The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-08
POLICE SQUAD. FINDS CLUBS
 ALL DAY
Country Club Links Deserted By Players, While Roebuck And HiIICreSt Members Are Lucky Outside City Limits
TEST CASE TO BE MADE
 BY GOLFERS NEXT WEEK
Fight For Repeal Of "BIue Measure" Expected To Be-
 gin At City Commission
 Meeting Tuesday Morning

Strict observance or orders issued Saturday by Commissioner of Public safety ". B. Cloe to the police de partment to arrest any person within the city limits of Birmingham found playing golf, tennis. baseball. domi- noes. checks. croQuet, bean bag. card and even the staid old science ct chess ill violation of the sunday blue laws was reported to Chief of Police Fred II. McDuff Sunday night b. SeEt. w. W. Brent and two other members of the force who visited aii clubs of the city during tho day.
 Visits to tho Birmingham Country club links and the rooms of clubs by Age-Herald representatives re- suited in several dignified citizens being caught in the act of "twiddlirs- their thumbs" a favorite game wlth book salesmen waiting to interview business executives. These apparently braZen violations were not reported, because the reporter who observed them was also probably guilty of an infraction when he was compelled 10 clear the lens of his spectacles, dusty from the clouds raised by the iu- creased number of automobiles exeT- cising the pavements. This act mighu have been construed as an indoor sport.
 Golf was not played at the Country club during the day, but the courses at Roebuck and HiIlcrest seemed to be in use by more than the usual number of players. Secretary $. Ii. Frazier of the Country club, said Sun day night that q test case would he taken to the courts through viola- tion of the law next Sunday by mem bers of the club.
 Club rooms of tho Young Mems He brew association, whose oftic!,us asked Commissioner Cloe to make ,l, discrimination against them, when several members were stopped froul playing pool or billiards Sunday CT so ago. were open sunday. Reading was the only sport being induIeea in though fishing an5l hunting storIss were popular in some circles. Other clubs also were practically deserted. the Birmingham Athletic club. the southern club, the Elks' club. the Ma sonic temple billiard room and oth.Fs being reported quiet by the police squad.
 Move To County Foreseen.
 RoebuclS and Hillcrest will be tue next victim, 1t is understood, # Sheriff T. J. Shirley hearkens to th- demands expected to be made upo. him to enforce the state sunday law. based.
 Besides the test case plan cou- templated by the Country club, se,- eFAl other methods of comDattine th, situation are said to be undcr d. cussion. Citizens are expected tu -p before the city commission Tues day e. ask tle repeal of the city ord4- nance supporting the state law, NIll others to support il and ursQ it's re- tention in the city code.
 The method which seemed to finI most favor Saturday and Sunday was the submitting of the Sunday qucz- ton to vote of the electorate. Sul- day movies were barred oat fi,o years aso last May and Sunday base ball has also been under the ban for years. Considerable agitation for a return of Sunday baseball, which Is available for citizens of Mobile and Montgomery, where the state law goess by default, has been heard at various times.
 The chief amusement Sunday was a polo game played at the cavalry post of the Birmingham Sabres Sun Gay afternoon between the Sabyes and the Birmingham Flying cluo teams. Through mix-up, the scene of the game had been announced as Roberts field. Some 2.000 fans gath cred there to be disappointed. About 400 saw the game at the cavalry reservation. No attempt to interfere
 was luauc ny tHe Po4icet aS thc reservation Is government property, according to Capt. John Carter, com
 mander of tbe Sabres. Captain Car ter said games would be played every Sunday at the post, with admission
 free to the public. The Sabres and the Flying club arc trying to popu-
 larize polo in Birmingham, with much i success thus far
 East Lake park. leased 10 priviate
 citizens by the city, was exempt from the general rule. 1t seemed Sunday.