Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-10
WANT WORCESTER.
Secretary Morse of the N. E.
League Says City Should
Have a Nine.
He Suggests That an Application Be Made
for Admission Into His organiza-
ton Favorable Consideration
Promised,

Jake Morse, the Boston base ball writ
er, in his weekly letter to the Sporting
Life this week, shares the opinion of
many of the local base ball cranks when
he says that it is pity Worcester is
not in some league this season. But his
suggestion that Worcester cast it's lot
with the New England League for 1898
is not likely to meet with much favor
here. Jake admits in his letter, as will
be seen below, that local sentiment is
proceeds to show wherein that is wrong
and cites some of the players who have
gone from the New England into the
big league. By the tenor of what he
writes it would appear that the organi-
zation of which he is the secretary
would like very much to have Worcester
in its membership. Worcester, however,
will not take the initiative, and it is
doubtful if even a proposition coming
from the league would be seriously en-
tertained. This city had zoo much New
England League ball in the past. Here
is what Mr.. Morse writes:
1t is too bad that Worcester has not
this season. 1 am sure that place would
be a most desirable addition to any
minor league in this section. The city
is ripe for base ball without doubt,
and there should not be the least trouble
in the world about backing. The local
games in the city last season attracted
big crowds. 1t will be big disappoint-
ment to many if the approaching sea-
son begins and no club to represent one
~ a;t In, NaUv EHncrlarN6
It is very doubtful, indeed, if the city
will find an opening in the New Eng
land League. That organization has not
even cast an eye at Worcester. 1t would
be glad to include that city in its cir
cult if that city desired to come in.
Somehow Worcester has turned up its
nose at the New England and consid-
cred it beneath its dignity, but why can
not be stated.
New England saw some great base
ball last season, ball worthy of Worces-
ter or any other city not in the major
league class. More than once in recent
seasons the New England League clubs
proved fast enough for National League
teams Fall River gained notable vic
tory over Boston in '96 with KlobedaIlz
in the box, and last spring Pawtucket
gained a victory over the Bostons that
the cranks in the Rhode Island city
Will not lOTSel lOI d IOliS tltiC- 6W-
tucket has also given splendid battle to
Providence Take a look at some of this
New England material now in the Ma
tional League-Hugh Duffy, Jesse Bur-
kett, Billy Hamilton-quite an outfield
right there, eh; such catchers as Nor
gan Murphy, George Yeager, Martin
Bergen, Malachi Kittridge, Bridget"
Donahue, Billy Merritt; pitchers like
Klobedanz, Friend, McGee and Wheel
er. Then there are Lajoie, Harry Davis,
Anderson, Phil Geier, Laehance and
John Mccarthy among others.
The nursery that breeds such men
cannot be very slow. have no desire
to influence any lovers of the game in
Worcester in the least toward the New
England League for that organization
has record that will speak for itself.
At all events 1t strikes me that New
England professional ball is a deuced
sight better than no ball at all. 1t can
not be denied that Worcester people
think that no ball is better than New
England ball If they do let them look
at the record of 1898. Worcester and
another city would pair well in making
the league one of eight clubs. It's a
shame that Worcester was not put into
line this year. The right kind of work
would have done it. Naturally, l would
like to see Worcester in the New Eng
land League, but it is not a selfish feel
ing. Worcester should be in some
league, and if it should condescend to
try our company again, doubtless its
associates would leave no stone un-
turned to make the article of ball fur
nished fast enough to please everybody
interested.