The Worcester spy., 1899-02-01
Is NO FARM
Worcester VIII Own
Her Players.
MARSTON INCENSED
At Story That Team Would
Be Boston's Pasture

Somebody on the Only yellow has
been InduIgiag in another pipe dream
That paper persisted, morning after
morning, when the scn=ma Of placing
an Eastern league team in Worcester
was first broached, that Charles T.
Rice held the key to the situation" as
they expressed IT,
Later, however, it was discovered By
the paper down the street that The Spy
had been right all along, and that Mr.
Rice did not control everything in
town, in the line Of baseball. They were
forced TO admit at last, that Mr. Rice
did not have the key to the Ioca! sttua-
tion concealed in his vest pocket.
Now The Only Yellow has gone of
upon another and equally foolish tax.
Ihts time it is asserting hat Worcester
IS gong to be Boston's farm. that the
untried colts owned BY Boston are go
ing TO De turned out to pasture here in
worcester until shsy shall be fast
enough 10 step in league company.
As matter of fact, Worcester isn't
going to be anybody's farm. No team
IN class B or a class c league whose
players were at the heck and call Of
some major league magnzte was ever
d noWllng success. And Mr. Marstof
VINO owns the franchise and the club.
mas been in baseball too long not to
know that Worcester as a farm for
anybody would kill the game here.
Mr- Marston naturally feels some
what tncEnsed over the story. and 10 a.
spy man last evening he said the story
was a fabrication pure and simple. As
I9r having made any sort of a deal with
Manager Seles or the Boston club for
It's surplus players, nothing had been
farther from his mind.
can tell you" said Mr.. MarstOn.
that every man, with possibly one ex-
ceptIon. wearing a Worcester Uniform,
when the Eastern league season opens
April 29, is going to belong to Worces-
Ter, and to nobody else. People want
70 know that the players on q team be-
long 10 the man who is running the
team, and not TO some other man or
cIuo, % miles or perhaps 500 miles
away l don't approve of farms; I
never did and never will"
VINO is the possible exception to
which you refer, Mr.. Marston." asked
the newspaper man.
Wen, you know him Know him
probably better than I do. But vou
don't admire his playing a bit more
than /. His name is B7ansfieId. Hard
ly had l been granted the franchise
than friends Of mine came 70 me and
said that | ought to have Bransfield
on the Worcester team. They pointed
out TO me that he was . Worcester
boy, had a host OF friends here. and
that ne would be drawing card. I
had already thought OF Bransfield my
self, and, in fact, mad talked with Man
ager Selee regarding his purchase.
But Manager Seiee regards Brans-
field as a coming player, and would not
sell him outright at any price. Obvi-
ously my next best move was to get
him for the season. I think I can
safely say that Bransfleld will play
with Worcester this season. And if he
starts in it will be with the distinct un-
derstanding on the part Of the Boston
management that he shall play through
the season. His appearance with the
team viii be proof positive that he will
be with US the whole year. Much as 1
want him, / would not take him upon
any other conditions.
That's the whole story about Brans-
field and Worcester as a farming town
for the champions of '9s.
Have you any players signed yet"
was asked Mr.. Marston.
Not at the present tune. Of course
nave my lines out ami have some
good men in view who viii be perfectly
wiling to sign contracts when the time
comes. But just at present / cannot
say definitely who will be on nv team
besides Bransfield.
Mr.. Marston will come to Worcester
with his family from Fall River the
flrst of next week, ana Will make his
home here permanently.