New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
BASEBALL.
CONTINUE TO wRANGLE
AMONG THEMSELVES.
INTERNAL. STRIFE IN THE ORGANIZATION SURE
TO INJURE THE GAME-NoT LIKELY ~
FORCE FREEDMAN OFT.

To 1NJtRE THE GAME-NOT LIKELY TO
FORCE FREEDMAN OUT.
Although preliminary baseball has practically
ononad the club-owners OF the National League
continue, to scrap" among themselves IKE 10,
OF unruly schoolboys. Several years ago in'.' "a.
dssentions in the organization almost r"ineu w
game but tho magnates have not apparent! ~
tied by that experience and they are no" enS"9
in 2 souabble which will surely bring disoreu''
upon the game and interfere with the gate rece,p'
of Tho clubs Such discussions and wraneI"s
nearly always follow a disastrous season pu' W.
have never before been pronounced as ''''
winter. love,
The sensible club-owners have reahzed loi we
time that a twelve-cub circuit is bulky an" u"
uo.o,lo hut nc they had legally tied themselves
10 that agreement there WAS no honest way ~ ,nh.
ou, ~ II II has been admitted That the c'"o
owners wanted TO reduce the circuit to elght '"''
hut that there was legal way III VIM,
could do IT, The present agreement WI" ,a
expire until 1901. which will give three I,oIo 20
,,p seasons for the twelve-clIb circuit me "e'
ment has been I'm force for seven piaylns 80
When the Baltimore and Brooklyn CLUBS "e'o ,,5
solidated and this followed by the }bose
ton Of the Cleveland ana 81 i" ircnt hogan TO
who favored the reduction OF the o'iN"'
zee, '%pp' owners OF the Baltimore club did ~, no.
Bnt me 2Ninsss heir holdings in that city with
ppuI financial consideration. and the owners va
me ~, ~ ,be same way While IT is true tnH!
The holdings I'm those two cities nhN - NONE II
0ut for "A comparatively small outlay Oh ryriod
is not believed that any deal can can. ~ ,Lose two
through before next year. Even WI u.trhtrcton
Ci,tos out OF the way Louisville anu "'''''"e'
vii have TO be bought out also. ,,. -, tho
ono of the prominent Club-owners pTrtsseL'' % tbjs
re cont meeting at the Fifth Avenue Ho'ei, III
ctv summed up the situation IN aoou. , rid Of
.r{Srn are more ways than one OF getting ~ -
an undesirable partner" When questloneonnt ~
sneak more plainly he refused 10 ttIh, eN Iii 10
saw. Look at the schedule, ana then 20" WIN ~
,rsna red for the howl that is cornlie ,,,,o cl,,b
PIt is said that by deprying the Lo1s NHt,ri<ers
NJ most of it's Sunday games the uII,,roiS Of
Uaiized hat they were deprivlng the CoIome,s on
,beir only chance to come out even on me he 70
,'bosa In position know say tnat W. Gu
,bor cinhowners deliberately cut OUT cltNNcm ~
dav Games from the Louisville clup, VIII .hot
LIN had no representative al the nlectl's. -. ~
tbev knew they were signing the dea'h ""i'"'' "
- ,,r,ors had been circulated thai inc htds"
,aenafes were planning also 10 freeZe q. ,.o
, 90 baseball and that they would 90 II, Sf 20
a. ,,o,. nod 10 deprive this city OF It's lIIl - a
Deeirohle as il might he 70 the IooMeIS ~, "a
NC in this city to have Freedmahlsm -, 81 y. ~
80 ~ local baseball there is little chanCe 'ia. o
ci,hVovrers will try TO take any suCh SUI, oiub
raD may not get any favors from NE oi ON ita
man m Int they cannot deprive this CITY OF o ~
,rancbee for that reason. The cup-owneIs P ~, &C.
,e,'er Thought of anything Of the sort ~
SS oIy Thai Freedman will dispose or MS ho'u-
;rcs in the club this year. anyway