The evening world., 1919-03-06
However a Number of Advo-
Gates of Walker-Malone
Bill Are Heard.

ALBANY, y. Y. Marvh 6.-Advq-
Gates for and against the Walker
Malone bill to permit the playing "
baseball on the first day OF the week.
with or without an admission fee, un-
der "A Local option clause, crowded the
Senate Chamber.
One side said that the working man
was against tho bill: the other site
Insisted that the working man was
for II TO man. One side maintained
that the bill was pernicious, the other
that II was wholesome and necessary.
They differed even on the quality Of
the air in baseball parks on sunday
afternoons. One side contendCd that
those who looked on must breathe an
atmosphere OF nicotine" tho other
pleaacd for a chance To enjoy n whole
some sport while breathing Gods
free air and sunshine"
So It went, and somehow the feeling
grew, as the minutes sped. that II
might be IA good idea for the Senate
and Assembly to give the people, the
working men, whose weekdays are
so tied up, chance to speak for
themselves on this compelling qIes-
tion, so that they need not depend on
those who represented them or mis-
represented them with much verbi? &c
and outspoken assurance. Under the
measure each community has the
privilege OF deciding this question for
itself.
This, however. is in the hands OF the
Legislators and first OF all in the
hands OF the Codes Committee.
The Rev. Robert Watson. the Rev. Mt
Pratt, Superintendent OF the lnterna-
tional Reform Bureau; DR.. ID. l.. Jami-
son, representing the Sunday School AS
sociation. with an enrolled membership
OF 1, ,25O, 900; Dr. Henry Ward OF Buffalo
representing the Federation OF Churches
and Mrs. William Y. McNair were
among those who spoke against the bill
Just at the end Or. Ward charged
| that Sunday basebail would De IN tht
interest OF Bolshevism,
This caused "a sort OF gasp, and Judge
! Cornelius j. Collins, most eloquen
! talker, who was the nrst speaker II
plause when he resented the charge ant
demanded Sunday baseball FOR ou
good American men, who are not Bol
sheviki and never will be-"
Judge Colunh maze "A slfbnE hnblN ita
and judicial plea for the game on m
/ ground that II might help restrain tn
drug evil; that the people have righ
10 decide for themselves how they arr
to spend their Sunday; that the theatre
! are open now In the guise OF sacred con
oerts: that tho moving picture house
20 on without let or hlndrance; that
Is almost impossible for the courts I
interpret the law which makes the roll
ing OF a hoop by a boy on Sunday
! misdemcanor; that golf. lawn tennis an
, other sports may bo enjoyed, but tina
the man who cannot AFFORD these Is no
| able to pay small fec to enjoy base
ball game. lie asked for law tina
would not be meat for one and poiso
! Robert NJ. Moran, President OF IN
i Board OF Aldermen, said that he was nc
up here In the role OF an acoelerator fo
commerci allied baseball but that he wa
9 up here representing the big majority c
. the people of New York In n deman
for termination as TO how the
/ should enjoy their free day.
He described conditions In New Yor
as mad rush TO get 10 the ofhce in III
= morning and an equally mad rush to x,
I, home In tho evening, and with onl
= SUNDAY leiJ for day OF receaton. II
= contendcd that healthy recreation al
4 Christianity so hand in hand and calls
Y Sunday tho poor mans day ,askin
v that the chance be given for him
enjoy il in his own way,
lie warned the up state legislator
. sonal liberty OF New York City ar
wanted to know II there was not SOM
thing SGet men s, ooS,f D d9 Eope shese ga
e lie also demanded greater freedom 4
n our soldiers, who fought and bled a.
disa on sunday a. they aid op 9th