when losing they Islander lis eyoslghI
The Bce-TAves put great stross q their linguistic thionts, In net the
stress is offer &c great that the loquacious limo breaks and snaps IA FINE
souvenir back In their faces.
The Bcc-rayes 10 the pennant IN 1914 by their adroit use o. their
tongues and vocal coTds-and Hank GOwdyH famous niBhtsuck- They failed
to repeat because tine other teams learned their language during N winter
Usually when a Bec-rave stops talking the Associated Press ID play1hg
the game on their tocvctroRs. while roastmaster staltnss suffer from
u verbal hemnorhagc.
Some players who Get four balls n summer look for only throo
during the winter.
Every pitcher spends 10 much time trying to keep batters from reach
Ing first base that finally he gets the habit himself.
Speaking OF the Bee raves tho late Charley Mitchell used to score
heavily Win tongue jabs In he'rng while reclining on the hoor.
T Now that Nap Lajoe has successfully lodged the Dodgers he car
hurry the boosters to his hearts discomfort
wouldn't roe a pitcher Tor paasng m Invisible batter to first.
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More han $50 athletes will compete
In the annual Indoor games OF the Smart
Set A. c.. which will be held at the 18th
Regiment in brooklyn tonight. The
glte receipts Will be donated to a fund
for the benefit Of the 367th Regiment,
the negro regiment at Camp Upton. The
367th. or BU1aloos. as they are known
best. will be the guests Of the Smart SCI
4. {.
Two balkilne billiard matches were
arranged by Welker Cochran, the WON
derful young wielder OF the cue. yes
to-day, which may lcnd to u cham
plonshlp game with While Hoppe.
Chchran Is to have as his successive
opponents In the competitions in the
4eth street and Seventh Avenue Kohl
Yamada, the Japanese player. and young
Jake Schaeicr.
Frank TaberskI, the professional
pocket billiard champion. defeated the
Misses Flo and Maudc Flower by a
score OF rs balls to 80 at John Doyle'l
Academy. As "A handicap to his faiI
opponents Tnbersh played at the odd
ut 10 or no count.
More than $1,000 was pledged to IN,
Martin Sheridan Memorial Fund at
night, This sum. with the $1,000 do
mated by the Police Department, broigh
the total up to 1000, The Mayo Men
Association, OF which Sheridan was nj
honorary member, gave $3.50, while IN
lads from County Glare pledged 500. Ia
. kyne donated "A similar amount. ant
there were Numerous other offerings.
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SUNDAY BASEBALL NOW LIKELY

ALBANY, n. Y, April 5-Sundny baseball begins TO look like
n reality in this State. The Senate has passed tho Lawson biL legalz-
Ing the playing Of baseball on the first day of the week after 2 p. NJ
under a local option clause, by a vote Of 90 TO 20.
Most Of the Senators apparently had made M their mind and needed
no enlightenment either for or against. In any case, the question was
put without debate.
All Of the Democrats present and a number Of Republicans voted for
the measure. II Will now come up for passage in the Assembly, and If
Il passes that body will 20 10 Gov. Whitman Tor approval.
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card h; While Jackson Of New York vs.. Young
lHe of Buffalo. Benny NAlNr vs.. Kid Mendo Of
Syracuse and Lo johnson o. New York W
Hcckcy Kansas OF Buffalo.
After many attenD;a arrangements har. tinsIlv
been completed for a battle between Soldier Bart.
nc,d. tlc game Droosiya middleweght. snd Hary
Grb Il Pittsburgh, 11ey were matched ,o.day
TO meet in a tsn-round 20 at az Omen AIR boSiua
Show TO he staged by the KtNtUne A. @ A,
Forbes Field In Nttsburgh on Monday evening
MAY y. Bartfield has been oisInOrrz for An.
other chance at CRIB Tor several months.
Irth Pa-eT Cline Is booked up for two NOR,
fights. On AiondAy nisht hs will go against phil
bloom, the BnroSw lahtweiE l.. for ten rounds
In the star bout al the Douglas A. q. of Chel,e.
Mass, and on April i6 he viii swap punches with
yhUctnt Poghonl. tho promisinG Cleveland wslte-.
weight. for ten rounds at the AioOss Club Of
Cleveland.
Frankie Burns. the Jersey Oty b~an,amusish,
"A In fine shape Cor his sI-round baths with 10,
Lynch OF thiS city. " ich will be the main even
al the biz bantamSsght boring Ahow to Le As,
b, the National A, A. OF PldiadelphiA toLmorroS
eight, A b0h lads have ALREADY iotssht w,
last ten round scnps tho 70 ouIht TO be a YER
interesting one.
