Evening journal., 1896-07-11
NETS WERE EXPELLED.
Atlantic League Owners Tired
Of Freedmsn's Obstinacy.
ATHLETICS TAKE THE FRANCHISE

Lancaster Club VIII Take Now Havsn's
Place, Having Bought Out MANAGER
"red" suIiivan-Both clubs VIII Take
the Percentages OF Those whom They
suoceed-BicYcIe Races.
The managers OF the Atlantic League
comprising d A. Long OF the Whining
ton club. Manager Barrows OF Paterson,
s'Tom" Burns OF Newark "Billie" Barnie
OF Hartford, lied" Sullivan OF New
Haven, and John Irwin of the Metro
politans, met at the Office Of President
Sam Crane Of the Atlantic League last
night In special session.
The purpose OF the meeting was to act
on the charges brought against John
Irwin and Owner Freedman of the Met
ropolitans, Of failure to keep contracts
and the propositions Of the Athletic clnb
Ms q member Of the league
The direct charge agsinBt Freedman
WAS In having usurped the authority OF
the league In refusing to permit Captain
Berry hill, OF Wilmington, to play In games
In the Polo grounds during the
last Wilmington Metropolitan series.
and the same action yesterday.
When the Wilmington club went on the
grounds yesterday the Metropolitans re
fused TO play unlsss Berryhill was re-
moved.
The managers unanimously agreed to
expell Freedman and his club from the
league. Freedmsn's franchise was then
transferred to Philadelphia and sold to
BILLY" SharsIg. manager Of the fast
Athletic Club. The Athletics tske tho
NETS" percentage la the psnnant race
At the same tlme Manager "red"
Sallivan sold out his New Haven Club TO
the Lancaster, Pa. management, which
Will remove its club TO New Haven and
play there
Mr. Freedman WAS quoted last night
az saying that he has nothing to do with
the "Msts" but that 1t is controlled by
Fired" Knowles and John Irwin. The
club will be reorganlzed as a school for
the New York big league team
This rction last night was the one
thing needed TO guarantee the stability
and paying quality OF the league, and it
also insureB good baseball for itH patrons
Freedman has always been a disturbing
element and the retention Of bis team Ia
the League besides costing him $400 a
week, was losing money for every other
club besides embittering every ba6ebsll
enthusiast against the league.
"Tcd" Sullivan's club too, WAS unable
TO make a success IN New Haven. The
people there don't like "red" and would
spend little money with him II his team
WAS vinner. AS a hopeless tnil-endeI
he had no chow Of recovering any OF the
good money that he has spent IN trying
10 reluVenate lot of Huperenuated Vir
ginia state League "stitfs". though
"Ted" himself has not By any means lost
his Erip A successful season or first
class bail playing may now be looked for
The league returned the forfeit of
$3.50 aud the 800 protection to Mr..
Freedman. President Crane expects that
Freedman will sue the league, but h,
GOES not fear the result. Fred" Kno gles
representing the Nets. said it wal
a cut-snd dried affair, claiming that the
different clubs are scheduled TO play IN
New fork for three consecutive weeks
and AS they. according 60 agreement
were to receive nothing, the Nets wer,
ousted for THAT cause
President Crane said that tho Mstro
politans had signed only three players
under Atlantio League contracts Toe
others belong 20 tho National League,
and the Atlantics will not claim them
I'VE decided, Crane further said 'to
NApot tho MahIoU0llhhhbt Ad IL WAS 70 hlC
best interest Of the Atlantic League to ge
rid OF the club and we refused to allow
the chance to slip Lancaster Potts
vile, Meriden and the Athletics Of Phila
delphiA had representatives present wh,
we're eager TO FIJI the vacancy. Bill,
Sharsig. who represented the Athletics
received the franchise. Ted Sullivan
who got tired OF his New Haven club
sold his franchise TO Lancaster.
President Freedman denounced tn
actions Of the owners OF the Atlsnti
League clubs. He said: II went int
this thing not TO make money, but {
develop young players Although th
Metropolitan Club has been big loss,
have lived up too all agreements and wa
willing TO continue doing what WAS JUS
and proper. There must at al
times BE- decency and order
and will not tolerate an
rufianly behaviour sn my grounds Bsr
ryhill used language toward me which
VIII not allow, and neither he nor an
other player doing as he did will be per
mltted to enter the grounds
Bsrryhill In an Interview yesterda
said: 81 didn't know it was Mr.. Freed
man when yelled to him to put on
uniform, and although he lost his tempe
aud threatened TO pat ms off the ground
answered good natursdly, not expect
Ing any such results"
Atlantic Lsague Games