Evening star., 1901-02-25
Freedman May Succeed Nick Young
in the National League.
MEETING OF THE MAGNAFES TONIGHT
Bright Outlook for the Spring
Meeting at Benning.
PORTS IN q E n E r A L

The meeting of the National League,
which begins this evening in New York,
will probably be the last held of the pres
ent organization. as the ten years agree
ment expires with the coming season. Mat
ters of the utmost importance will be con-
sidered, and the gathering will have more
bearing on the present base ball situation
or the game in general than any meeting
held by the National League for years.
In addition TO meeting President thinner
of the Players Protective. Union and ao-
justing the difficulties with his organiza-
ton, the magnates will have under con-
sideration the schedule of games TO DC
played the coming season. Whether the
schedule presented by President Young win
be made public is another matter, as Iii iii
have to be taken into consideration, anu
perhaps war schedule will be swung
into use.
Outside of these two important questions,
the National League magnates will prop
ably have several heart to heart taikS
among themselves, as their organization 10
confronted with one of the strongest propo-
sitions ever put to base bali mashaue. mat
rThe American League has undoubtedly
signed many of the National League stars,
and with it's prestige OF clean pail la.oil.e
PLAYERS and desire to please It's patrons
the older league will have propieh "
overcome the like of which has never con-
fronted it before What steps the oldeI
league will take to offset their younger anu
more vigorous opponent Is not known WI d.
the present time, but the outlining OF future
movements will be the chief topics ols-
cussed at this meeting.
Will Freedman Succeed Young:
well-defined rumor was in circulation IN
this city Saturday, which could not be run
down, but is worthy of notice on account OIL
its startling originality and importance. IL
was tn the effect that the National League
had taken a secret mail ballot and had
reached the conclusion that a younger, II
not a more vigorous, man was neeoeu a.
the head of the organization. fIeslueI!'
Young has made an ideal leader In the past'
but for the major part of his long term no
oDDosition had developed, and the TASK OF
leading the National League magnates mas
been an easy one. With the outcroppins oi
the American League, with vigorous ~ l~e'u
er like Ban Johnson at its head, ne"
nroposition has confronted the older or
ganization, and for this reason, the report
goes on to say, it has been decided 10 SheiVe
the veteran president and place younger
man in the chair.
Who this man will be the report was not
at loss to name. as it says Andrew Freed
man of the New York club has already been
selected for the place.
should there prove to be q substantial
foundation for these reports, it can easily
be seen what a sensation will be sprung at
the meeting of the National League. Nhen
Mr. Freedman first entered the base bali
arena he was the shining marx Oh an me me
sarcastic remarks known to the majority
of base ball writer's the country over. lie
certainly was green to the prevailing GUS
tom of gold brickng'' each other then In
vogue among the National League mag
mates but he quickly secured a firm foot
hold fought back and today is the ac-
knowledged leader of the old base ball or
ganiZation.