IIary Orb OF Pltbhurgh. who pants TO hEh
~ often a. - can before he Is called TO IN,
,olots. which he eInects to i've In about ihre
weeks. IA s~chNlulci Tor two more battles mex
week. HA fin, will be with JACK McCarrou o
Allentown. ia. for twelve round, al Toledo. o.
ou MoUAAv night aud His socond with Slcn
Martin Al Akron. o.. on FRIDAY evening. April ~
An inn1rtaat match bctwc,u crack Hghtweisht
Vas arranged over the luug distance tclcphoue 10
las ry Acc Mclean. r4lci-uaA.T OF the Amor
A. A. OF Boston. Tho Ishtcn whom Akc land,
TOR this 20 are J,s Wr,linE u CHICAGO and Johnn
Dundee. tho Aggressive Italian lightweight Of mi
city. Thei VAL book up for twelve hounds at u
above club on The night o. April 30. Tha :
uusht 20 be . hummer,
Paul Doyle. tbs lo'l hghtrs. and Joe Wekt
fairly good haitlcr OF PhilAd,lphil. cave bee
houksd no tor Uts q the I've all round bouts I
! lr bod a. the National A, A. Of Phus delahia o
SaturlAy snoninE ADEl Il
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FiStic News John = Pollock and GOSSIP

Irish Patscy cline, the local fighter.
and Lew Tender. tho Philadelphia bat
tier, who fought such a fast siN-rounG
bout az the National \. A. OF Phlladcl-
phla on Wednesday nlght, we're well
paid for their services, as they each
drew down !2.2S7.95. According to the
articles signed by their MANAGERS the
fighters were to receive 10 per cent OF
the gross receipts. which was to be spill,
equally, As the amount OF money taken
In at the gate was 1851, the fighters
divided H,1iJ.90. The club officials
received the remaining Si,s6IlO, out OF
which they paid the preliminary fight
crs and other Incidental expenses.
Another one Of our good rZhtus in this ,teIn.
ny "a u get a chance At Lev Tender. the crack
Philadelphia lsh,wc.ght. TIE scrapper /, Frankie
Callahan oi Brohhu. who has fought many sonl
houta In 'lhlly' and besides has a fine record
OF Victories to As credit. They wtv matched
to-day by "MugEy" TAILOR TO meet in a ak.
rpuld bout az a sptcial boAIg sluv TO b. held
by the National 4. A. Of PHILADELPHIA Oh
Aprl 20.
nan "rorU" Flynn. the veteran heavy weleai
u bl"ton. u probably IN for another LacIne on
ApIil S as he is STATED TO meet Jack p,muscy. tbs
Western heavy IN An ,ight.rJuud bout at thu
Cu!scum 'n s. Louis. Bob uc,crc the Kaasa.
ClN nghlcr, VAS originally scheduled 10 incel
pcuuSgN. but a. he tuught that he m.ght get
Anooh'd OUT he v'tad'cN frc'n tho match and
Fl'nn was substituted
Milo Collins, nanaser OF Frl Fulton. Is Ger
tafuN setting The money iE thr Big ~p'a.tsrcr
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COLUMBIA, g. c., April 4.
THOUGH II was raining great
guns when the Yankees, with

COLUMBIA, g. c., April 4.
THOCGH II was raining great
guns when the Yankees, with
another Braves scalp dangling
from their belts. pulled in here late
last night. the skies cleared this
morning and the weather Is well nigh
perfect for this afternoons contest.
Yesterdays 3 TO . victory over the
Braves made II four straight for the
Yankees. and they hope TO run their
string up to FIVE this afternoon.
The fans already are hiking toward
the grounds of tho University OF
South Carolina, where the game Is
TO be played, and II looks as II much
money would be realized for the SOL
diers Mt Camp Jackson. All proceeds
OF the game above the guarantees
vii! be donated TO the Sammies for
the purchase OF athletic equipment.
Stalings Is no badly of for pitchers
that he may send Bunny Hearne, the
Toronto rookie, who only reported
Yesterday, right into the box. lilnhy
Is In rood shape, though he has played
mighty little baseball. Ray Caldwell,
who, on account of his pitching In
Wednesdays game at Augusta, laid
over here yesterday and did not 80
to Orangeburg with the team, Feels
50 perky that he wants to work thls
afternoon. Ray was so fntigued FROM
the lack OF sleep-all hands have had
10 suffer on account OF the late de-
p%artures and early arrlvals-that ne
slept until nearly noon. After lunch.
con he rode out 10 Camp Jackson and
is loud in his praises OF the big IAN
Torment.
Charley Herzog still Is here waitinf
n wire from President Percy Haugh'
ton, who left for tho North yester'
day. Though Herzog denies no ha:
agreed 20 terms with the Boston club
the tip is out that only tho recciVinl
OF a new form contract keeps the pep
perry second sackcr from putting hii
John Hancock TO n Boston contract
He Is reported to have been SHARED
by q $500 bonus oftered him ny
President Haughton in place OF I'M
extension OF contract demanded by
Charley and his insisting the ten-daI
clause be omitted.
