The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-08
Washington Claims
Him Under the 10
Days Clause.
MAY CLOSE THE SEASON THERE.
League Season
VIII End Here
Tomorrow.

| Billy Bransfleld is lost to Worcester
He will play with Washington of the
National league. The latter club took
advantage Of the ten days notice clause
and put in a claim for Bransfeld.
Last evening Bransfield received a
telegram from Washington asking him
his price for the remainder of the sea-
son. Brans1eld sent his terms, and is
awaiting a reply.
Bransfield is the property of the
Washington club on account of the
claim they have made on his service,
regardless of the fact that he has
signed a contract to play with Wor-
cester. That contract now isn't worth
the paper on which 1t is printed.
| There is only one way in which Brans-
| field can be saved for the Worcesters,
and it may be too late at that. 1t is
a question if Boston can now recall his
| 10 days notice and sign him again
Whether it can or not is so delicate a
question in baseball law, that the ma
tional board would have to settle it,
If Boston did recall the 10 days notice,
Bransfield would have to be signed
again to new contract, just the same
as if he was never on the Boston pay
cate that Bransfield is in the market
for any National league team that de-
sires to claim him, and it would then
| resolve itself into a case of first come,
| first served.
In that case, Washington has the
prior claim. The claim was entered a
few days ago, probably before Brans-
field signed a Worcester contract
which would make Washington's claim
CT Tlt1t = he 20 49,
field signed a Worcester contract would
make no difference whatsoever The
signature would be void if Washington
or any National league team put in a
claim before the expiration of the 10
days. Such is the law of the national
agreement, under which the big league
and nearly every league in the country,
including the Eastern, is playing. The
law is that when a player receives a
10 days notice of release from a Ma
tional league club. any other club in
that league may put in a claim for his
services, and the player must 20 to
that club rather than sign with any
minor league team.
Bransfeld received his notice of re-
lease from Boston last Wednesday. so
that his term of service with Boston
would end with the conclusion of the
eastern league season tomorrow The
purpose of giving him the 10 DAYS
notice was to avoid carrying him on
the payroll for six weeks after the
wind-up of the Eastern league season.
The wishes of the player are of minor
consideration. The question of salary
is not hard one to settle Naturally
the player is requested to send his
terms but if they are not accountable
the club can make reasonable adj
vance over the salary he has been re-
ceiving and, according to the rules, he
will have to join the team Under the
law of the National agreement, it seems
as if Bransfield is lost to Worcester
and will become a Senator
He will play with the Washingtons.
judging from the dispatch he received
last evening If Washington does not
hold him next season, he will probably
be farmed to Toronto. That is Wash
ingtons farm, as Worcester is Bos-
tons.
Manager Leonard, acting for the
Worcester base ball club, did a neat
thing last evening. The receipts of the
game yesterday were not large The
crowd was small, and Hartford got a
guarantee, Manager Leonard not de-
string to ask that team to play for
nothing. On account of the smallness
of the receipts, he took S25 from the
club treasury and added it to the re-
celpts for the benefit of st. Gabriels
orphanage.
The wfnd-up of the season comes, to-
morrow. double 1seader, the first of
the season, will be played at the oval
Springfield will be the opposing team.
The first game will be called at 81
O'Clock and the second within a few
minutes of the end of the first. ONLY
one admission on be charged.
Manager Leonard looked over several
possible sites for new grounds yester
day. among them a place on Park ave-
nue., a short distance below Chandler
street. He also received a telephone
message from Michael A. Henry Of the
Henry Brothers in relation to the land
on Shrewsbury streets opposite East
park. Mr. Henry will confer with 9th
err owners in that section and make
known TO Manager Leonard today what
the owners will do in regard to leasing