The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-11
new BALL GROUNDS.
Owners of Proposed Land
Offer a Three-year
Lease.

The offer which Michael A. Henry and
John Mcclure made Manager Leonard
in the renting Of the Shrewsbury
street grounds is a good one.
There are three lots on the proposed
site and the three would be necessary
to build grounds large enough. One
Is owned by the Henry Bros, another
by John MCGUIRE, and the third by G.
A. buckingham. Mr.. Henry consulted
the latter concerning the leasing of his
land and after getting his terms. ac-
companied Mr.. Mcguire TO the Waldo
House where they had a conference
with Manager Leonard. Mr.. Henry did
the business for the land owners.
He informed Manager Leonard that
the owners will consent to a three
years lease of the land The sum is
not given but is in the neighborhood of
$1,000 year. The Henry Brothers will
not ask any rent for their portion.
They also offer to grade their land, but
the club will have to grade the re-
mainder The Mcguire land will re-
quire considerable grading, but the
Buckingham lot, which is almost as
large as the other two, will require
hardly any. The estimated cost of the
grading is $1,000.
The land is situated on the south side
of Shrewsbury St, next the Beauleau
house. The land of the Henry brothers
and Buckingham fronts on Shrewsbury
street The Henry lot is about 12J
feet front and the Buckingham land
about 500 feet front.
The Henry land runs back to Bates
street, where it adjoins the Nc
CURE land, which runs to E. Worcester
street where it has considerable
frontage. The Buckingham land runs
from Shrewsbury street to East Wor-
cester street, its greatest frontage be-
ing on Shrewsbury street. The dimen-
sions of the three lots are about APO
feet front on Shrewsbury street 600
feet on East Worcester street, and 900
feet deep, containing $4,000 square feet
of land. The estimated cost to the club
for three years, including rent, grading
and building stands and fences is $6O0O
If the lot is secured, a board bicycle
track, one third OF a mile in circum-
ference, would probably be built, which
would be a big source of revenue to the
club.
George Yeager of the Bostons came to
Worcester yesterday for the day visit
ing several friends in this city. Yeager
is not certain of his plans for next sea-
SC'i5 pO1 NOOiN Inv ~ PlGSy IA w piCCS-
ter.
Klobedanz and Bransfield intend to
stay together for a few weeks doing
battery work. They have one or two en-
gagements already and are willing to
fill all 1ates on which they are wanted.
They will probably get enough to do in
the towns in this vicinity which have
not closed their base hall season on ac-
count of the various fairs at WHICH ball
games are an attraction. The battery
is a corker and will win about all its
games if the remainder of the team is
Of much use.
Manager Leonard VII leave Worces-
ter today, going to his nome in Lynn for
the winter He will eudeavor to consult
Hon. Stephen Salisbury concerning a
lease of the Grove street grounds for
the coming season before he goes: He
will inform Manager Selee of the Bos-
tons concerning the terms he has OBJ
tanned on several sites for ball park.
Joe Rickert let at sos O'Clock last
evening for New York to report to Man
ager Donovan of the Pittsburgs.