Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-16
HE reports next morning were
all that could be wished by
those who desired that this

all that could De wished Dy
those who desired that this
great subject should be VEN
tilated In a fair and even SYM
pathetic manner. Mr.. keedick.
who was delighted at the result, as
sured me that a record had, been
broken, as for the first time three out
of the five great New York dailies
gave a lecture a whole column on the
front page. The space in these papers,
I may explain. is very carefully sub
divided and corresponds closely to
the publSe interest in any subject.
The other papers had also splendid
accounts, though in less prominent
position. Altogether the press had
treated me with great generosity.
Lest I may seem to have exagger-
ated the effect which my message had
produced, let me interpolate few
short extracts from these notices.
since I have no other way to prove
my words. Mr.. Haywood Broun, the
special representative Of the New
York World, said:
Seems Downright Persan.
"Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made an
extraordinary impression last night
at Carnegie Hall in his attempt to
prove the existence of life after
death and the possibility Of communi-
cation with the dead. The effective
ness Of his talk depended on the fact
that in spite Of the Imagination of his
writings he seems to be a downright
person. He does not look like man
who could be easily stampeded. His
audience was profoundly attentive.
Evidently 1t was a crowd which had
its dead"
Another, the Tribune, begins it's ac-
count:
with the utmost earnestness. Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle impressed his
belief in spirit communication on a
large audience in Carnegie Hall last
night. Scores OF women in mourn
ing were present, and tears were
brought to the eyes of many. when
Sir Arthur told OF his personal COM
munication with his son.
Said the Times:
"It was a quiet and solemn audi
ence during part Of the time that Sir
Arthur delivered his lecture. Nearly
fore he began and lines were stand
ing at the box Office windows buy
ing standing room. The audience.
which numbered $500 people, evil
IDENTIFY saw a manifestation of the
coming of a newer and finer religion
that would clear out most of the
weeds in the old religions and show
the human race what God had writ
ten down in His eternal law"
No Quick Conversions.
1t was splendid to have SO thor
ough a ventilation of the question. in
this the greatest city Of what is
now the greatest nation in the world.
What more in my widest dreams
could I ask for than this? I did not
want sudden conversions. / did not
desire that a great. paper should
shock it's subscribers by getting
ahead of their convictions. But I did
want the general idea to get about
that religion needed reform. that
nothing could be done with the
world until that reformation came.
and that there was a body of people
who claimed. that for seventy years
they had possessed the means, de-
rived from other world sources. of
bringing about this reformation on
practical but inspired lines. That
knowledge is the first step toward
the coming change.
There was a day or two of inter
mission. broken only by rather col
orless lecture at Brooklyn. l spent
the time in looking up some of my
old haunts and old friends with very
Indifferent success. Mr.. keedick in
troduced touch of sport into our
lives by taking us all to see the
opening ball game of the season.
where we rooted for the Giants, who
are a famous New York team. The
match was against Brooklyn. who
made a very poor show, though on
their day they are. l understand.
quite as good a team.
He Becomes q Fan.
The more I see Of good base ball
the more impressed 1 am by the great
possibilities of the game and the
place it might fill in England. 1t is
the summer game of the young and
active man. where no one finds
place who has not the supple joints
of the thrower and Splinter. A man
may stick to his cricket till he is
fifty. but base baller IS old and stale
at thirty, in spite of Ty Cobb and
few examples to the contrary. The
outstanding advantages are that IL
can be played on any fairly lever
field. that the outfit costs very little
and that the whole strenuous affair
may be over in a couple of hours.
Life is too serious now for games
that last days on end. 1t has the ad-
ditional merit Of forming an excellent
spectacle when once the points are
understood, and there are none OF
those long, weary intervals when
bowling is short and batsmen sticky.
It would be an admirable thing IL all
our association professional teams.
trained men in the pink of condition.
engaged good American coaches, gave
themselves up to the game. and play
ed league matches against each other.
I will venture to say that if this was
done we should in a few years have
as many to see a base ball final be-
tween Tottenham Hotspur and Pres
ton North End as come now 10 the
foot ball. AS to the furore which
decent British team, could We evolve
one, would create over here, 1t Is I'M
possible to exaggerate 1t.
The people seem to love not only
the game but the players. and the
feeling of hero-worship toward q
famous pitcher or batsman can only
be compared to that which we have
ali felt in our time for w. g. Grace.
"Babe" Ruth, as he is playfully called.
is the great hitter. but lately he has
been q fractions babe. Quarreling with
umpires, chasing spectators with his
club and getting periods OF disquali-
fication in consequence. A more pleas
ing figure is Mathewson. the greatest
pitcher or bowler that the game has