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Show uo BASEBALL A COVER FOR SUNDAY LIQUOR Buffalo, N. Y., June 5 Claiming thnt Sunday amateur baseball, as played play-ed In this city, ha6 become merely a cover for( tho Illegal sale of liquor, tho Civic League will move against nil games of this sort beginning next week. "The lenguo has not heretofore tried to prevent Sundav baseball, becauso It has been a healthful, harmless recreation rec-reation for men and boys who work hard all the week," sns a statement from the league attorneys. "But the league's agents report thnt these Sunday Sun-day fames have degoncrnted into mere -advertisements, and feeders for Sunday naloons, and wo are therefore obliged to take notice,, Froni our reports It appears that the neighborhood saloons sa-loons do a more flourishing business than the ball flolds on Sundays." oo |