New-York tribune., 1919-03-06

dev baseball as the right OF the work
inc people of New York City. Il repre-
cont the op;nion of moro than a ma
iority Of tne people Of New York City,
snd | want TO say to this committee
that the people | represent want Sun
dsy baseball declared Mr.. Moran. IF
the upstate reformers continue to leg
;slate for New York City there will
10 nothing for Us to do but to shoot
.neccs' or skip rope. Morality and
healthy recreation so hand in hand.
Baseball is a factor in the conservation
aTbe opposition says that this meas
ure favors professional baseball. l
want to say that Sunday baseball can
no. be raised to q high standard with
ant commercallsm. People do not flock
10 amateur games. and they do not get
,he same enjoyment out of them. New
York City demands Sunday baseball.
and I would not be doing my duty to
nv people if | did not assure you of
this"
Judge Makes Sharp Retort
Justice Cornelius Collins, who was
the heavy artillery for the pro-Sunday
baseball army, took the floor after the
opposition had the first innings. He
started by a sharp retort at one of the
opposition who predicted that Sunday
baseball would result in Bolshevism.
Il do not speak for a class of men
with evil thoughts, but for Americans
who are not Bolsheviki. | have studied
this law and have ruled against a
strict Interpretation of it, because un-
l. -,--- hc,
on Sunday would be guilty of violating
this statute"
The judge referred to the law
against Sunday amusements which the
advocates Of Sunday baseball propose
70 appeal He paid a glowing tribute
10 baseball and to its potential in
auence for good and he also touched
upon the right of the man who worked
SIX days q week to see big league base
ball. if he chose, on Sunday.
One OF the most powerful advo-
cstes OF Sunday baseball was Johnny
Evers. now retired from the game for
good and just back from overseas SER
vice with the Knights OF Columbus.
"The opposition has talked about
the hardship. of Sunday baseball on
the player" said Evers. 81 want to
say that | have played Sunday base
ball for seventeen years. want also
TO resent the insinuation that the pro-
fessional baseball player is de-
graded individual. | was proud to
have the men with whom | was as
sociated in baseball to meet my fam
ily | shall always be proud of their
friendship.
Y. NJ. c. A. Ran Sunday Games
THE moment landed in Paris was
requested by the Rev. Dr. Kendall to
play baseball on Sunday. played four
games in one Sunday and | umpired a
fifth There were games and Sunday
baseball under the direction of Y. NJ.
c. A. chaplans. and admission of five
francs was charged"
Lieutenant Muir, Canadian, Of the
Black Watch. now a resident of New
iork, rebuked the opposition with a
sky, soft, Scottish burr. Il came back
hero in need Of spiritual comfort" he
said. Every man from over there is
IN that mental state. But if this is a
sample Of Christianity am disap-
pointed. If this is the liberty for
shicr we fought, / say that you ought
10 TAX down the statue in the harbor
and substitute q woman in widows
weeds, for liberty is dying.
tilN ir4it' u tIit men WIZ -iAN Z
died for liberty, the players who have
made the last home run, l beg you to
pass this BILL
Mrs. Mae Gooderson was the first Of
tie women advocates Of baseball on
Sunday. she also started with re
ouke FOR the opposition. Her diction
ard apparent logic surprised some Of
the male listeners.
you found 10 fault with American
solder throwing hand grcnades into
me German trenches on Sundays" Ne
challenged
To the charge that Germany was
nads what il is to-day BY Sunday
snusem ents. Mrs Gooderson retorted ::
but the Germans did not have Sunday
baseball. Perhaps If they had had
Sunday baseball they would not have
developed into The barbarians they
have shown themselves TO be"
Mrs. Ella O'Gorman Stanton, mother
9f eleven children, three OF them sons
IN the service o. the United States,
seemed TO be lookinr forward TO the
cay when she could take the entire
'Anily to the Polo { aunds on Sun
a. afternoon. 81 oped that all Of
~ children vo nave the oppor-
Aai.y 'to see .geat, clean Amerl-
4 a. sport ur ods open blue sky
g Sunaa" 4OOn."
in Evidence
MAJOR . k. Hulsart. of the 11th
lngineers, New York City's own,
nade brief address, in which he
stated that the returning members of
ne A. l.. f. would favor Sunday base
Tall 70 man. Major Hulsart wears
me distinguished service medal, which
ne Won at Cambrai, where the Ameri-
can Lngincers, New York's llth, threw
Gown their picks and spades and seiz-
Mg rifes helped the British 10 check
Desperate German drive. He told
=, Sunday baseball games with the
souas lnterrupting now and then BY
''nolng the diamond.
iae opposition arrived early and Sc
ss-se The more strategic positions in
'as Senate Chamber, where the hear
ds ~as held. The advocates Of Sun
~ baseball were modcstly strung
Hpand the edges when the skir'
ssn man opened with some polite np-
~ oi roofing the pro-Sunday forces
sssosed heavily, especially in the ninth
s.ahihg Of tho hearing, when hecklcs
'Vr ana against began 70 edge in.
-. me Rev Robert Watson started for
is is opposition. Among other suffer
,,sss caused by %'s1ey baseball he
sa OF numerous families that were
s,'cea 70 leave Cincinnati and 10 take
l sheir residence in Brooklyn because
glae.nnati permitted Sunday baseball
was followed by the Rev. Duncan
H. "eAillan, who spoke forcibly TO,
sst,l Jaw Tor a strict observance oi
ss,.. yas Wilbur +. Crafts, Of the Re.
ssss,.s9 s,a bureau at Washington, u. c., who
gag due % the faet liz. X Gcs.nIans