Evening star., 1901-12-28
Spalding Arranging for Clubs in Bos-
ton, New York and Cincinnati
INTERESTING BOWLING GAMES
Assignment of Dates May Bring
on Big Turf War.
q E n E r A l. s P 0 r T S

The atmosphere that surrounds the Ma
tional League at the present time Is SO
thick that 1t can almost be cut with
knife. An authority says that Mr.. Spald-
ing is awaiting the change of mayors In
Greater New York before beginning an ag-
gressive campaign. and that it was through
his wish that the injunction proceedings
were continued until after the first OF the
year AS events are shaping themselves it
would seem that Mr.. Spalding has been
laying his plans so that he can form new
eight-club National League circuit in day
if split comes with the Brush-Freedman
faction Information from Cincinnati Is
thateJudge Howard Ferris Of that city has
been offered a Cincinnati franchise. 1t is
known in New York that capitalists stand
ready to place clubs in that city and in
Boston IL need be. st. Louis is the only
hole in the circuit, but it can easily be
tillad.
Mr. Spalding is at present in Aiken, S. c.,
and in reply to a query yesterday from a
New York paper sent out the following
significant statement:
when vacancies actually occur in the
National League L will place any applica-
ton from capitalists that come to me from
desirable cities before the proper league au-
thorities."
All this is taken to mean that everything
Is ready for the next move Of the Freed
man-Brush faction.
OF the situation the New York Sun says
today:
TT is not a breach Of confidence to say
that there Is any amount of local capital
ready to place a new club in Boston under
the Spalding regime, and also that in this
city there are men, whose names will be
published at the proper time, who have
agreed to take hold when Spalding says the
word. Not many days ago Spalding made
the statement to a friend that he could
raise $5OO0,000 to put ball clubs into any
cities where certain people did not feel will
ing to accept the situation it has been
put up to them by the public"
The report that President johnson of the
American League had made an offer to in
vest 5000 in the new Cincinnati club,
which it is said will be formed for the
purpose of forcing John 7. Brush out of the
business, will surprise many close followers
of the game, but 1t clearly demonstrates
that Johnson is in hearty sympathy with
Mr. Spalding Cincinnati is Mr.. Johnson's
home, and 1t may be possible that he is
laying his plans to place an American
League club in that city by transferring the
Cleveland franchise
Over in Boston the situation looks much
better, as the owners of the National
League club in that city. it is said, are
weakening and before many days will come
out for Mr. Spalding. Should this move
really take place, there will be nothing to
the Freedman-Brush faction but a bitter
ulsH oI crow. Inc Boston vote would give
Spalding bona-fide majority, instead of
fictitious one, and then if Messrs. Freed
man, Brush and Robson continued to be
disgruntled, he could go ahead and place
clubs in New York, Cincinnati and ST.
Louis. Working as Messrs. Freedman,
Brush and Robson are against the greater
sentiment of the base ball public. It looks
as though Mr.. Spalding has decidedly the
better of the situation, and it is only a
question of time when his plans will crys-
talize and be formidable enough to make
the opposition weaker and decide to fol-
low his leadership.