New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
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A. G. SPALDING RESIGNS,
W. G. TEMPLE. ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF THE LEAGUE-HEADQUA
TO BE IN NEW-YORk.

| president of the National Baseball League and W.
c. Temple, of Pittsburg, has been elected the head
| of the oldtime organization. Consequently peace
prevails for the time being in the professional base
| ball world but another will in all probability
be begun before the club owners remove their rub
Der shoes for their homes In his resigna-
ton Mr.. Spading admits that he has found it i'm
| possible to bring about reforms in professional
baseball at this time and thinks that the best inter
| ests of the game demand his retirement for the
| present.
W. G. Temple. the newly elected president, is
man of wealth in Pittsburg, and has been devoted
| follower of the game for many years, He was at
| one time financially interested in the Pittsburg
club and has always been one of its strongest sup
| porters. 1t he who gave the Temple Cup for
competition d few years His friends say that
he is man who viii see that professional baseball
is conducted deceny, and that is about all that the
followers of the game can expect at this time
| sPALDING RESIGNED ON MARCH s.
Mr.. SDaIdings resignation was dated March s.
| and was, consequently, nearly a month old before
some Of the club owners had any idea that 1t was
| in existence. With the two factions solidy op-
posed to each other they have been since the
December meeting. the resignation enabled the
club 10 get down to business. First.
the of Edward B. Talcott, the former owner
of the NeW-York club. was presented. but 1t was
shown that Mr.. Ta!cott would not take the Of
flee, There was some talk of John NJ Ward, the
old leader of the local team and now a lawyer. as
being the best man fer the place. Then Frank De
Haas Robson. of St Louis, placed in nomination
the of w c Temple. and. Mr.. Temple
was acceptable to all. he at once informed at
his home at Pfttsburg of his election. Mr.. Temple
understands the game, and IS said to he a man of
force and decision How he will handle the local
situation will be watched with interest, and his
failure will determine whether profess
sonal baseball is to be conducted decenty or other
wise
The National League has agreed that in the
future no session of the organization can be CON
tnued after II m The meeting at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel adjourned at that time last night
Much of the evening session had been devoted to
going the prepared schedules of championship
games. The three schedules were the work of c IL
Ebbets, of Brooklyn, y. E Young. of Washington.
and +. De Hass Robson. of st. Louis 1t IS the eff
fort of the club owners to pick out the good points
of each and then combine upon one schedule which
will possible to suitins every
body. y. z. Young is expected to remain secre-
tary- treasurer but he will remove his office from
Washington to this city. II is generally admitted
that the headquarters OF the league ought 20 be
here.
1t is said that Messrs Dreyfus, of Pittsburg and
Freedman. of New-York. exchanged decidedly I'M
complimentary remarks regarding each other at
the meeting Mr.. Temple is warm personal friend
Of Mr.. Dreyfus. It IS expected that the schedule
will be adopted to-day. when the club owners will
go their homes.
TO FIGHT AMERICAN LEAGUE.
The club of the league have made up
their minds fight the American League 10 a
finish II was said late last night. Certain club
owners Of the younger organization have recently
made overtures OF peace but It is said that all such
signs of friendship Will be ignored In discussing
possible peace arrangement one of the league men
said last night:
This is not The time 70 talk Of peace between
the two organizations. The American League has
been robbing of players for the last year
The players are stock in trade. Now, do you
suppose that going submit to such
7 will be mar 70 he American
League found that il is paying salaries far
in excess of its income, and naturally wants to
make agreement by which 1t will be able to cut
down those salaries. But the old league is not in
a humor at this time TO assist in any such under
taking Our internal strife has been costly. but l
suppose had to have it"
F A Abel the owner of the Brooklyn club. again
refused to take any part the meeting. preferring
to sit in the corridors and talk baseball with his
friends He was sapponted at Mr.. Spaldinss po-
sition and said he would have been satisfied to
have fought for years If such thing had been
necessary The letter of resignation by MI Spald-
ing follows:
In accepting the presidency of the National
League. to which office I was Informed last , De
eember had been duly elected promugated the |
following platform as the policy OF my admhlstra-
ton: o.o 4,..or o,a,..+a and rer,et,,a+s the
game of baseball the national field sport or
TO eliminate all Objectionable features that may
tend to degrade and the b pof e club
" navere ana everv one interested
in or connected with sport. a realiza
mate the financial Side Of the game.
ITO cultivate among the players a desire for the
highest athletic development. that they may, by
their skiIfulness integrity ana gentemanly deport
ment. both and off the field. raise their probes
sion to a high plane and add lustre and interest
TO establish a central governing body in which
all professional baseball interests shall be properly
represented. this body to be clothed with ample /
power carry into effect these and other objects
that tend TO maintain the integrity ana hlSh stand
Conditions have arisen which, in my opinion, !
make it impossible at this time carry ali
the principles embodied in the above platform, and
COMPROMISE modification of these princi- !
discontinue further efforts in this direction and
hereby tender my resignation president of the |
National League, and respectfully insist that 1t be
l wish to emphaticay declare that prompt |
ed in this action solely by the belief that proong
ing fractional political warfare into the playing
season would be dstaseful to the public injurious
fessional baseball in general
OLD RULES TO BE IN FORCE.
The club owners decided to play under the same !
rules as force last year. The foul strike rule
was incorporated in the book of rules This rule |
was in force last season. but not in the book !
of rules. 1t decided that the pitcher should !
fore any inning before delivering the ball he |
not being allowed to deliver more than five balls
Soden. Robinson and Pulliam named as a !
committee TO decide on what ball is to be used the
Dreyfuss named a committee to take the !;
three playing schedules that have been submitted
and go over them, and draft schedule that thew |
will probably submit to the league meeting this |
afternoon.
PRINCETON PITCHER INJURED
Princeton n. J.. April (SpecaD-The Tigers
are temporarily without their regular pitcher !
ITnderhill, who returned from the South to-day |
with a badly wrenched knee. He will be unable to |
pitch for the for two or three weeks and in |