New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-27
!. ". SPALDING TO RETIRE.
NO LONGER A BASEBALL OFFICIAL.
TIRED OF BEING THE TREASURER AND A DlHEO'
TOR OF THE NETWORK CLUB


TOR OF THE NETWORK CLUB.
~ cr.,di,c will no longer be connected in any
official capacity with the New-York Baseball oiup'
Mr. shading is at present one Of the board of directors
ra tbo treasurer OF the club. There has been con-
Siderable opposton manifested toward Mr.. spadns
md tho news OF his retirement will probably DC sa"'
received by the average local follower OF the cuo'
In Justice to Mr. spalding IT can be said tiat no
etires at peace with the other stockho'uei' %,
directors still some Of the directors feoos'n"o ~
- q, tor the hest interests OF the club and Tor lOca'
baseball that Mr.. spalding should retire Mr' Spalu
ing 4, highly incensed at the slurs ana crltcSs o
NJ him. and he is more than pleased to DC aoie "
,atire from a place which has evolved so Ihuoh
criticism Shafts originally meant for MS Drou'cr'
A. g. Spuldng the Chicago baseball dlpionia'' s0"
efally struck ]. ". in a tender spot.
Mr. spaldng has been anxious TO nave sP0o'".
meeting Of the stockholders OF the cub tnls "eeN %
It is hardly likely now that meeting Will DO -
He wanted to make his report as treasurer ana urn
vor his effects at once but he may consent TO deler
tbis un the animal meeting Of the club In Feoruary
l. u Talcott. one of Wall Streets brightest young
men NAV possibly succeed Mr.. Spading' MI i~'o''
can certainly have the place If he wants IT, anu '
election would undoubtedly meet with FAVOR In 'ne
owes Of Colonel f. A. McAlpn, Postmaster van Cot'
F. B. Robinson, C. T. Dillingham; and other stocA
holders in the club. Mr.. Talcott will not say al
uresent whether he will accept the burdens OF the
place or not Mr. Spading owns about one-tehth III
tcrc,t in the club and he will retain the stock unless
an advantageous offer should be made to him to sell
out.
That there was opposition to Mr. Spading In the
club IS assured Though as he says he did not inter
fere with the active management Of the club, his
methods were not popular. Cncharitabe people were
inclined 10 charge all kinds of things against Mr. Spald
Ing They seemed to think that a. G. aud j. W.
were synonymous, and such stories as that Spaldlng
owned both the New York and Chicago clubs were
heard on every hand. J. w. Spading is bright
young business man. and he will retire from the club
with the best wishes of every other stOckhOder in the
company which controls baseball Manhattan Island
The directors of the local club also express some
alarm about some of their players. Buckley, who did
such remarkable catching, may desert and join the
Chicago Association club and he may be able to In
duce Rusc the greatest OF young pitchers, TO go with
him. Buckley's home is in Chicago, and as RusIe is
not reserved by the local club he can sign where lie
pIcascs without breaking baseball law.
II was Il mistake that OROurkes name was lett on
the reserve list Of the New York club. II has been
duly forwarded President y. h. Young, at Washing
ton - ,
Richardson's case is like this When he signed last
year he gave the club option on his services for
the next seasons, providing the cruz purchased
the stock he held I'm last years local Brotherhood
club by April l. He presented his stock. al
though the club-Owners have been ready to buy IL
whenever he should hand II in. Nitric has not signed
with the New York club. reported HIS contract
does not expire until March.