The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-15
Frank selee is Much
Interested
IN LOCAL BASE BALL
Special Committee Will Visit
Worcester on Tuesday.

Frank S. Selee, manager of the Bos-
ton Club of the National League, is in
terested in an Eastern League club for
Worcester.
He has long said that Worcester was
a good base ball town, and now that
there is a chance of his getting an in
terest in Worcester team, he proposes
to take it.
1t transpired yesterday that Selee was
ore of the men associated with Charles
F. Marston, last years manager of the
Fall River team of the New England
League, when he made application at
the Eastern League meeting in New
| franchise.
Local enthusiasts have been wonder
ing who Marston was, and what posi-
| bic chance he stood for getting the
team here, ever since they read that
his name was considered among the
applicants. If the story on the street
yesterday is true, Marston seems in a
better way to get the franchise than
many have imagined. Mr.. Rice, If he
is willing to comply with the leagues
requirements regarding the posting Of
|
track with Marston, Selee g. Company
a good second.
| MarSton has been put in as a COM
promise owner by the New England
League people, growing out from the
difficulty regarding territorial rights
here. and it is understood that M. j.
Finn is also connected with the deal
and would have an interest in the Wor-
cester team. Marston intends playing
| his syDY1aS q the oval
Whoever gets the franchise will be
obliged to advance 5000 to have a clear
right to Worcester. The sum Of $500
will go to pay for the territorial rights
which the Eastern League purchased
of the New England League for that
price last Tuesday. The other $500
must be deposited as a guarantee that
the club will live the season through.
This $500 can hardly be figured in the
expense of placing team in Worces-
ter. inasmuch as the money would be
refunded with the close of the season,
providing Worcester had played
through her schedule of games
Mr.. Rice has stated in an interview,
that he would be unwilling to advance
$500 in cash to live out the season, but
was willing to put UP bond for that
amount. In case he changes his mind
and agrees to post the money, or can
induce the committee to think his way
| 1t would appear that he has by far the
best chance of getting the franchise.
Presidents Draper and Shean are both
personal friends of Mr.. Rice, and it is
believed that their influence in his be-
half will count for much.
The whole matter of franchise owner
ship in Worcester will be settled Tues
day afternoon when the special commit
tee of three appointed at the New York
meeting will visit this city. President p.
7. Powers of the Eastern league, who
also Acts as the chairman of this COM
mittee, notified yesterday the other
members, Messrs. Draper of Providence
and Shean Of Springfield that he would
meet them at the Bay State House in
this city at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
| The applicants for the franchise will
appear before the committee, show their
| financial backing and attempt to de-
monstrate what facilities each has for
carrying on base ball in Worcester to
the best advantage of the lovers of the
game and to the Eastern league. 1t is
likely too that the committee will go
out upon a little investigating trip of
Its own to ascertain local feeling 1t is
expected that the franchise will be
awarded one man or the other before
| the committee leaves town.
| Mr.. Rice will extend an invitation to
| the committee to be his guests at din
ner at the Worcester Club at the con-
clusion of its deliberations.