Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-01
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tional feagle MeetinA
 When tle NatisaaI leagit aseOall
 nagnates meet al the Eiftlrakenue no tel in New Iork 8lis evenip1 with the
 ifien of adopting a playip'E schedu4c I the public wlIl 4arn Whether Tht
 Freedman Four or the Snalding Four ! so-cailed have thrown upl the sponge lie Freedman Four aa tatheT lhe rep I resentatiNes of the New York. Boston Cincinnati ana st Louis cIpOs, held q l preliminary conference at the Dgmo- cratic club last night, and, accordina to report they decided to do all iu their power to eliminate 4. C. Spalding
 from the affairs of the league Ii l will not te surprising, therefore, ii
 several methods are eHz rioyed by the
 Breedmanlfes 10 coEofeI the Brooklyn
 Pittsbu1g, Philadelphia and Chicago
 clubs 10 renpunce Spalding and con
 sent to the election of some other man
 70 the presidency. The Freedman lites, 1t is understood. have three can- { dldates for the office and wen more 1T necessary. Those whse names
 were mentioned last night Were John
 E Day, E. B. Talcott. 4. q Mills and
 w. .. Temple of Pittsbu1y. Freed man, it is asserted, will insst upon the election of one of these nsn and will make all sorts of direful treats if the opposition shows disposuon to balk. But if certain rumors inf circulation last night can be believed the Spald- ing Four will, after all. pesent a solid front. The officials of he Brooklyn and Philadelphia clubs hate within the past tWenty-four hours heard some pretty strong arguments from Drey- fuss of Pittsburg and Hat of Chicago
 Dreyfuss, it may be slid, comes to this meeting with chiIon his shoul- der. He realizes that his Pittsburg team is the only real drawing card the National league hasleft and that because of his ownership he can read fly assume the role of dictator. In stead of Freedman holding the league Ill tight grasp, thersfore, it turns out that Dreyfuss is srrayed against him with enough powg to fully ball ance that of the New York magnate The American league las been fiirtino with Dreyfuss for many weeks and if IS possible for him to-day to jump the Flttsburg club into Johnson's circuit Ill place of Cleveland, for the mere asking. It is not at all impolitic to say that Dreyfuss is really looking for chance to jump. He has been con Yinced for some time that his Pitts- burg team is so strong that it will kin all interest in the National league race before the 1st of June. whereas if be had franchise in the American leaoua there would be more uncertainty os to the Pittsburg teams chances for victory and consequently larger gate receipts.
 Dreyfuss is Spalding man tbroueb ana through. He says that he did not consent to attend this meeting nnt;I ne mad been requested to do so hv olI : .le other clubs. He regards this con terence as an armed truce and is Wiling to play ball under certain cir cunstances. Dreyfuss will not stand Tor any attempt to revive the trust o,. 70 elect another president until the le- gallty or Spalding's election has haan decided in the courts. He is in favor or having the affairs of the Ieaeno placed temporarily in the hands of 2 committee of three to consist of N E l 1oung, chairman: 4. C. Spalding and another man selected by the Freed nantes. Dreyfuss has even drawn up playing schedule which he in tends to submit to the magnates for adoption, even though Young has al- ready drawn up one on the old lines.
 This display of backbone by the Plttsburg magnate, who incidentally has been seconded in all of his acts by Hart of Chicago, has kindled new fire in the Brooklyn and Philadelphia men so much of it, in fact, that they said last night that they would stand by Spalding and Dreyfuss, no matte, what might be the outcome. The in. ference that Brooklyn and PhiladeI phia had decided to lie down at tho feet of the Freedmanites and beg fol mercy has evidently stirred the owner. of those two clubs up so that when tn, meeting tonight is called to orde there may be a deadlock, 4 to 4. ol the first ballot called for upon a pro position that may appear to be dime, directly at Spalding. Colonel Roger says that the league will not elect t president, but that there will be 'eommittee of three. Freedman say glhat there will be no such committee tNo Spalding and new president While Freedman has not made tn
 tiatement himself, several of hi tniends have been limiting lately tha t a Polo grounds will be closed if tb 'siol lalding clubs do not behave. On the Spalding adherents said las Hlll-ht:
 l De rhis bluff about closing up ground lgnt not frighten us at all. If any ,ara' believes for an instant that Il lard, Aoro,nds will Ina closed he is sir iefr ut of his head. Freedman has ohm ' avnonsa onca,1pt and if would
 al loss to him if there was no bf
 pg. He does not want to To
 m and we know it. Bluffs, ther very folo not go with us at all. V tism ardy to adopt a playing schedr
 an. an$ce the handling of the umpil crip- in care of managing commit ad to of |. but that is all the legislati -hich we astand for. The Spalding Fo outh will ain solid and despite the de IS of sion yudge Truax we will go ane and with iaI of the merits of the cas etely
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