The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-15
iIR NEV YORKLET7ER


, FREEDMAN. BASEBALL MAG
'S usIe, AND "oLD POP" ANsoN.
:. claimed That the Chicago n. s,
Not Have a Really Good Chance.
Do ..aman Became Promoter OF
s..rs.-Andy and Richard croker
vopx July 14.-[Special. when
NJ" nv" Arson brought his brief career
500 !, sv np,arshal of the New York baseball
o neu . close by resigning the other day.
CLUB " "a among other things that he
| be intlliia', inch annoyed during every
pan nv continuous pomparulh % -
gan. - instructions from Andrew FREED
Trl'. ab,ef owner and president OF the ciup'
man on mis- n might be inferred that MI.
PROM considers himself an expert at
freeu'nh baseball as well as In making
payns ~ Of the sport. But the facts are
money - o"y was never a ball player,
that ri ~ schoolboy, and that when the
unless % 20 the club came into his hands
contrOi =, AGO he knew barely enough
three ne technicalities of the great Amer
Nv. suv's came to enjoy match as specta.or'
, Ta.i 1898, indeed, he was woeiuiiy igho-
IN about all sorts OF athietics, having
to-, to-. closely devoted to business from MS
cary rg.sdman is "a year or two under 40.
native New Yorker and comes OF a
ne n 20 do family. His father made most
w' liz money by operating In city real
Ms ond intended that the son should
e,a " university course, but at 10 the
Mno rohelled. He was tired of study ard
s""ts he said, and felt sure he could ac-
mr,ish more at work than In schooi.
v ,Mar some discussion the father yielded
A ins rot the son q job with q mercantile
s me- For eight years young Andrew
p N'alod for wages; then, at 90, he was set
W. In the real estate business for himself.
ue Entered the World of Sports.
As n real estate operator Andrew Freed
mon showed both brilliance and conserva-
.sm and the combination of these quail
.,on enabled him to make pot OF money
W tbo first ten years of his independent
anorotions Besides he won fine reputa-
Non as a responsible business man, and II
wos this more than anything else which
,od 70 his entering the world OF sports
soro Ave wears ago, when the Manhattan
Athletic club went up.
This organization had built a magniil'
cent house at Forty fifth street and Madl
sOn avenue and fitted it up regardless o.
eypense. The gymnasium was one OF th'
snest in the known world, the swimming
tank was the largest and best appointed
in New York and everything else abou
! the place was in keeping. Hundreds O
thousands of dollars-possibly a roun'
million-had been laid out on the prop
erty In addition the club had purchased
and was maintaining Manhattan Held
where all sorts of field sport contests wer
held But Notwithstanding the perfection
n the clubs outfit, both indoors and out
It's business management was defective
and collapse came as matter of course
4 In these circumstances the club was pu
into Trccdman's hands as receiver.
He soon got rid of the clubhouse, whic
came into tho possession of the lselins
but kent Manhattan field, which he pre-
ceeded to turn into money making III
yestment without delay. To do this b
had to change the method of its manage
y ment of course, and this was dono Wit
1 such radical firmness that stories there6
are still aloat Here is one OF them:
The Metropolitan Association OF Cyclin
Clubs had decided to hold an internation'
meet on the field. He said they could hay
Its use for $3.50, which was fair pric
But the members of the committee though
1t high and after some hemming and hav
Ing said they would communicate wit
him later. In few days they returne'
saying they would accept the term
though they still considered them too higl
"But, said Freedman, smiling suav
ly, "the price has gone up. 1t is no
$780,"
To this the committeeman demurr'
with vigor. In fact, they said they'd
\ jiggered before they would pay any SUI
money and went away boiling over wi
rage. They came back again, howeve
ready to pay $3.50, only to find that {
price had risen to $500. Much further /
dignation and fresh delay followed,
course and then a third yielding. b
then Freedman declared the only acceI
able terms would be half the gross
ceipts
4 "And," he added decisively, If you
not accept ct once you can't have the fie
at any price"
The committee finally held Its me
somewhere in New Jersey at q loss a
the field was idle on that day, but the
innate result was beneficial to the clul
creditors.
Freedman and Croker.
AT all events, Freedman made the fl
pay, and 1t was because of his succ
Herewith no doubt that he made bold
take over the ball club in 1895. But
could surely mako moro money If he col
get the Giants near tho top of the list q
there Is no doubt that he set great ST.
by Anson's ability to bring this much
sired result to pass. Arson surely expe
ca success and had made elaborate pit
Tor prolonged residence in New York. A
sons friends and some of Frecdma
think the Chicago man should have l
much greater scope than was allowed b
and good deal more time In which
prove his ability.
Freedman's acquaintance with busin
men and politicians is extensive. He
specially chummy with Richard Crob
Inc two are associated in several busir
enterprises and often make long trips
gether though Croker has never extern