The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
SPALOING is STILL IT
BACK THE RESIGNA-
TTON
WILL NOT ABANDON POLICY
Magnates Consider 1t ImpOIitic 10
Make Any Further Declaration
While Matter Is in
the Courts.

PITTSBURG, Feb. 22.-The meeting or
the league baseball officials which was
scheduled for II o'clock this morning
probably will not be held until late this
afternoon or tonight, as the delay in
Eastern trains arriving in this city has
prevented Messrs. Roch, Robson and Gb-
bits from arriving in time. Hanion,
Hart, of the Chicago team, and CoI
Dreyfus, of the local team, are a. the
hotel where the meeting is to be held
but they are not talking for publication
The baseball officials finally got their
conference under way at the Hotel Shen-
ley shortly before 2 o'clock this after
noon They locked the doors and thus
insured full privacy. One of them was
still absent, A. J. Roch, of Philadelphia.
who did not show up, nor was any word
received from him.
Col. J. l. Rogers, of Philadelphia, and
Ebbitts, of Brooklyn, arrived late, and
Immediately went upstairs to one of the
parlors for the conference.
Those present were Ed Hanlon, or
Brooklyn; President J. A. Hart, of Chi
cago; Messrs. Rogers and Ebbitts Har-
ry Pulliam and Col. Dreyfus. They pre-
served an impenetrable secrecy until Their
entry into the conference.
At the conclusion of the meeting to-
night the following statement was given
to the Associated Press:
sentatfves of the Pittsburg Athletic
company, Chicago League Ball club,
Brooklyn Ball club and Philadelphia Han
club, limited, members Of the National
league and American Association Of Pro
fessional Baseball clubs.
"a letter dated Point Iona, Cal, Feb.
IA, 1902, from Mr.. A G. Spalding, was
received, rendering his resignation of the
presidency of the said league, if in the
judgment of the four clubs it should
be deemed wise to accept it. After a
full interchange of views, it was unan1-
mously:
Resolved, That we disapprove of such
resignation and respectfully return it
to Mt. SpaIding. That his nomination
and erection to such presidency was in
support of the principle, which principle
is the eradication from league councils
like methods which have so marred it's
actions in the past In other words, the
elimination of what is known as Brush
ISM and 'Freedmanism," without any
antagonism to the personalities of Messrs
Brush and Freedman, who were and are
the authors and opponents of said
"isms''
Resolved, That we know of no reason
why we should abandon that policy, and
we believe that Mr. A. G.. Spalding is
the ideal and practical leader to enforce
Resolved, That inasmuch as the ques-
ton as to the validity of his election to
the office of said presidency is now pend |
ing in the supreme court of the CITY of
New York, and as arguments by counsel
pro and con on that subject viii be made
during the first week of next month |
that it would be unwise and fmpoIitic
for us to make any further declaration
at present, other than that we will abide
by the decision of that court and win
ION IN the conYen1ng of meeting of the
eight clubs of the National league either.
in recognition of Mr.. A. G. SpaIding as
president thereof, or, in the event Of an
adverse decision of the court for the
purpose of filing the vacancy thus de-
clared to exist in that office, in accord
anee with the constitution of the said
league, and with the rules of parIia-
mentary law.