Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-12
NIY0RBANS FEES
AISUNDAY GAMES.
49,. Police TO Stop Baseball
contests Where Admission
Is Charged
,Lso BARS COLLECTIONS

la baseball games where admis.
- s'%'s !. charged or where collections ar. are
900 = ~ w,ll be stopped by police next
nlsa y under orders of Mayor Moore
sunus' y aa.s, Mayed purely for sport viii nave
v."e, :. Interference, M he said. ,, >,
= Communication from the Mayor 70
,.',.,or : Cortclyou directs him TO take
's'. ....rv steps to have police know
TIE pe,cs. pe,e and have members of MS ue,
s%.,iment ~ assigned 20 every e
,I ;,sin the city's limits. ,,ror Moore
''aa u.,o, Instructions from Mayor mooe 49,
fr;v, comnercialized Sunday pnse
tsma,as ~ as,e ignored, the managers o, tea;' ,;
~ n,;us W., albterfuge for charging ao'n,s- M,
lacp.,"ssh she cate or passing the nat. Due
scn iti. \. 'oo 'sooommercialiIed playing great
Y "" ,rotests have been made
n.nI yWsyor's orders have taken away
Ing .,,;lsges simply because people
w p,nnse3 10 recognize the Ad dminis.
nss I. attempts to be fair and grant
ration arsedom as possible, said Mr..
H00r'' Still for Free Games
~. Mayor said he still felt the peso- CO.
.bould have an opportunity L1r
y M.,stiop on Sunday and that the PARKS
re,'a, y, 'sa,svsrounds we're for tnat purpose.
~ y IA there are many unoccupieo io,s
~ ~ s,om houses where games cou,d
WAVED without annoyance. to resi-
y p'''Te asserted his orders have been
osnn since professionalism
neeesSt n.S 70 have crept into the game.
I ~ added that this was not only
ni ~ The Administration. but also
's%n %as. amusement enterprises which
Y s, sr.n,v conducted for profit and pay
% ta.es to the State, but are not
emitted to operate on SUNDAY. c
TSe Mayors letter to DIRECTOR Cor-
hlyou follows: ,o,uod ,;,h
!. n The matter Of so called CONNER
Iass,;,.d y baseball on Sunday, and be-
e 70 previous instructions have
ss ~. misunderstood. or the non inter.
s..a,.s M Of the police with hcalthfui
.s.s,sstion s,,s on Sunday has led to money
r.iins and the abuse Of the privilege,
s.r will renew instructions to the Su-
,rsrntepdent of Police. and through
Kin 10 the captains and lieutenants'
thst commercialized or money making
ssmes on Sunday are prohibited.
"I there is any difference of opinion
=. N what commercializcd games means,
/, h he clearly understood that those
a which admission il charged. or Mt
which collection is taken up by the
ransrers or others directing such
nues, are understood by this Admin
isr,tion to be commercial. They are
pot only competitive with legitimate
weekday entertainments, such as base
bali and the movies, which are not per-
uitted to play on Sunday, but they are
also unlawful.
Hits Professionalism Feature
) "The public. as we'll as the police,
lhoud be made TO understand that
wholesome rccrcational games that bring
health and pleasure to those who can
not enjoy them upon weekdays, and
which are not accompanied by rowdy-
Ism or disorder. or interference with
he rights Of citizens, should not be
stased by professionalism, commercial
I'm Or disorder.
"Your instructions should go SO far
Eto prohibit games at which an ad-
Mission is charged, or at which col
htion II taken up, and to break up
such games and disperse the players II
The Instructions be violated. Kindly see
that these instructions are issued in
time to be effective on Sunday next"
William II. Forney. secretary of the
Philadelphia Sabbath Association, today
sent the following letter to Mayor
Moore
Permit me TO be among the first
b commend you for your recent order
placing a ban upon commcrcializcd, dis
orderly Sunday sports.
'Of course, you understand my po.
nStion upon this subject. The law of
PENNSYLVANIA prohibits Sunday sports.
nd believe the law should be re-
spected and obeyed. Failure to enforce
nv creates contempt for law az cvi-
eenced by the abuses made of the privi-
!9es recently granted by the Admins E
aatlon Our difference upon this point.
aoweyer, in no sense prevents me from
0mmendlng you most highly for your
Ncent order. IL our association can
snaer any service to the Administrn =
aoa IN the execution of your ordor.
sn. na. service will be cheerfully rendered
upon request"