The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-11

are only interested where big leagu,
base ball Is played, and we are yer,
safe in saying that the entire popula
ton Of North Dakota would perhap,
support one big league baseball club
il they were all together. Baseball j,
recognized the world over as the ma
tiOnal pastime of America, and any
where in the United States where Sun
day baseball games are not unlawful
the games are always played in TIN
afternoon when there are no services
in any of the different churches unless
some special service is called. The
same would apply to North Dakota
All baseball games would be played
between the hours of two and five O..
clock.
In answer to the second statement
will say that the campaign to repeal
the ,Anti-cigarette law was not the re-
suit Of efforts put forth by the Amer
lean Tobacco Company but results d.
rectly from action taken by the Amer
lean Legion. We do not dispute the
fact that cigarettes are harmful to q
certain extent, but we do contend that
cigarettes are the least harmful Of the
different forms Of tobacco, and base
our contentious on reports of the AM
erican Medical Association. Cigarettes
were furnished to the American Expe-
dictionary Forces through the Commits
sary Department of the United States
Army, the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A.,
Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army
and the Jewish Welfare League, and
even the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union approved the furnishing of
cigarettes to the soldiers by these
other organizations. We again sub
NIT that the American Tobacco Com
pany is not responsible for the at
tempt to repeal the Anti-cigarette law.
The third statement was referred to
as "Legaized commecialized prize
fights" The bill which was introduc-
ed said nothing about prize fights. We
are trying to have boxing bouts of
short duration legalized, for boxing,
next to baseball, is the most popular
sport in America and many other
countries. During the war the United
States government engaged practical
ly all the boxing champions of the diff
ferent weights to instruct the men of
the United States Army how to protect
themselves and fight when they had to.
Not only were the champions engaged
but nearly all the most skilful boxers
in the country. 1t is very foolish and
ridiculous for anyone to say that the
big fight promoters are trying to get
boxing legalized in North Dakota. In
the first place, there is not a city in
the state large enough to support a
championship bout, and in the second
place, North Dakota is too far remov-
ed from any large center Of popula-
ton to support such bout.
And in reply to the fourth statement
that the big league magnates and the
big prize fight promoters are trying to
steal our day of rest, we would like
to have some of the reverend gentle
men or anyone else tell us where we
can get more recreation and rest than
at a baseball game or boxing bout
between two good baseball teams and
between two evenly matched boxers.
Therefore, be it resolved, that this,
the William G. Carroll Post of the Am
erican Legion go on record as being
in favor of repeating the blue. laws and
to do everything in their power in the
way of having them repealed. And
be it further
Resolved, that this explanation and