The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-09
SAD LACK OF

The National League hiabhaeoo nav
been In what might be termed a
trance aver since Freedman lett them
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last week
with the injunction that ne would have
nothing more to do with them until
they had established clean ball. That
wal a cruel shot, but the magnates re-
ceived 1t without a murmur for pup
LEGATION, though several OF them toast
ed the New York magnate in con-
fdence." II ever a body of men con-
Quoting a public enterprise was thor
oughly scared 1t is the National
League. Dominated by a man who has
done more to kill baseball than any
body else, they are in no position 10
make a winning fight against the
American League.
Self Appointed Freedman.
Freedman Is the self-appointed a
er of the National League and his SUD-
jects are looking to him for advice.
1t is up to Freedman to say shall
be done, but as yet he has had nothing
to say. Possibly the fact that this
baseball war means a loss or money
has temporarily thrown the great man
into a spell of reverie. Then, again,
he may be worried owe the reported
loss of several of his star t~ail-enders,
for 1t was only the other day that
Freedman, through his mouthpiece,
George Davis, and Freddy Knowles,
announced that the Giants this year
would win the pennant. Think O I
Freedman telling the magnates that
he would not take any further inter-
est in the game until they had estab-
lished clean ball, He wanted to have
an amendment passed at the recent
league meeting to the effect that when
ever the umpire didn't do his duty on
the field the officials OF the home CLUB
could exercise their W authority In
stead. How many teams at the POLO
Grounds this year would be allowed
to beat the so-called Giants II such an
amendment had been passed? The
public here has not forgotten the con-
slant acts of hoodlumism that III
timately drove self-respecting patrons
away from the local games. The
Holmes riot, In which Freedman
played the star part, and the day when
Joyce hit Jake Beckley in the head
with a ball are incidents that are
written in red on the pages of baseball
history.
Freedman and RowdyIsm.
al. - 800 - 1an. fFfopd
Pink Hawley, wanted to lick the
stufing out of a poor umpire over in
Brooklyn, but there was never a word
from Freedman. Then why this
holier-than-thou shift. II is a fact
hat when the magnates came down
into the hotel corridor after Freedman
had put on his beautiful silk tile and
skipped they were madden than hor-
nets. John T. Brush. the peace
maker, who shook hands with Freed
man a year ago and botched the situa-
ton in great shape. looked decidedly
sheepish. He stood around In the cor
ridor and waited with the rest OF the
magnates for some tidlngs of their
dictator. But the only information
that was vouchsafed was that given
out by the faithful Freddy Knowles.
who said that Freedman positively
wouldn't come back until the mag
mates had killed rowdyism. 1t was
a hard blow. and It almost killed
Father Chadwick when he heard OF 1t.
But there was no help for 1t. 30 the
magnates quietly adjourned. after first
sending word to Freedman that they
would be very good.
-Four Flushing Rampant.
Freedman now has another excuse
to make for the rotten team that will
represent New York this season. 1t Is
the same old gag. Andy knows that
he can never produce a winner. SO he
wants to hide behind some fence and
tell the public that he is not to blame