Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-20

Andy Goose Freedman still the Mag
nate of the Joints and the
Pipe Dream IL Over.

While Mr.. Andy Goose Freedman may not
be exactly persona grata to the fans Of
Greater New York, there seems to be no
doubt that he has what is commonly termed
a lead pipe cinch on the managershp of the
Giants. Despite pipe line fabrlcations and
advance-season rumors to the contrary
Freedman was last week reelected president
Of the club at his old safary-$10,0O per.
According to report, all the stockholders
were against him. but when the scratch
came Freedman dropped his little wad Of
stock and 100000 worth belonging to Presi-
dent Soden of the Boston club In his own
favor and everybody else scrambled to get
into the band wagon. This action puts a
premium upon imbecility and asininity,
such as was never seen on the emerald dia-
mond before last season. 1t also stamps with
favor the bulldozing tactics toward umpires
and the obscenity that marked the actions OF
the Giants during last season under the
leadership OF Scrappy Joyce. II reports are
true, In view Of Freedman's success, Joyce
will be at the helm again next year.
A story Is floating westward that Chauncey
: Fisher. who has been drafted by Baltimore,
Is net to operate his wing from the Oriole
rubber. but is to be transferred to the Buffalo
/ club next season. That Is, Ned Hanlon
drafted Chauncey with the understanding
that he was to be taken off his hands by
President Franklin of the Buffalo team.
From this the oft-told tale is revived to the
effect that the New York city will be one
of the Western league circuit next season.
Western fandom will remember that a
couple Of months ago Franklin broke of tho
negotiations that were to have landed him
in the western organization because the
maguates refused to turn over to him the
St Joe players unless he assumed the In
debledness OF the St. Joe club When this
proposition was sprung on Franklin he ad-
vlsed the magnates to cease such joking and
clip newer gags from a comic paper. and
departed in huff. This looks now like q
bit OF stage play, for, II 1t is true that the
willy franklin has hooked Fisher, he has
secured about the only article OF value from
the bunch of selling platers that formed the
ST. Joe band. Mr. Wise Guy Franklin may
now go back to the magnates. tell them that
he don't want the st. Joe team with Its
incubus of debt and consent to Join the
Western league circuit.
In St. Louis. Won der Abe is engaged in
war with his former secretary and manager,
B. S. Muckenfuss. It Is a Legal war. Won
der Abe Is trustee Of the Sportsmans Park
and Club association, the corporation owning
the st. Louis Browns and Muckenfuss is re-
ceiver of the same. The outstanding indebt-
edness against the club Is many times over
as much as the club would bring II sold, and
for more than a year there has been battle
among the creditors, every one anxious to
get the first chance at any asset that might
come In sight. Mr.. Won der Abe Is fighting
the receivership because. he maintains, 1t
was unnecessary and was obtained by "un-
fair means" In doing SO "der boss" makes
a most interesting point He says the bond
holders are trying to get the franchise away
from the Sportman's Park and Club associa-
ton, but that they can't do 1t, They can't,
he says. for the simple reason that the cor
poration never owned the franchise. 1t is
owned solely by Won der Abe himself. He
was the owner OF the franchise In the old
American association, and when the National
league and American association were con-
solidated the st. Louis franchise was given
to him In exchange for the old one.
One of the things Won der Abe Is trying