The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-03
SpORT
SPALDlNG IS OUT
Tired of the Row in the National
League.
FREEDMAN SHOWS HIS DELIGHT
Will Probably Go I'd N.
Il. Young-Freedman's
Sheer.

a. " Spalding has withdrawn from the
presidency of the National league and the
war which has been raging since last fall
IS closed. The proceedings in court will
De called off and as far as Mr.. Spalding
Is concerned the league will work out its
own salvation or destruction. Mr.. Spald-
Ing, letter of resignation which was pre-
sented by James A.. Hart, Of Chicago, is
as follows:
Gentlemen-ln accepting the presidency of
the National league. to which Office l was
INFORMED last December / had been duly
elected, 1 promulgated the following platform
as the policy Of my administration:
~, 70 promote, foster, elevate and perpetuate
the game OF baseball, the national field sport
OF America
To eliminate all Objectionable features that
may may. tend to degrade and demoralize the
10 ineulcate in the governors of the game,
cup ohctals, umpires, players and every one
interested IN or connected with the national
sport. a realization Of what true sportsman
snip Is, and to subordinate the financial side
Of the game. . .F.' -
IT. To cultivate among the players desire
they may by their skilfulness, integrity and
gentlemanly department., both on and off
the held, raise their profession to a high
plane and add .luster and interest to the ma
tional game.
To establish a central governing body in
Wnlch al professional baseball interests shall
DE properly represented this body to be clothed
WIN ample power to carry into effect these
ana other objects that tend to maintain the
integrity and high standing OF the game
conditions have arisen which, in my opin-
Ion, make 1t impossible at this time to carry
out all the principles embodied In the above
platform, and as no compromise or modiHca.
tlon OF these principles will be satisfactory
70 me, i have decided to discontinue further
eAorts IN this direction, and hereby tender
my resignation as president of the National
league, and respectfully insist that 1t be ac-
cepted without delay.
wish to emphatically declare that I am
prompted in this action solely by the belief
tnaS prolonging fractional political warfare
into the playing season would be distasteful
to the public, injurious to the National league
IN particular and to professional baseball in
| general. Respectfully, A G. spalding.
freedman made no attempt to conceal
his delight. The retirement of Mr.. Spald-
ing is a personal triumph for Freedman
and Brush and will still further degrade
the National league IL such thing were
possible. When it was all over Freed
man remarked sneeringly:
There has been a lot of talk about taking
my club away from me / mantto know
what you propose doing about that. Does
anybody want to take my club away from
me?
The presidency will probably go to N
j. Young. Mention was made yesterday
Of IA II. Soden, OF Boston,
and Harry Pulliam for the place.
but both declined. William G.:
Temple, the well-knswn enthusiast who
gave the famous Temple cup some years
ago, can have the presidency If he wants
1t and SO can E. B. Talcott, formerly the
owner of the New York club, but as they
will be forced to remain in New York
practically all the time neither IL :ex-
pect to accept $50