The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25

| throughout their convention NO mater
mo might suffer all realized that the
| aa1wooi and wreckage must De cut away
and A fresh staiit made VI was al veIy
we'll to pirate of the National agreement,
but several delegates represented purses
Mt rn,,,d mt stand three years more OF
drain. .aa.., ,,,,,i,.d
a. tba meeting the way was paved fOr the
a,rht- club league. A special meeting Is
70 be called some time In January. and all
made ready for definite action at the regu-
lar spNing convention. monln laver.
I,efore December ends the BROOKLYN Bal
mere amalgamation will be finally con.
s,,n,mated. and the st. Louis franchise Will
,aes INTO the hands OF Frank Robson.
several sypdlcates announce their intention
Of bidding for the franchise. put neitneI
Their money nor the law can secure iof
hem admiss on to the National League.
The League Is a partnership, anu the
ftanrlhises are mere certificates OF mem
bersbSp in Che big baseball firm. ANY one
can bid for the property OF the 81. Louis
club but Ven der Ahes creditors can NOT
sell the franchise without the League
consent and such consent VIII not pe sNsh
,,ri.sn Robson be the purchaser. II any
one else buys he will be gold-pricR VIC
tim. 49, >,r,
York means prosperity to the whole league,
and there is general rejoicing over tue
Brooklyn- Baltimore deal. Moreover. II VIII
relegate Freedman to DOS ton OF secoh, =,
ory Importance both in New YORK basepahi
and league politics, and Andy is none 100
popular with %is brother rnagnates. sun,
persoraltties have small place why're they
conflict with the quest OF sflekels. and there
Is not a club owner who would not ike "
see the ex-Giants strengthened.
One OF the leading magnateS DISCUSSES
tnat
follows: I'VE all hope Freedman VIII take
a sensible tack and spend enough money
10 nut the Giants on par with the com
biued Brooklyn and Baltimore teams. II
De doss. the rivalry between the Two sec
tions Of Americas foremost city VIII prine
n mint of money TO Freedman, Aoeii anu 70
all of us. venture to predict that the two
Greater Nysw York clubs VIII make Siou,vou
between them next season II Freedman
f,flows our advice. If he chooses to Dc
stubborn, New Workers will transfer theW
ALLEGIANCE to Abell's crack club anu the
CLANS will represent nothing put tne
soi,tt eastern corner OF Washington Heghts.
"nreedman has his chance. ] hope. for
his sake. and my own, THAT he will embrace
At. To be more explicit, l would advise the
New York magnate en- four points:
"First-Let him abstain from the sale OF
Rusie and Meekin. That would be man
cial suicide. c,,n
ningbann Cliusmnn and Kittreige from
Ismsville. He could secure this batch OF
stars for 5000. The League would pay
s25. coo for the franchise and take the otner
PLAYERS. .,
TRADE Gleason for Dahlen. With such
j, team as this he would make $4,000 next
season and come very close to winning tue
remnant. Doyle. first base; Dahlen. sec.
ond base; Clingman. shortstop; Davis, thHd
base; Clarke, left field; Van Haltren, cen
utrheld; Dexter, right field Rusie. Meekin,
rick pitchers: Wilson, Warner and Kit
tredge catchers; Gettig and Foster, utility
men.
Lastly. to achieve success. he must cease
his dictatcral aM bulldozing tactics ana
treat properly the men with whom ne
comes In contact If Annrew Freedman
cares fer srasons profit OF 900 let him
heed this advice. Otherwise the League
win have to talks action. for New York
should be the leading baseball city. instead
of a drag on the rest OF the League"