The sun., 1901-12-21
LEAGUE IN 4 PRETTY TANGLE.
with spaiding's Consent, Courts Tie Freed
man Tn Completely.

man I'D sOmpteSy'
As a result OF the legal proceedings before
Justice Scott In Part of the Supreme Court
yesterday. the National League Of Professional
Baseball Clubs il 90 completely tied up that
II is a question whether IL will be able TO play
ball next season Meanwhile the plan 10
increase the American League circuit 10
twelve cities will proceed smoothly and
Ban Johnson's agents Will continue 70 eraD
all OF the desirable players remaining Win
the old organization In other WORDS the
temporary Injunction secured by Freedman
and his friends restraining A., q, Spalding
from acting as President OF the Nationai
League until the Legality Of his election can
be decided by the courts appears 70 hhNe
acted rs n boomerang. inasmuch as the Qhes-
tion may not be settled for year, during
which time Freedman Ms well as Spulding
cannot go on with oftcis business.
When the Injunction suit came UP before
Justice Scott yesterday. there was sur
prise in store for the Freedman faction when
Spaldng's attorney. Alfred ". kiddle. con-
sentsd to allow the injunction to stand. pend
Ing the suit to test Spslding's recent eiectlon
Under the Injunction Spalding Ia restrained
from exercising the function or President-
Secretary-Treasurer and Is required TO turn
over the effects OF the League said to be
in the trunk which he secured u week ago
to-day. from the former President N. Z.
Young But Just when the trunk Will be
recovered is a problem that cannot be.solveo
for tho reason that Freedman's attorneys
have so far been unable to find the big Chi
cago magnats.
The Leagues predcament Is beoomng
amusing The only way to call meeting
Is upon the request OF six clubs, the ORDER
TO come from the President Four clubs.
the Brooklyns, Phlladelphias Chicagos and
Pittsburgs, see no reason for calling meeting.
as they finished up all business last week.
including the election Of officers, assisted
by the presence Of Fred Knowles Of the New
York club who made a quorum when the
Spalding clubs went into session. Therefore
Freednan's four clubs. Boston. St Louis.
Cincinnati and New York, cannot secure the
consent of two other clubs To call meeting
and the injunction proceedings against
Spaldlng prevent him from issuing De call
Even y r. Young and the NatiouAl League
as n body have been nioined from proceed
ing further. so that Young's hand. are tied
The President was lected tho schedule Com
mlttoe 50 that under tho present circum-
stances no official list OF championship games
can be arranged The various committees.
Including the the Board OF Directors ,I, ana h ohe
ably stand until their election has been taken
into the courts Freedman and his friends
must await a ruling from the courts. while
there i nothing to prevent SpaldlnR ana
his allies fr, m gcing on with other plans, calcu-
lated to frc"ze IN" New York man ont OF
organized BAH
Il would seem that Freedmans move TO
dAcid" matters in tho courts has proved as
much of an obstacle 10 his own progress ns
to hat Of his rivals, who, moving the allt-
ano" of IA" American Lcagu" and that of
the organized minor leagues uf the country,
are inclined to smile broadly Mt this latest
phase Of the situation To dlS'nterestcd
person u looks a. 4 Spaldng has pldEcd
another winning card ~ that he has bnlked
the enemy and has secured clear sail'ng to
put into eTec' his scheme TO reorganize the
national game with certain turbulent eie-
mont, Iplt
WhI. ihc National League i in This tanRle,
tho nsrratcs have cnmrlet clv lost sight of
oriuV IT, teams with IN" addition of former
National League IstRrs The Natlo9al
'"V ''mh"r, which. 10y th" way. cannot he
secured from tEa Tinor laagaes. VINO hold
th"ir ri1v'qc tal.n, T. vi~e.like GTlp Per,
certain National League clubs 80 that when
m" inevitable crash comes they will he totally
bprctt Il players and hay" nothing left hut
grounds, fof which high rentals must be paid
In nutshell. whilo ih" National League
canuot play ball uutil he uTesert court pro..
tho American League from operating on q
much .broai der basis. than IN the past ~
tho National League out 81 It's present pre-
dicameit for the Spalding faction is per
fectlv willing 10 stand pat. with number
of Iiri cTrds VT 10 play
Tho anxiety Of the Freedman faction to
r"rain possession Of the trunk which SRaldlng
osi'ya.to Il, contents
Can u be, said prominent baseball
man Ia NIGHT. that the trunk containA a |
record of a non-Iaymen' of dues bv GER
tain cluhs Does II contsin = record 81 the
per cent contribution 70 the settlement OF
The cost of reducing the circuit from twelve
g. ..sht Cluhs9 or possibly there's a record Of
tho payment oftl poo for IN" Lea gue's $1,000
guarantee fund to the New York club by
order 81 Brush WHAT ls there in the trunk
that 1nyhody wishes 10 conccsl2"
Freedman. when asked Nhnt he had to say
o bout the result Of Yesterdays court pro-
Ceediugs remarked
II have nothing 20 say The action Of the |
court -pc1ks for itself am not talking for |
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