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Show si'Miii 1'isiiJirt. An a general ; ropoiltlon thero Is no fault to Le founl with the puno of laieball, or any otbtr athletlu game ixrso. The only, nrat leaal the rln-dial, rln-dial, trouble la that such t(orta are 00106110111 permlttol toeucroach upon tlmu which should bo Uovolod to other object, and thli course followed uptndi lu the disregard of proper conditions, con-ditions, rightful times and apt roprbtu llaret. Tor two or threo yean past, the game of bill list been played In or near this city on the Habbatli day; tho ex. am!u has become contagious and hai s real to other localities, the law In tlie caiotelngcomplitely set aildo If even thuughtof. The lint ofTenae of thu kind, wo believe, wit .roiiculol aud a light lino liupoied, but It limit havo been a dccldrdly half-hearted priceedlngfor ll has so far had but one 1 ractlcal effect that spoken of above, of lucrtulng and spreading tho rac-tlcu. rac-tlcu. Tho spectacle of a public game of any kind Is Immoral In llself, and hai a demorallrlng eMVct, In that It lessens lhu rm ect for lhu day oud gralunlly extlutulthriltalloiullur, this apt lying ly-ing not only to particlanta tut spectators spec-tators as will, and lldrawa awaythixo whoothtrwlse mUht engage In nure commindablu cxirchcs or In proper rut. It Is all w, jgand ought to bu sto ped. |