The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-06
TO HAVE A SHARE.
Worcester Base Ball
Club to be Made a
Stock Company.
MARSTON THINKS IT BEST.
Manager Leonard Well Sat-
isfied With It's Present
Financial Standing.

The Worcester base ball club will be
made a stock company and Worcester
people will be invited to take shares Of
stock.
President c. A. Marston of the team
has reached that conclusion after talK-
ing with several travelling statesmen
from Worcester who put up at his no.
tel in Fall River.
They told him they thought the team
would be a greater attraction to Wor-
cester people if the latter knew Wor-
cester money was BEND the team.
President Marston came to the con-
clusion that they hit it right and will
give Worcester people an opportunity
to invest in the team.
The team is on a good financial ba-
sis. Manager Leonard will interview
some of the most prominent sporting
men of the city in a day or two to learn
their views on the matter
Manager Leonard is well satisfied
with the financial standing of the club
and the prospects. While talking on
that subject with The Spy man last
evening, he said among other things;
Before | came to this city to take
charge of the team | had doubts about
the ability of Worcester to support
team in the Eastern league. But after
the experiences l have had here, l am
fully satisfied Worcester is a good ball
city and will support a team handily.
We have not had the best of weather,
and we have not been playing the best
kind of ball yet the attendance is sufti-
cient to satisfy me that the team can
easily be supported. l don't mean that
a fortune can be made with base ball
team, but l think the city VIII do as
well as any other"
Speaking of President Marstons de-
cision to allow Worcester men TO put
money into the team, Manager Leon
ard said: Mr.. Marston organized
team in this city from a purely imam
cial standpoint. He had sold out his
hotel business, and had no other bust
ness to attend to. He purchased the
franchise thinking to take chance OF
making a little money by managing "a
ball team in Worcester. Soon after ne
concluded to engage in the hotel Dusl-
mes. again. Since talking with Wor-
cester people concerning the team he
has come to the conclusion that IL
would be better for the team financially
and would be better from a purely
Worcester interest II Worces-
ter men were recognized own
ers of the club. He is salts
fed with the financial condition and
thinks well of Worcester as q city, but
also thinks everything will be better II
a stronger local interest can be Gre
-ated."
President c. A. Marston of the Wor-
cester ball team intends to make q trip
to Boston today to interview President
Dreyfuss of the Louisvilles with view
of securing Leach and Hartzell from
that team. Leach is wanted for the
nfield and Hartzell for the outfield.
Both are promising players. There has
been an active correspondence between
the officials Of both clubs concerning
these men, but Leach has been play
ing on account of the absence of Cling
man. who is under the weather.
Welsh, right fielder of the Worcesters
for a few days, was released last even
ing. He has not shown an ability to
play Eastern league ball. He couldn't
field fast enough, and the team is not
in a position to teach anybody how to
play ball.
Wheeler will probably play right field
in the game today he mas Deell pay
ing with the Fitchburg team. lie did
good work in the game yesterday, but
to earn a position on the team, would
have to play a trife faster. However
he played better than the field has yet
been covered.
This is ladies' day at the oval, and
the Hartfords will make their first APP
pearance in this city. Horton will
The Hart fOTgG
have been playing great ball lately, and
will do things to the Worcesters this
afternoon unless the latter get a faster
gait on than they have been playing
1t will be a game worth seeing, in any
event.