The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-15
SPALDING TAKES The CHAIR.
LEAGUES NkW PRESIDENT TO
FIGHT TO a FINISH.

spOndence for the Perusal OF the Pub
Reed Plan. and spaidinE Carries Or
N u. ioung's Trunk Filled with IN.
cisi Documents An Adjournment Sub
Ject 90 q Can by tho Chief Executive
A. q. Spalding. who was elected President
OF the National League Of Professional Base
ball Clubs at 1850 o'clock yesterday morning,
assumed his duties at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and incidentally showed beyond
peradventure that he intends to be absolute
Inaster OF the situation. Spalding's election
was a sensational move, but those who
carried It through believe that 1t is legal
and cite the Congressional precedent estab-
lished by Thomas b. Reed, which has boon
sustained by the United States Supreme
Court. TIL whole proceeding was outlined
for THE Sun last night by Col. John /. Rogers
Of the Philadelphia club, 'the lawyer of the
League who said:
twenty-five ballots on the election for
President showed n deadlock, 4 TO 4, with
A. q. Spalding and n. Z. Young opposing
candidates. They also showed the presence
in the meeting Of eight clubs. Tho records
show no action OF any kind between the
twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth ballots. But
what actually occurred had a direct bearing
ON tho csult of tho session. Soden Of
boston. who had been chairman all through
the deadlock. got up after the twenty-ffth
ballot and said he wanted to 20 to bed
1t was then 1 O'Clock Ia tho morning, but
Tho Spalding men In the Brooklyn, Pitts
burg, Chicago and Philadelphia clubs
wero ready and anxious TO stay all nigh
in order to settle the point. Soden left the
room and n. l.. Young, tho President OF
thf League, took the chair.
There was a hull in the proceedings, during
which Brush OF Cincinnati, Robson Of
st. Louis and. ! believe, Freedman Of New
York were busy writing proxies. This |
know because / helped them with advice
rs 10 how the documents were to be drawn
up. Suddenly, to our surprise. Brush,
Robson and Freedman left the room in
Soden's wake. We politely waited for
them 10 return, but finally being convinced
that they had gone for tho night, Hart Of
Chicago called on Young for another ballot.
Young said in a nervous way. I don't see
a quorum present I Immediately re-
marked. You cannot see a club present
but who knows that the proxies of the alb
sent gentlemen are not in custody Of some
Of us here
young replied. Well. ! know they
arc not present and I will %retiro.' With
that Young left the room. offer first ad-
,ising the stenographer not to take notes.
j asked the stenographcr IL any rcccss
had been marked on tho official minutes
and he replied in the negative. Then I
told him that as tho meeting was still in
session he could not leave until we had
adjourned. After waiting for a few min
rttaa 1nprar uar~ ,,nn,..l H., Y .lz.ll -
tho chair and | appointed Ebbets of Brook
lyn Secretary pro TEN. l also appointed
the stenographer one of the tellers in place
of Knowles of New York, Who had retired
without permission.
No other business was transacted. but
another ballot was in order. The Secro-
tary called the names of the four absent
clubs and as he did so the chair asked
whether there was a rcpresc NATIVE or a
proxy present. As there was no response
tho chair then stated hat rs thu New York,
Cincinnati, st, Loui and Boston clubs
had voted in twenty-five consecutive bal
lots and as they had neither asked nor
obtained permission to leave the meeting,
the chair decided that, under Congressional
precedent and ms this Is an Interstate
organization wc must follow such prcce-
dent, these -four clubs were constTucivsly
present but declined 10 vote. Tho tclcrs
then reported four votes, Brooklyn, CHI
ago. Pittsburg and Philadelphia, in favor
Of A G. SpaldinE and no votes against him.
The chair, ~ his ground, proceeded u
declared hin unanimously elect II
the notification OF his election vas i'm
mcointely carried 10 Spaldirg who was
quick To act. ~ O'Clock yesterday NOM
ing he went 10 the fifth Avenue Hotel,
with two al Lis l.li,cncnts, IA knockcd
eta y D. louuEs door When Ac vas nj
mff6d - .l,'.g taid - il, io-n.r pi,-i-
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