New-York tribune., 1901-12-17

committees appointed at the meeting held on
Saturday afternoon were duly and legally elect
ed and appointed and that all of the proceed
ings had at that meeting were regular and legal
Mr. Spalding then took up his firms atttude
in furnishing baseballs 10 the league. The hrms
contract with the league, made ten years ago
was read showing that the fir mfurnishes l0p
balls to each club each season free OF cnarse'
all others being purchased at the market price
SIS dozen Mr.. Spalding admitted he wanted
the contract renewed. A vote was taken and 1t
was decided the contract should be renewed
Nj. Spalding denied that his interest In paseoai1
was purely one of conmercialism
sneakine of the letters he had received favor
ab1a n him. Mr. Spalding referred TO Henry
Chadwick.
There's Chadwick" said he. Several years
ago the league voted him life pension OF F'o
month That pension was paid by every one OUT
Freedman He fnsulted the father of baseoah 10
such an extent that Chad could not accept any
thing from him. Some time ago that pension
was stopped 1 now propose that Henry Clau-
wick be allowed 500 month instead OF 9'o.
The motion was carried, and Mr. spaidlns
nrornised t6 have it passed at the netx meetlhs
of the league. -.a
1a++ar from ]. ". SpaidinT to Andrew Freeu-
man demanding the immediate payment OF
50 800 bonds with interest. OF the 80 O!
club held by the spaldings, was read IL Is salu I,
+ho+ IL the bonds are not paid at once suit VIII
he begun The bonds are six years overdue.
FREEDMAN IS GROWING
When seen at the Democratic Club last hlsh'
Mr. Freedman said:
Yes have taken this matter mo tra tsf has been
Whatever of newspaper controNeIIssy, At an end
between M sRadifng af6 p0o ysf hyysferic fur
ther dealings with him ret II ended him. He is
+ oF II He will never be president oI 'i nroT0se
Mr. Young will be the presldent 80 dnaIlv in a
VI matter once anu nd
now 70 go IN the courts and not IN calS Ss bas
hotel iobbes Spaldng has got nov sSf out of it
been after opt% IeT That's all care to say y no%; T
The scene IS shifted to the courts "i
played TO a finish. - -.,s,,z
rms M ! ooeeession of the legal documents an
rrine the office of presdent-sees esaijing has
urer which was entireIy the National League
tb basehaIls for the last seveTal yos s5onv taken
cnntract expired this year He mas i baseball
very p 70 era tifv personal business lntele NJ
in the form of renewal OF lni1 1icJcia Trust at
spal@alns @ 6ie1cIing had such hold on the Pooe, pa re-
ond rafnsad some two or three yea St,at the
enter baseball 1t is 70 nf no value and is
total failure The sentiment nu "niSatu matters is
has expressed relative 70 eTress interests and
@ tire attitude has been undignined anu cs5i1g M
naI Under no circumste nces WI I+tora1 League
@ caI. he sected president of the Natlondgl Iii he
ever De +hat his associates may make VII 4bT b
dealt with in the proper manner otent an their in
to a finish and the four CLUBS VIII pi'
terests in every possible way .
rsa- f Boston said last night; We took ;inT ing
oo.nr into court so that we could nave ar rL nase
as to the validity Of spaldingS simnv want to
know where we stand. that we may hho" INV
proceed