The Washington times., 1901-12-24
SPALDING MET
YOUNG HERE.
Conference Over Base Ball
Matter Held.
ENJOINED PRESIDENT NOT TROUBLED
Going South for Rest-The Fight
=, Now a Waiting One-Too Much
Politics in Connection With the
Game Not Talking About Andy
Freedman.

A. C. Spalding, the enjoned president
of the National League, was in the city
yesterday. in conference with y. E
Young. That the present sadly tangled
state of the leagues affairs was discussed
at length Mr.. Spalding freely admitted
but further than that he had nothing to
/ say regarding their meeting.
MIR. Spalding is living strictly up TO the
I letter of the injunction secured By An
drew Freedman. which prohibits him
from exercising official power in any man
! ner. Whatever was said or done by A.
G. Spalding was merely as a private in
! dividual. interested in the welfare of the
national game, and not by 4. G. Spalding
4 President of the National League
It was owing to this that Mr.. Spalding
when seen at the Shoreham was inclined
10 be reticent regarding the subject mat
ter OF the interview In fact, he referred
to the meeting in only cursory manner
during a conversation. citing it as evil
dence that the fight now on is not a per-
sonai one-at least so far as he and Mr..
Young are concerned
Too Much Politics.
The keynote IF Mr.. Spalding's present
attitude was expressed in the sentiment
that baseball at present has too much
politics in its system to be in normal
Eeolth. He is also of the opinion that
the straw of the present controversy has
been thrashed over far too often and that
the public is growing heartily tired Of the
wnole business. There is prospect of
no end of litigation before the matter is
finally settled-a matter which is likely
TO hurt the game no less than the league
There are those who, in view of this
very thing. see special significance ir
his visit 10 Washington and intimate that
there has been considerable fishing done
right here. Improbable as 1t seems now.
there is talk Of a pact Of some kind
something more than an armistlcc-to
save the game and the remnants of the |
divided National League.
Awaiting Development.
Meanwhile Mr.. spaIding will fish and
Ban Johnson continue on his hunting |
trips while the baseball world wonders
what next -
Mr.. Spa!ding received a Times man I
with characteristic cordiality and in re-
sponse 10 a remark that the question of /
the presidency of the National League did /
not appear to be giving him any mental
trouble laughingly said
No; IL isn't causing me 10 lose any
sleep. I'm enioined temporarily from The
presidential Office and pending the hearing
Of the case am OFF for South Carolina and
other points South. where [ EXPECT to
have a great time fishing and resting.
Conferred with Young.
You can say this much: have been
in conference with y. E. Young over the
matter IN controversy and the general
baseball situation. II isn't right to 70
into the details of our talk. but every
hing was pleasant and friendly. In fact.
he good personal relations between Mr..
ioung and myself have never been inter
fered with
VIII sou state what the main facA are
is TO the real origin Of your friction with
he New York club shich led up to Freed
mans Injunction"
Sorry, but I can't. You see. there is
'olitics in baseball just as there is in
hoosing United States Senator's and Pres
dents. Right now the sport Is afflicted
With surplus Of politics.
And Then the Contest.
The time came for the election Of the .
,oague president. Four clubs supported
ne for the office and | was declared
hosen TO the office. bu, four other clubs-
'ew York, Boston. 81. Louis. and Cincin- ,
ati-were in opposition and Withdrew.
hey afterward claimed that | was not
egally elected, and hence the Injunction ,
nit by the president OF the New York I
lub."