The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-20
Other EasternLeague
Cities in Boat With
Worcester.
THE QUESTION OF GROUNDS.
Active Preparations tol
Next Season-Prom-
Using Players,

p Other cities of the Eastern league are
in the same boat as Worcester. Roch-
ester and Syracuse are having troubles
over the question of grounds for next
season.
The buildings on the ground where
the Rochester club played ball were de-
stroyed by fire about 10 days ago, and
the base ball management can't ascer-
tain whether or not the owners of the
fair grounds intend to rebuild. There
is another site available in the Flour
city, known as Culver's field, for which
negotiations have been opened.
Syracuse is hesitating between the
present site, Star park, and another de-
slrable lot. Sentiment is in favor of the
grounds used last season.
The management in each city is hust-
ling, already getting its plans on pa
per for next season. The Rochester
management has opened an office which
Will not be closed during the winter.
Manager Buckenberger has secured five
new players for next season. They are
Cattieu an amateur pitcher from Sodus.
n. Y, Walker, another pitcher, who halls
from JohnstoWn, Pa, Shortell, a third
baseman, who played with Paterson,
y. j., team last season, Francis, an in
helder from Homestead, Pa, and King,
third baseman, who played with the
Rochester, Pa, team last year.
Left Fielder Barclay Of the Rowdies,
the foot ball player who knew how to
break Cars nose in a collision at the
oval and smashed few ribs on CASH
dy Of Providence in a similar mix-up,
is coaching the University of Roches-
ter foot ball team. He speaks highly
of Francis Smink, the Rowdy catch
er, who is working in Rochester, names
Shortell as a winner.
ROOTER CLUB FORMED.
Syracuse is making big preparations
for next season, and that city gives
promise of being one of the best in the
league financially. An organization
known as the Rooters' Club has been
formed, the purpose being to give sup
port to the ball team. The Rooters'
Club is looking ahead to next season,
even at this early day. which augurs
well for the club. One of the promi-
nent members of the club in sizing up
the situation, speaks this way:
I'VE are much pleased with the out
look for next year and believe that the
Syracuse Stars will be stars, indeed
The confidence reposed in Manager Jake
Wells is supreme, and we know that we
have man~5Sr in the same class with
AL Buckenberge' and that is good
enough for us. We like the talk of the
possibility of the return of Wrigley and
Steelman to the team
At our meeting the names of several
young players were mentioned and
among them was young George Stroh
of this city. We agreed that the playing
of Stroh while with the team last sea-
son was, all circumstances considered,
something wonderful. This young play
er, under the watchful eye of a manager
like Jake Wells or AL Buckenberger
would certainly develop as have Leach
and Bradley, graduates of the New
York state league.
Some one will pick Stroh up and he is
bound to go to the front, for I believe
with many others, that he has natural
ability as a ball player, Something was
said at the meeting about q new first
baseman, but can't see anything very
much amiss with Dave Calhoun. True,
he is not awful fast on his feet, but he
is hitter and he plays the bag in good
shape.
HENRY LYNCH ALL RIGHT.
What our team wants is fast sec
ond baseman, and Manager Wells will
take care of that. Henry Lynch played
the position we'll but he was sadly
er, Hargrove, makes some outfielders
look pretty slow by comparison. If Wells
don't lose Hargrove he will be fortu-
nate.
II had talk with ex-Magnate George
Kuntzsch and Mr.. Kuntzsch tells me
that he likes base ball just as much as
ever and will put in an application for
membership in the Rooters' club this
winter. George Kuntzsch was up
against a losing game for the past two
seasons and stood nobly by the team.
Ee will be missed from the meetings Of
the Eastern League, as he was always
outspoken and commanded the admira-
ton of his colleagues for that reason.
He was one of President Powers most
able lieutenants at all times and places,
as know personally.
eve are going to endeavor to induce
Mr.. Ryder to accept the presidency of
the Rooters' club. Base ball cranks owe
a big debt of gratitude to Mr.. Ryder
as he has been and is now the head and
first of the national game in Syracuse"
In Syracuse they are discussing the
possibility of Providence joining the
new American association. That move
would be a welcome one to Syracuse.
The Rooters would try to get Utica
back into the league, believing it's ad-
mission would help Syracuse on account
of the rivalry that could be worked up.