Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1909 — MINISTERS AND SUNDAY BALL [ARTICLE]

MINISTERS AND SUNDAY BALL

Association Decides to Keep Silent as to Its Fight Indianapolis, April G. —lt was thought best by the minister at the meeting of the Indianapolis Ministers association to say nothing about the movement they have on foot to fight Sunday baseball. The Rev. Joshua Stansfield said the first professional Sunday baseball game is to be played next Sunday, and that fie thinks an effort will be made by the city ofllcers to show that Sunday baseball will help the morals of the city. This, he said, would be shown by the small number of airrests made on the first Tew Sundays on which baseball is played.