The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-05

batting We're sent out from President
Young's CHce shortly after the close
Of the season, it was seen that tho
Worcester man had 100 extra bases to
his credit, more than any other man in
the league.
Anderson IS a Worcester boy; he was
born here, brought up here, has lived
here all his life and thinks that there
sf5 mo such place in the world as tho
Heart of the Commonwealth. OF course,
during the summer months he is away
from home, but he spends his winters
here with his wife and mother. Nearly
Everybody in Worcester knows John
Anderson, for in addition to having
quito reputation as a ball player, he
as big fellow physically, the sort that
D man would look at twice in passing
about 6 feet, three inches, and weighs
considerably over 200 pounds. He is
broad shouldeFed and as straightlas he
is TALL. In q word he has an almost
perfect physique.
Everybody may not believe it, but it
Is q fact, nevertheless, that John An
Aqerson is only a few weeks over rs
years of age, being born Dec. IA, 1873.
Eesrwent, to the Worcester schools,
playing first on a number of the kid
organizations, and later, as he became
nlore proficient, playing with such
tealns as the st. sAnnes, the Guilds and
other amateur organizations. In those
games, Anderson played almost entire
y behind the bat His fame soon
spread abroad, and in 1892 he played
his first game for a financial consider
alton. 1t was with the West Boylston
Club, which had fairly strong team
at that time meeting with success
teams of the calibre of the Marlboros.
the Hudsons, the Clintons, the Pepper
ellis and others of that class The fol-
lowing year 93-Anderson spent his
summer playing on the team that was
organized from the ranks of the Wor-
cester- Athletic Club.
In the spring Of a. Worcester es-
saved to enter and remain in New Eng
land League company, Pat Murphy at
the time being at the head Of the team,
"a plumber of local players were given
a trial, and among the lot was John
anderson He was supposed by Pat
Murphy tofbe something of a pitcher. a
position to which he never really as
pred and in the opening game of the
league schedule, Worcester playing
wlth IiaNerhill in the latter city, An
qsrson was assigned to do the pitch
ln8<g Worcester lost the game, 10 to
., although it was by no means all
Anaerson' S fault. That night the Wor-
eestefs returned to this city, and the
IoiilpNlng morning Anderson found his
release.s His career with the Worces-
ters covered just one game
ltso happened that the following day.
MONDAY, the Haverhils were coming
W Wpfcester. Anderson met the visit
ing team at the depot, and asked John
4FWm. who was running the team. if
ne Spuid not be given trial in the out
4 nelus irwin evidently liked the cut of
snV ssiioW, ana having seen his playing
1ol
desired trial. Anderson signed Win
HaVefhll to play in the outfield. and
was never called upon to do any pitch
ing. 'iiS pi'eH-
iAnqerson played with good success
WIFI -iaVerhill, proving good hitter
aIus sure hitter but on September list
~ Nts Soid by 11averhill to the Brook
i,lyn sup and has been its rronertv
ever since. The story Of Anderson;s
release" and sale is Interesting Gus
hcn1nelz5N who swas at that time man
aging, washington and Charlea n
blrflIs, now dead, but then at the head
q Brooklyn's affairs, made a trim IN
fali IlNef to get line on a fellow
nalHeu freeman who was then PLAYING
good ball and making some terriac
drives Fail River met Haverbiil tbat
day and the two visitors had moi haan
watching the players long before the,,
became convinced that Anderson WINS
a~eomer." They dropped Freeman and
before night the papers mad been signed
that made Anderson a Bridegroom Tr-
win informed the Worcester bov mat
night Of the deal. Anderson was sur
prised and at the same time pleased fo,
Nthe National league is the goal 70
which every base ball player fixes his
eyes when he starts in to make the
game a business and not a pastime.
The remainder of that season Ander-
son played with Brooklyn. and he was
with them in '95, 96 and '97. He start
ed in to play with Brooklyn again last
year, but after the season was not