The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-07
TO Be ALL STARS.
Webster Base Ball
Magnates Seeking
Material.
PLAYERS IN PLENTY.
The Best Are None Too
Good For the Local
Sporting Public.
IN PLENTY.

webster May 6.-The latest novelty
in the base ball line is a star aggre-
CATION of lady ball tossers. They are
known as the Ladies Base Ball Club
of New York city Whether they can
play good ball or not is left with the
chappies to decide, but there is et1e re-
deeming trait with them and Gaat is
that they are all good looking.
Manager John H. Conway ane Tho
mas F. Hederman have not decided
whether they will book the club or
not, as they are out for business this
season, and it is a question whether
they can play ball or not. 1t would
not be any dream to say that an aggre-
cation of ball players of the weaker
set, gowned flashily in sporty bloom
ers would draw out big crowd and
make big hit. and that all the chap
pies from this section and even Wor-
cester would tog out in their best, with
huge canes and buttonhole bouquets,
but it is a question whether the women
can play the game.
Quietly the details are being perfect
ed for a swift ball nine here the COM
ing months The managers are keep
ing their eyes open all the time for
good players, and when they locate one
he is nabbed at once. Although no
players have been hired. the manager
have singled out several that they in
tend to try, and if they prove salts
factory they will be hired for the sea-
son.
Sedgewick and Lestage of Brown uni
versity will probably be the battery.
Both these young men played here las!
season, and a warm pair they proved
to be- Sedgewick has not lost his
ability, as was demonstrated in a re-
cent game with Holy Cross college in
Worcester a couple of weeks ago.
Lestage is a star catcher in all that
goes with that position. He is looked
upon by several of the directors Of the
association as a possible man&gNr OF
the team. Both Lestage and EiSpart-
ner, Sedgewick. can be securec, after
the college season closes in june. Les
,tage will probably move here if he
takes permanent charge of the team.
John S. Miller. a Chicago boy and
captain of the Exeter team last year
who is now stopping at the Joslir
House under the tutorship of Thomas
J. Thompson, will be tried for first
base. He will play in the first game
and il satisfactory, will be kept for the
season.
Managers Conway and Hedermar
could not have selected a better mar
than they did to cover second bag. The
custodian of that base will be Capt
Sholta of the last years Grafton team
Sholta is good man in all points Of
the game, and is big addition to the
team. He viii probably be captain
of the team.
The third base. which is the hardest
position on the local grounds to cover
well, as the ground at that point gives
the ball deceptive bound, will be
looked after by COREY" Cannon OF
Worcester. Cannon covered that bag
for the Websters last yeas. and a val
liable man he was. His batting aver
age was at the top notch and his error
column was light compared with the
condition of the ground at this point.
George Moore, Boston boy, will
pick up grounders at short. He is the
best man that the team has yet Sc
cured. He is something like Jimmie
Stafford of the. Bostons, as he can play
in any position. Moore is not so well
known around here, but down where
he comes from he has a fast record.
John Stafford, the old reliable, viii
play in centre garden. He was captain
of last years team. Everybody knows
all over the country, from Maine tc
California, and knows the game from A
TO u. Many want him for manger, an6
possibly he may get it.
Thomas ]. Reilly, of basket bal
fame, young player, who gave good
satisfaction in left field last year fol
Webster will be allotted to righ
field. He has improved wonderfully
and is fast enough for Webster His
usual feature of the game was to make
one or two phenomenal one-hanC
catches. With the stick he was alst
clever.
The left garden will be looked after
by some Moriarity from Evansville, r
1. He is considered by the manager a!
a swift man and entirely competent t
| fill that position. While as vet no play
ers have been actually engaged tn,
above outline will probably play thu
first game, and then if any changes ar,
needed, they will be made at once.
The local fans want to see Tommy
Saunders and John H, Putnam in
stalled as a local battery. They wer,
Webster's last years battery, and
better pair could not be found. Puts
mutton was to make home runs. H,
has signed with Fitchburg this year
but Webster can probably get him fol
a few games.
Tommy Saunders equal as a twirle
was not found last year.
Players of past or prospective repu
tation in this vicinity are all writing
the local managers for jobs on tn
team here this summer.
In a week or so everything viii b.
definitely settled. The first game Will
be played May o.. and the next Me
mortal day. AS yet the opposing team
has not been selected, but everythin,
viii be fixed soon. William Smith Of Ok
| ford is fast getting the grounds int,
shape They are being graded and tn
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