Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-30
BASEBALL LBREEZES,
It Looks as If Boston Was Beginning
 to Wabble


 It Looks as If Boston Was Beginning
 to Wabble.
 The Boston National league club has become panic stricken. Soden, Conant and Billings are about to renounce their allegiance to Freedman, Brush and Robison and will line up with A. c. Spalding in his fight for clean ball and sportsmanlike methods. The Bos- ton triumyirs have at last seen the writing on the wall and are anxious to get in out of the wet before it is too late. The fact that Spalding has se- cured backing for new club in Gin cinnati to displace Brush and the posi- tive statement made last week that he has practically organized q new club in Boston, have so stirred Up Soden X Co that they have decided to strike their colors, even though Soden still owns S30,000 worth of stock in the New York club. This information comes from high authority and is based upon the contents of letter that So- den wrote the other day to John l. Rogers of the Philadelphia club The Boston men, fearful of further compe- tition, feel that it is to&heir advantage to climb into the band wagon. But is it not too late? It is not untrue to say that Spalding has been very bitter to- ward the Boston triumvirs for their behavior ait the recent meeting in New York. Before the magnates went into session Billings pledged the Boston clubs vote ill favor of Spalding and then urged Spalding to make his cam paign. Billings said Soden would cast the vote. Soden was ready to do so until Freedman sent a barouche around to Conant's hotel for the latter to take . free ride in Central park. Then Conant got hold of Soden and the latter threw Billings down. Spald- ing got very warm under the collar and it,is believed that he will llnot listen to any. Kind of proposal from the Bos- ton trio for peace. In the meantime Brush is working two ends against the. middle, and so is Robison.s Both of them are sticking to Freedman in pulp. lie, but they have been working the un- derground wires to get next to Spald- l ing. Brush is too clever q base ball politician not to realize that Spalding holds the whip hand,. It was not so very long. ago that Brush and Freed man were deadly enmies. Brush re- sorted to various measures to get Freedman out of base ball. and, fail ing, he knelt at the New York mans | feet. asking for. friendship. Brush said l he did this for the good of base ball, but it did not do much good, as recent events have shown Bert DaSher, who | is a close friend of Brush, said the other day: Brush has the same opin- ion of Freedman that he always had. But he's been jollying the New York man in order to have winning ball in | this city, If Brush sees his way cut of the present tangle he'll desert Freed man as quick as a wink" What is Brush doing in St Louis? Will he sell his base ball plant in Cincinnati to the 1 Spalding people there? Does he need | money? Why has Brush been sending | telegrams to men who can get to Spald- l ing for him? Does Brush show his private correspondence on base ball raf- fairs to Freedman? Is Freedman up to snuff or is he placing faith in the men who are supposed to be with him | in this fight? These questions are of interest to those who are watching every phase of the base ball situation from day to day.
 Klobedanz is working in Lawrence l theater.
 Next season will be George Van Hal tren's sixteenth in major league com- pany.
 The annual meeting of the Western league will take place the second We'd nesday in January.
 The price of a seat in the grand stand of the American league club in St Louis will be 50 cents.
 Catcher Clark of Lewiston claims that he was exempt from reserve and is free to sign where he pleases.
 Walter Wilmot. the we'll known out | fielder has enlisted in Minneapolis un- der the Watken-Hickey banner.
 Charley Nichols will go to Boston soon to wind up affairs and look around for talent for the Kansas City club
 Alfred Riddle. A. G. Spalding's at terney, says the trial on the legality of his clients election may not come up for a year.
 The St Louis Americans may take their spring training in San Antonio, where their president, Matt Killiea, is now sojourning. He is much pleased with the place and the climate.
 Jake Walls, once first baseman for the Detroit club, and for several years | in Richmond, is now vaudeville man. ager. He has theaters in Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News and, Charles l ton.
 Hale, the Los Angeles, Cal, pitcher. signed by the Boston National league team, has been doing some fine work. 1 He lost game to a strong picked team to 3, all four runs being made in one inning. After the third inning. but