The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-07
BRANSFIELD SIGNS.
He Will Catch For
Worcester Next
Season.
SIGNED CONTRACT YESTERDAY.
Indians and Farmers PLAY
For Charity This
Afternoon.

with the team next season. Manage
Leonard had quiet talk with Brans-
held after the game yesterday and at
It's conclusion Bransheld wrote his name
at the foot of a Worcester contract.
When Manager Leonard saw The Spy
Yesterday that Manager Buckenberger
Oh the Rochesters wanted the crack
catcher for next season he redoubled
the efforts he made last week with good
results Bransfield's preference was
worcester, but there were difficulties in
the way. 1t did not take long to iron
them out, however, when the mana ger
ana player got together The announce
ment Of his signing will be received
with great pleasure by the fans. with
all OF whom Bransield is a hot favor
lite.
There viii be a ball game at the oval
To-Day. The Worcesters and Hartfofds
VIII play game originally scheduled
for Hartford, but which was postponed
on account Of rain and which Manager
Barnie of the Hartfords has agreed to
transfer to this city.
The game will be fnr the benefit of
st. GabriePs orphanage on High street.
An erroneous impression was given
out yesterday that it would he merely
an exhibition contest 1t will be a cham
pionship contest and will count in the
standing of the clubs.
The fact that the Worcester club is
willing to give the proceeds Of the game
to a charitable institution does not
make eny difference in regard to the
standing of the teams.
Everybody should attend the game for
not only will it be a championship con-
test, but the money will be devoted to
a good object.
Manager Frank G. Selee of the Bos-
tons, vice president IF the Worcester
team, was in this city for an hour or
two last evening His team was on its
way to Brooklyn. The Boston man
stayed over until the midnight train In
order to confer with Manager Leonard
on matters relating to the Worcesters.
They talked of various matters, includ-
ing the question Of new grounds, Man
ager Leonard informing the Boston
manager what he has been doing in the
matter of looking up new sites.
Joe Rickert will be seen in new role
next week. He has accepted position
as bartender for T. H. Sullivan on Me-
chanic street. Joe hasn't SHOWN any dis
position to hit high ones this season and
he probably won't during the winter,
but he has shown that he can handle
/ Ugh ones safely and "Musty" feels he
has a great catch
Manager Selee is favorably I'M
pressed with the playing of Rickert OF
the Worcesters, as everybody else has
been, and a casual remark which the
Boston manager dropped last evening
gave rise to a rumor that Rickert would
go to Boston, which will not happen.
Those who started the rumor do not
realize that Rickert is a borrowed play
er and the property of Pittsburg. Man
ager Selee said if Rlckert could hit well
and continued to bunt as he did In yes
terday's game, he would be fast enough
for the National League. In making
that remark Manager Selee didn't say
anything but what every fan in Wor-
cester knows.
Tip" O'Neill Of the Worcesters
watched yesterdays game from the
stand. He was hit in the side by a
bounding ball Tuesday and suf
fered considerable pain during the
night He consulted a physician yester-
day, who feared O'Neill might be in
ternally injured and advised him not
to play.
P. F. Boyle, the latest second base
man of the Worcesters to be released,
went to his home, in Cleveland, yes
terday. Manager Barnie of the Hart
fords was after Boyle during the day,
desiring him to play with Hartford for
the balance of the season.
Manager Leonard visited severae
places about the city yesterday which
have been suggested to him as possible
sites for new grounds. Among the
places was the Grove street grounds.
He called at the office of Hon. Stephen
Salisbury, after inspecting the field on
Grove street, but Mr.. Salisbury was not
in the city. Manager Leonard says the
site on the Grafton road, just beyond
Rice square, which he has visited, Is
only IL minutes ride out and 10 minutes
in, the difference being due to the up
grades going out. He will visit two
other possible sites today which were
suggested to him last evening.
Since coming to this city for the
present series, Manager Rarnie of the
Hartfords has expressed himself many
times on the close call he had in trying
to secure the franchise for Worcester
in the Eastern League. He made APP
plication FOR rights in this city last
fall and secured them. and was sur
prised when he learned later that ter
ritorial rights had been granted to the
New England League. Manager Barnie
thinks he was wronged in the deal, as
the title to Worcester was clear on Oct.
1, which is the last day on which ter
ritorial rights can be secured.
RETURNS TO ST. LOUIS.