The Washington times., 1901-12-14
SAYS FREEDMAN
MUST GET OUT.
Spalding Issues Sensational
Declaration.
DEFIBS SODBN TO OPPOSE HIN.
Declares That He Win Be Next
President of the National League
will Make the New York Man
ayers Retirement a Condition.

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-"Andrew Freed
man must get out OF the National
League" This was the sensational
declaration OF A. G. spalding to the news
paper men at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this
afternoon.
1t came as part of a long statement
the result OF a demand made upon Spald-
ing for some definite Information as to the
wrangle in the League meeting, and the
causes that have led up to it,
War Declared on Freedman.
Spalding lost no time in declaring war
on Freedman. the New York president.
and his friends, Brush OF Cincinnati, So
den of Boston. and Robson of St Louis,
the men who have been trying 10 force
the trust scheme down the throats OF the
other magnates, with the result of dead
lock since the magnates first convened on
Tuesday morning
THE league has been in session for
four days said Spaldinc. and not a line
of authentic information has been given
TO the public The statement has been
made that only minor affairs have been
talked OF. 1t is a falsehood
The trust scheme. with all its evils.
Freedman and Brush and IL has caused
a deadlock. My name was placed in nom
inaiion for the presidency without my
consent For four days J have been wait
ing for decisive vote.
i am incensed that such a matter
should cause delay. and | believe that it
is up 10 me to make a statement.
Refused secret Conference.
after had made my talk in the league
meeting on Wednesday and the resolution
to bring the election to an immediate
head had been blocked by a to vote,
a message was received by me from Brush
and Robson asking for a secret confer
ence with them. promptly refused.
Then Brush, Freedman, aud Robson
sent out the maJiciously untrue story that
] had been defeated for the presidency,
and Robson. ! am informed. made fur
ther statement that ] would not be men
toned in the meeting again.
This kind Of business leads me TO say
that ] will be mentioned again and that
there Will be a decisive vote on my oandi-
dacy. l refuse TO withdraw my name and
put it up to the league to act And 1 will
be elected too.
Defiance of Soden.
81 defy the Boston club and its presi-
dent, Soden, to vote against me Ia the
face of public sentiment in his city. / do
not know whether he intends to vote for
me or not, but repeat defy him TO op-
pose me
Il wish to say further that when am
elected and decide TO accept the presi-
dency 1t viii be only upon one condition.
Andrew Freedman must get out Of the
National League and the baseball business
nar1sr Id Irv
personal remarks against Freedman
only refer to him in a baseball way His
record in baseball is damnable. He is a
traitor and marplot.
Denounced the Trust.
AT the league meeting on Wednesday
] told the gentlemen present that the
sbrogation of the national agreement
after the secret confab down at Freed
mans place in Red Bank, was a dastardly
piece of business. that the perpetrators OF
this act had violated their trusts. and had
betrayed the National League ] de-
nounced the proposed trust. as outlined
by Brush, and hacked up by Freedman, as
an abominable scheme calculated to kill
baseball and ruin the National League.
81 was nominated for tie presidency as
q rider to the ~esolution to change the
Of officers. and there was a deadlock. be-
cause this trust scheme was in the
pockets Of certain gentlemen. and was
scheduled to be pushed through. But II
has been blocked.
Caused the Deadlock.
81 caused the deadlock there, helped by
Dreyfuss. of Pittsburg. a man who today
can be hailed as the savior OF the Ma
tional League. Robson made a remark
while I was in the meeting Wednesday
that he would like 10 know who had been
giving out the contents Of private corre-
spondence TO the newspapers.
He said that the letters had all been
marked confidential. / want to say that
in the future. the word conhdentisl will
not prevail in baseball affairs Of the
league. Neither will there be secrecy
and rubber shoe methods. Such ridiculous
ideas are tommyrot
THE doors of the so-called star cham
Der must be thrown open to the press.
There must be a revolution. In order to