Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-25
BASE BILL AEIHi|55.
Result of the National League
 Muddle is Awaited.

| TdIuldJ1Ou--AueFlcdu LedS u6
 Will Be the Gainer-"Doc" Reis- ling Paving the Way for Repri-
 mand- Notes About Players in Ey-
 cry League.
 | The determination of the Brook l lyn, Chicago, Pittsburg and Philadel- | phia clubs of the National league to | stick to A. G. Spalding, as exemplified | by the conference among those clubs l i'll Pittsburg on Saturday, is ap- | plauded by baseball men who want I to see the leagues affairs reorgan- ized. In view of Brush's proposi- tion to the American league, it would
 appear as if Ban Johnson would be
 compelled to remain neutral until the | Spalding case has been settled by the l courts, for Johnson has pledged him- self to stand by Spalding to defin- l ite conclusion of the existing troubles in the baseball world. When the re suit of the Pittsburg conference was made known to Spalding, who is still at Point Loma, Cal, he sent the fol- | lowing interview, which was received | last night:
 L strue the action of the loyal four members of the National league at their conference in Pittsburg yester- day as reiterating and reaffirming their allegiance to the principle under lying the baseball controversy. an in dorsement of the campaign conducted 10 date, and a determination not to dodge the real issue by sacrificing npinci1lIn to must be approved by all those who have the best interest of the national game at heart. It is a good omen for the future of the National league that Freedmanism and Brushism re- ceived its death blow at Fittsburg on Washington's birthday. I consider this campaign for the uplifting of baseball so far as it relates to those banefu1 Sisms' as practically over re- gardless of litigation.
 Ut is only question of very short time when the authors of Freed manism-Brushism and all those taint- ed with it will be forced by public opinion to get off the baseball map for the good of the sport or as soon as the gentlemen who are responsible for the Sisms' recognize the conditions and gracefully acknowledge their de- feat. They will find no one more willing or magnanimous than A. q. Spalding in protecting their property rights and making their permanent retirement from the game as easy as possible. The elimination of exist ing evils from professional baseball as matter of principle marks q new epoch in the sport and will 90 down in baseball history along with and equally as important as the memor- able action of the old National leao,Ia pack ill 1878 when the game was res cued from the gamblers. and poolsa1- ing was abolished The results of thIs victory will tend in future to cause those who would aspire +o lao- lslate for nations sport to realize what true sportsmanship is. to moro fully appreciate the trust imnosad and to guard more carefully their own individual baseball records.
 While the loyal four are to be con graduated on their stand and fiob+ for principle, yet public opinion which has been so ably and unanimous1v voiced by the press of the country is entitled to the greater share of cradit, Tor the elimination of Freedman Brushism from our national game.o
 III The opinion of various baseball men the four clubs named above had no alternative but to remain loyal to Spaldlng, for it was he who came to their assistance when they were ap- parently at the mercy of the trust schemers and jumped into the thick or the light with so much vigor that the inside of the whole league ma chlnery was laid bare Spalding. single handed, has made a fight which VIII be the means of bringing certain individuals to account His allies say they will await the courts de- clslon, which may not be reached for some time yet in view of the in creased nmber of legal complications.
 l. r. Hodges, one of the owners of the St Louis American league club. when asked what he had to say re- garding the proposition to take in Cincinnati and New York. thereby making the American a ten club cir cult. declared yesterday that ba would abide by the decision of Ran Johnson, but admitted that the for nation of twelve club circuit would be more advisable than tho plans submitted to the American league by Brush. It would seam proper for Johnson to declare Him. self on the Brush scheme.
 Worcester will have fast ouartetfe | or pitchers in Hastings, Pappalau. | klobedanz and Griffin.
 Manager Hanlon will go to Sonth Carolina this week to compIeta ar- engagements for the spring training of | the Brooklyn team.
 There will be meeting of the di- | rectors of the City Amateur baseball [ league at the rooms of the St Josenb 4. A. society tonight.
 With Harry Pulliam on the golf ilnks. Hans Wagner in the caged are na playing basketball and Fred Clarke k taking a crack at the puck on ice in hockey, the Pittsburgs are pretty we1l represented in the winter pastimes.
 1t is expected that Holy Cross will nave the best team for many seasons. Among the candidates is a brother of Connie Mack, the Philadelphia Ameri- can league player, who is trying for third and promises to make it easily.
 The City league this season will be conducted on business principles, and the managers of each team are now up their forces Drepar-