Groundkeeper Phil Schenck OF tn
Yankees is back after a trip 10 spar
tanburg, Greenville and Charlotte
and reports the grounds In Green
Vile are 30 bad tho game scheduled
there tomorrow may nave TO n
transferred 10 the diamond used b!
the soldiers at Camp SEWER,
Yesterdays oleYcn-irning battle II
OrngehIrg was the best game o
the series. Sam Wick to-day was
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thesa husky wcsterners from the
mountains, and nuw We can hope for
better results with better tools
These men surely DO learn fast, and
It would do yg~ IT good 10 see
them box. Am trying only to do
velop clever boxers. for with the cor
rect style these men will make great
boxers. You know you can make a
good fighter out OF "A clever boxer. but
n fighter seldom learns 10 box II he
does not develop this science early IN
his career Again, these men who
can box well Rll make a. better
The evening world., 1918-04-05
ROSS SETS 4 SWIM MARKS.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Norman Ross Of
the Olympic Athletic Club. San Franz
cisco. established four indoor worlds
swimming records at the National
A. A. U. meet hero last night.
Ross won the S3O-yard open race IN
$40 3-5, breaking the old record
Of sec 10 held by Perry McGlllvray OF
the Great Lakes Naval Training Stallion.
Ross finished first In the 2~0O-yard event
in 80 i-5. beating the former record by
l second. In the 220-yard swim he
made tho distance in 2.20 2-5, which IL
3-5 OF q second better than the previous
mark. A few moments later no came In
ahead In the 25O-yard event In 2.4l is.
The best previous time Is 2.4s As.
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Il TBRE is IN interesting letter from
II Willie Richie. who Is doing
splendid work as Boxing In
structor NJ Camp Lewis. American
Lake, Wash, Among other things.
Wihie says:
81 have staged two shows In the
Liberty Theatre here 70 get funds to
buy boxing gloves for the men Of this
division. We charge IS cent and 80
cents and the receipts sure are a
great help. The first show we had
10 give 80 per cent. 10 the theatre, but
not the second. and now We can
order over a hundred sets of gloves
from old Sol Levlnson Of San Fran
cisco. whom you know. so never saw
so much prosperity In his life as he Is
snJoying now and he surely can
6sks gloyeGl The gloves sent here
~ tn9 a-azaa.ASsan SaEA-tSs small tal
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bayonet fighters than the men who
hEht bllndly.
I'VE are having regimental tourna-
ments to develop men 10 compete for
the divisional championships, and |
would willingly put my beginners
against any bunch In the country.
We have some very clever men, con-
sldering that they are only Just learns
ing TO box,
I'VE are so far away from the rest
OF the L. q. that ! want YOU to know
that this villa West division out here
In the jungles VIII certainly do It's bit
aud is Just crazy TO get over there.
4 "MLLIIE IIrCLLE."
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New York Legislature Finally
Waking Up and Is About to
Abolish Ancient Blue Laws
Prohibiting All Kinds Of Clean
Amusement on the Sabbath.

O.pyrsht. 1918. by Th- Press Prhlishina %,
The New Nork Evening World.
A BOUT eleven inches OF ticker
"A tape yesterday afternoon car
ried n OF the most sensa
t;onal bits Of news of tho week. 1t
readi
"ALBANY. THE SENATE
CODE COMMITTEE TODAY.
REPoRED OUT BILL AMEND.
ING THE PENAL CODE BY
d. STRIKING OUT THE CLAUSE
PROHIBITING SUNDAY FISH,
ING"
AZ iasti For nearly q century and
q half we have been waiting for this.
A hundred and thirty-odd years ago
q forget the exact number) a blue
ncsed and blue souled Legislature
naSsed a blue law prohibiting about
t~svsrything that could make life In
tsrestinz on n Sunday. including
ssmes and fishing.
The law was passed NJ the urgent
request of the church authorities OF
that time. No doubt their reasons
were good and sufficient, from their
POINT Of view. People who were
VA fishing or playing games
couldn't very woll be in the churches
Of a Sunday afternoon when tho con-
trfbution plates were passed around.
This would undermine religion.
but times have changed. People
who like games and fishing. here in
New York state. are beginning 20
play some OF the games and 20 Ash
ing anyway. so hat In nearly all re-
spects the law Ia becoming a dead
letter. II has interfered mostly with
Sunday baseball games played for the
purpose OF raising money TO give to
the Red Cross. TO help take care OF
n wounded soldiers in Europe and
for other really patriotic causes
n the prohibition against Sunday
rshing Is passed and signed It may
be an indication that the New York
Legislature Is at last showing human
intelligence and beginning TO agree
with the majority that elects II, and
that wants Sunday baseball. Sunday
fishing. Sunday outdoor sport, Sun
day public health-all In place OF
what the SUNDAY Law has forced
upon II for over "A century.
And what Is that?
Sure. II you have lived In New
York you ought to know. IT'S thu
Sunday side entrance. the SUNDAY
back room. the Sunday gamblinE
he;e, the Sunday dance hall. the res
OF the Sunday iniquities that flourish
when every one has a day Of rest
and no ball game or other good. In
teresting outdoor sport to see or TAX
Part In.