The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-07
Another New Man for
the Worcester
Ball Team.
WAS WITH THE NEWARK CLUB.
If You Want to Find Base
Ball News, Read
The Spy.

Still another new player for worces-
ter.
The new man is Gus Klopf, who has
been playing shortstop for the Newark
Club of the Atlantic league all season.
The Spy announced exclusively yes
terday that Boyle of the defunct Hous-
ton club of the Texas league arrived in
this city, and will sign with the Wor-
cester team.
The Spy alone announces today that
Klopf will probably be here this after
noon and will join the team tomorrow
Klopf received an offer from the Wor-
cester management yesterday
The offer is in excess. of what he has
been getting while member of the
Newark team, and he will doubtless ac-
cept
Manager Leonard has been after
Klopf for several days. He is a crack
ajack player, and will be a great addi-
ton to the Worcesters. He is not only
fine fielder, but he is also a hard hit
ter and has ranked with the best in
fielders of the Atlantic League this
year
When Manager Leonard left this city
he left instructions with the treasurer
of the club, Fred Mason, to carry on
the negotiations with Klopf. The lat
ter did so yesterday. He sent Klopf a
dispatch asking him if he wanted to
come to Worcester, and received a IA
Vorable answer. Klopf asked what
money the Worcester MANAGEMENT
would give him. Treasurer Mason at
once wired him the sum which Worces-
ter would pay him.
The figures must be satisfactory to
klopf. They are high. higher than is
paid an inf1elder of league of the size
of either the Eastern or the Atlantic
The Worcester management realizes it
needs an infelder if it is going to be
In a race for the peDnant. The race is
to be warm one, and Worcester is
now under handicap, for Rochester
has a comfortable lead and only a
long streak of winning ball will win
out over the Rowdies.
For that reason the Worcester mar
agement is willing to pay good money
for an infielder who can fill the bill
and help the team win the pennant.
The Worcester management is deter
mined that the penrant shall fly from
a flagstaff on the Worcester grounds
the coming season.
The addition of Boyle is not enough.
Another hard hitting infielder is need
ed, and Klopf is the man to fill the bill
Dolan of the Richmond team, who is
now with Philadelphia has been re-
garded as the best infielder of the At
lantic league.
The Worcester management made a
try for Dolan, but couldn't get him.
Philadelphia wanted him, and bought
him up in the face of the Worcester
management
Klopf is considered the next best
man. The Worcester management has
been keeping the wires hot for Klopf
for several days.
The negotiations with Klopf have
been made in anticipation of the drop.
ping of Newark from the Atlantic
league. The Atlantic league is on the
verge of disruption since the sale of
the Wilkesbarre club to Jim Manning
of the Kansas City team.
The sale of the team left the league
with five clubs and of course one had to
be dropped. Newark was slated for the
club to get out of the box. Reading
announces, however. that it's team will
be disbanded. 1t refuses to continue in
the league with four clubs. That an
nouncement practically means that the
entire league will go under in a day or
two.
Klopf did not answer the last dis
patch which was sent him yesterday in
which the terms Worcester will offer
him was given. He had probably left
home after sending his message, think
ing he would not receive another yes
terday. He will get the terms Of Wor-
cester today, and will doubtless come
right on. He can hardly get here in
time to play in today's game, but he
can get here in season to leave with
the team for Providence tomorrow.
Klopf will greatly strengthen the
team, if he comes. He has been play
ing great ball for Newark this season.
He played with Richmond of the At
lantic league last season the pennant
winner of the league. Richmond won
rs, and lost 43 games during the sea-
son, having an average Of GAS, which
is pretty high Klopf played shortstop
for the Richmond team. He played In
ITO games during the year. He was at
bat ASS times and made 100 hits, which
gives him batting average of 2S6
That was good hitting in the Atlantic
League last year as only eight men
stood over 300 He made 70 runs and
list of shortstops in fielding, having an
average of 924 He had COG chances, 1873
put outs, 362 assists and only 46 errors
in 10 games.
Klopf has been playing better ball
this year than he did last, although
the figures have not been published. He
will make a strong man for the Wor-
cesters and will be of valuable assist
ance in winning the pennant.
Dan Murphy, who played with the
WOrcesters last week, will be back here
again today ready to play If the man
agement desires him to. Whether he
will sign or not is question, which
can not be settled until he comes, and
Manager Leonard has a talk with him.
He played in North Attleboro, Satur-
day, against Attleboro. In five times at
bat he made four hits, including two
doubles, and he had 10 chances in the
field, Ave putouts and five assists. He
made two of the five runs, which his
team made, defeating the Attleboro
team by score of five to four
This will be the only game of the
week until Saturday. The Worcesters
will play in Providence tomorrow and
next day. From Providence they go
to Hartford for two games. After
playing there they return to play in
this city with Montreal, Saturday.