Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-02 | Page 24 | British Demanding Games on Sundays

BRITISH DEMANDING GAMES ON SUNDAYS LONDON, July I. Many people are demanding that the London county council allow the plaing of cricket, leiinls and Other games, in th parks on Sundays. 'The movem-nt has the 'support of most of thc newspapers, jand nof a few of the clergy. They saythat If people go to Church in the 'morning ihe ought to le- allowed to play games ln the afternoon "London spent yesterdao oul of doOre," says the Da.il) t'ln (ir.n le. "It Mi a perfeel Sundav to-- t.i'iM- Ker private cricket ground, bowling green aid tennis ground was occupied. The lanly grounds where tennis was forbid-(Sen forbid-(Sen were those controlled by the London Lon-don county council. While members or the County Qouncll thenueieH play 'tennis on Sunday they prohibit others from doing so ln the public parks Thousands of young men and women who would have played hut for the Sounty council kill-joj ban, drawdled about doing nothing. 'It Is the same with cricket Th. thousands of ptK hes controlled by the couniv council are not allowed to be used on Sunday, and boys wen standing stand-ing abou l smoking cijfa.eis who would bae"been plalng games hot for the Sabbatarian fetish "No games on Sundays There Is a growing Htorni of public anger at this prohibition of Bunds y k-' mei "I shall certainly see the triumph of this movement for Sunday games." said a reformer who Is lehtnd tic movement "In Kngland every Brlto:. has the right to gei drunk, if he wonts to beiwe-n certain hours on Sunday It is absurd to poimlt a mun to get drunk on Sunday but prohibit him from playing gamesln public pargl on ijunday A man cannot get drOIP) while playing games. Therefore I am for games on Sunday If only In the Interest In-terest of temperance." oo