The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-09
STRING is PULLED.
Joe Rickert Ordered
to Report at
Pittsburg'.
BRANSFIELD SIGNED AGAIN.
Manager Leonard is Unde-
cided About New
Grounds.
BRANSFIELD SIGNED AGAIN.

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! Rickert, and he is under orders to re-
: port to Pittsburg as soon as the East
ern league season closes. Joe will not
begin tending bar for T. H. Sullivan
next week, as he intended Manager
Donovan of the Pittsburgs has ordered
him to report to Pittsburg Monday.
! Rickert is not greatly pleased with the
summons He desired to work in this
city during the winter and play with
Worcester again next. season. He said
he would like another season in the
| Eastern league before going into the
| big league. Rsckert will probably re-
| turn to Worcester after the close of
| the National league season, and accept
the position which Sullivan has offered
( him.
Manager Leonard is pulling wires for
/ a star infielder for the Worcester tear;
next year He is Paul Geier, who has
been playing with Minneapolis this
/ season. Gcier is a corking inf1elder, and
/ can take a turn almoss anywhere in
/ the field. He was brought out by
1 Charles A. Marston of the Worcester
| club, when the latter was manager Of
| the sall Rivers of the New England
/ league, being member of the same
| team as. Nap Lajoie, the great hitter
! Geier went to Philadelphia at the same
time that Lajoie did, but did not suit
| the management of the Quakers. AMI
| was allowed to go. He has PLAYED since
in the Western league, and has gained
a great reputation. Many times during
the season now closing the statement
1 mas been heard in base ball circles that
| Geier would soon be back in the big.
| league, as Philadelphia made a mistake
| in letting him go. He is one of the top
1 notchers in the Western league in hit
| ting.
Manager Leonard gave the Bransfield
| matter another turn yesterday and the
! signature of the catcher is now affixed
, TO Boston contract The contract has
! been sent to Nick Young, president of
the National league, for PRONUNCIATION.
When Manager Leonard saw in The
| spy Yesterday morning that Washing
ton had asked Bransfeld's terms for the
/ balance of the season, and that the
/ catcher had sent them, he didn't lei
| grass grow under his feet lie hasten
| ed to look up Rransfield and 60. him to
alll& his signature to a Boston contract
Manager Leonard had authority from,
| Manager Selee of the Bostons to act as
ms agent in signing Bransfield. He oh
| tanned that authority in a telegram
| from Manager Selee which came in re-
| sPVnse 10 a request Manager Leon
| ara Wlrei Manager SAlee tho evening.
previous. Manager Leonard's attention
! DIS Gale to Was hington's claim IL
! Bransleld by The Spy man late Thurs
/ udy evening He at once wired Manag-
er Seiee asking permission to act as
! sessions agent in signing BransfeId
dor B9ston; As The Spy said yester-
Iag, me worcester contract which
bransf1eld signed would not hold in the
| face of claim by National league
| team ue
Whether the action of Manager Leon
ard in signing Bransfeld for Boston
Will hold is an open question, but the
worcester manager feels confident il
| VIII. lie says that as long as he OBJ
famed Bransheld's signature while act
| ing Tor Boston, Bransfield will be a
! member of the Boston team. Of course
that means that he will next season be
! a EARNED hand on the Worcester team.
| Immediately after signing, Bransfield
! sent telegram to Manager Irwin of
the Washingtons that he had signed a
| Boston contract, and all negotiations
with Washington We're closed
Charlie Kuhns will be sent to the ont
held on the Worcesters another season.
! everybody who knows the game feels
! that the outfield is Kuhns' proper posi-
ton. He is sure catch on hy balls
and his batting is strong enough for
any team He is, however, a weak in
| helder. He is too timid for a third base
man, rearing to block a runner from
| the bag If the man slides feet first. His
timidity in this respect has allowed
many steal of third this season. which
would not happen otherwise.
Michael A. Henry and John Mcclure
| owners of land on Shrewsbury street
opposite East park, held conference
yesterday with Manager Leonard, con-
cernlng lease of the land to the Wor-
cesters for ball ground next season
They had secured terms from George
b. buckingham, who owns land adjoin-
| ing, which Will also be used. Mr.. Hon
| ry, acting for the others, submitted a
| proposition which Manager Leonard
| took under consideration.
| The leag le season will wind up TODAY
| with double-header. the first OF tba
| season. The Spriagflelds and Worcesters
will play and only one admjssion fec
viii be charged The first game win he
| gin at o'clock The second won't be-
| gin until after o'clock under ordinary,
playing so fans who can't got away foT.
| both games can see one more hanIily
| than usual.
Shires first baseman, and SHAY. third
| baseman, of the Newport team. of The
New England league, were in this CITY
Yesterday, visiting Rickert Of the Wor-
| cesters, with VIII )m they have played in
years past. Shires and Manager Leon
| ard hal 2 conference, the fornler desir~
ing to olay with Worcester next season,
| representing that he can get away from
Newport. Nothing oaIne Of the confer
ence The players left. for Albany in the
early afternoon.
MILES UPHELD.