Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1909 — INDICATE DEFENSE IN SUNDAY BALL HEARING [ARTICLE]

INDICATE DEFENSE IN SUNDAY BALL HEARING

Testimony Carr Has to Work On Sabbath to Earn $6,500. Indianapolis, Oct. 5. —W. H. Watkins, owner of the Indianapolis club of the American Baseball association, was called as a witness in the trial of the club’s manager, Charles Carr, charged with playing professional baseball on Sunday. The state purposed to show by Watkins’ testimony that Carr made his living by playing ball. He said that Carr received $6,500 for managing the Indianapolis club during the season just closed. The state is seeking to convict Carr, before a jury, although the last legislature passed a law excepting playing baseball on Sunday from the list of unlawful vocations. It is held by the state’s attorneys that the new law Is unconstitutional.