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Jim whitney. washington's great pitcher,
been n Myaqs nk @ab oTen md
other League mon since the close Of last season.
Whitney called at Mr.. Bewitts olllce Thursday
work on pa coss lie
pecially the batting Of Myers, and Mack. and
ons iellev states & Rnt he Is exc Excellent
ditfop. and has fully recovered from the trouble
which caused him 70 lay of so many games
early day to get into, shape for his champion
ship seas0n and he hopes to see eth the Senator'S
have done during tho past two years.
WORCESTER, Jan. 25.-The outlook. for base
ball the coming season has improved wonder
who who control s the local association game to
while good base ball town, is not big enough
to support three or four mines in other New
England cities for the sake OF having is New v
f1l VIII oTaanisstions so out Of New England, @ iirst
joining hands with Lowell and agreeing. to
outlook wasn't very encouraging at the
beginning but nersist,Gnnt inquiry S R backed by
sSr prGEEsd the fnt Ga the od
City and Newark Of the Central League, were
found to be dissatisfied from causes similar to
men. that no ono or two cities can support
base bali teams in half \ dozen unless the gem
asont so" TNU ia game me forth for their T
necessity o{ an alliance with ita Larger cities,
League. Like the Worcester gentlemen they
saw that an attempt to enter the American As
titon Of the shiGers oxpersnce s with the PICK
erel. They also cast an anchor to windward by
opening negotiations, with the base ball men of
upon the failure Of tho International League
negotiations. Those negotiations have failed,
neude and Lowell HSrtord and
New Haven or Bridgepoort, Newark and Jersey
City. Scranton and Wllkesbarre are most
assurances from New Jersey and Newark
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accompany them. Practically and theoreti-
cally the Worcesters are controlled by three
men. They know good base ball when
to es Carry 20 out their plans and business ability
with which to make their plans. They realize
that the nine Worcester had last season is not
strong enough for successful competition with
the mines in Newark and Jersey City. and they
have already set about securing players who
will strengthen the team. Campion, the first
signed. and Fred Mann. who was with the St.
Louis Browns last season, being on the books.
Wheelocks case is growing mighty Interest
ing. His acts show that he realized that lie
in Detroit without getting g release from Mor-
ham. who managed the Worcesters last season.
Secretary Stevens accepted the notification
from Burnh8m as bindinR.s When he heard
that the Worcester management did not ac-
ceased to be in their employ last October.
Stevens made the point that he had never re-
ceived any notice OF Burnham's release.
The directors OF the Norcesters say Burn
ham was never und contract to them, and as
Stevens never received notice that he was. there
was no occasion to notify him that he wasn't.
and the fact Is Burnham never made written
agreement with the Worcesters. Now 1t ap-
pears that the Worcesters played all last sea-
son and signed all their players without having
O. franchise. as the franchise was made out In
OF the men who were backing the team.
The gentlemen say that the vote was to ad-
NIT Worcester on their application. presented
by MIR, Burnham. and are very anxious to
know by what anthortty the Secretary made
the new league is formed. the Worcesters will
hold Wheelock If they can. and strong effort
will be made to show that they can. even II
some ones fingers get pinched.