Evening star., 1901-12-16
SPALDING CON Trolls.
Magnate Freedman to Be Ousted
From National League.
BASE BALL SITUATION MUDDLED
New President May Have Major
Interest in New York Club.
SPORTS IN GEN E R A L

''Within twenty-f -four hours. or, to be ex-
act, at 4:3O tomorrow afternoon. Andrew
Freedman will be out and A. G. Spalding
wins the fight" said A G. Spalding, the
new president of the National League,
yesterday in New York. Standing in the
corridor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes
terday, Mr.. Spalding, in the presence OF a
score of interested listeners. made the an
nouncement that he had won his fight to a
finish with Andrew Freedman, and that
Freedman would be out Of base ball. he
hoped. forever. Just how and by what
means Spalding has SO quickly disposed OF
Freedman he refused to say:
'Just be here tomorrow and you will
know all about it,, said Spalding. Il
have heard so much about Freedman be-
ing a fighter that 1 really expected bat
tie. But it hasn't been any fight. 1t has
simply been walkover.''
While Spalding was announcing his vic
tory Freedman, Brush of Cincinnati, Rob1-
son of St. Louis and Soden, Conant and
Billings of Boston were holding con-
ference at the Democratic CLUB. AT It's
end Freedman's supporters emerged, ap-
parently we'll satisfied with the result.
Their complaisance, If 1t really existed,
quickly disappeared when they were in
formed of Spalding's announcement. An
drew Freedman, when seen at the Demo-
matum, gave out the following:
"There is nothing that Mr. Spalding
can say any more that Is worthy OF a
reply from me. The interests of the
stockholders of the New York club Will
be amply protected
1t was thought last night that Spalding
had secured a controlling interest in the
New York club.
Leagues Closing Session.
With Mr.. Spalding in the chair. the Ma
tional League held the last session Of its
five-day meeting Saturday. Brush. Soden,
Robson and Freedman were not present.
A quorum was declared after a parlia-
mentary ruling by the new president Mr.
Freedman had sent his secretary, T. M.
Knowles to watch things. When the
meeting was called Mr.. Knowles cautious
ly approached the door and peered in.
Quick as flash Mr.. Knowles name was
called AS there were four other >clubs
represented, Mr.. Spalding ruled that New
York should be counted as present there
by making a quorum. The members then
proceeded to business.
The first order of business was the cleo
tion of a new board of directors. The
election resulted in the selection of Eb-
bets of Brooklyn. Soden of Boston, Hart
of Chicago and Dreyfuss of Pittsburg.
The following board of arbitration was
then elected: Spalding, Young, Soden.
Hart, ROBBERS and Pulliam. President
Spalding appointed the following commit
tees: Constitution, Rogers, Hart and
Brush; national agreement, Hart, Brush
and Rogers; playing rules Hart, Hanlon
and Reach.
The league placed the question of
playing schedule in the hands of Presi-
dent Spalding, with full power to act as
he saw fit.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Spalding the
league unanimously decided to invite all
the reporters to all future meetings of the
organization. After Mr.. Spalding's plat
form had beer presented and approved by
the magnates the meeting was adjourned
subject to the call of the chair, and word
was sent to the newspaper men to come to
the meeting room.