The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
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The Players Protective Associa-
| ton, the union of baseball players that
was counted as one of the most power
full organizations of it's kind ever con-
| ceived, seems to have lost it's charm
! for the players. The efforts of Secre-
tary Dale Gear to revive interest in
the union do not cause the players to
get jubilant. Most of the stars have
got about all they can and they know
! Making hay while the sun shines
is nothing to the policy adopted by all
the stars OF the baseball world and
! many who are not but would like to
! be counted as wonders. It's difficult to
| show a contract to a baseball player
these days without first handing out
at least 500 advance money.
The independent teams that flour
ished last season will have to be big
money makers next season to compete
with leagues in the scramble for play
| ers. The Woonsocket team had half a
dozen players last season who will re-
,ceive liberal offers to play under league
auspices next season.
Frank Motz the former Cincinnati
! first baseman, who was the object of a
! flying trip to the West by President
| Hurley Of Worcester, last season, is
mentioned as probable manager of the
Milwaukee American Association club
next season. Motz kept half dozen
I managers hopping around last season
and then decided to remain in the
hotel business.
--Rube Waddell, the eccentric left
handler who has been touring the
Pacific coast with the All Star Ameri-
can League combination, has been
doing some remarkable twirlng. In
! four games. RUDE struck out as men
and allowed but q hits, an average of
a. fraction more than five hits per
game. Good though he is, RUDE isn't in
demand. No manager wants to try lion
tanning.
| William Cristall,' the Albany twirl-
er who got a trial in Worcester at the
close of the 1900 season, may be with
Toronto next season. Cristall made a
fair showing in the American League
but is not considered quite heavy
enough for major league duties
Last season many of the players
who jumped to the American League
from the National were of the class
known as the disturbers. This season,
the very strength and backbone of the
National League seems headed for the
rival organization. The National
League is put on the defensive and the
blows are coming 50 fast that the poor
old magnates are simply bewildered.
Its a long look ahead until the be-
ginning of the next Eastern League
season. but from this distance, Tor
onto looks good. Manager Barrow has
added two pitchers to his staff and
will probably have outfielder Cannon,
a New York State League player who
finished the season with the Chicago
! Nationals.
Al Selbach, the outfielder who re-
Gently made a broad jump from New
York to the Baltimore Americans, has
a very gentle disposition. A New York
critic disposes of Selbach in the fol-
lowing: "Selbach has a bright and
sunny disposition on pay days"
Father Mathew and Lyceum teams
will met in Father Mathew Hall to-
night for the third time this season.
So far as basketball goes, tonights
game will be the warmest thing in
sight.
Bill Bannon, the Clinton goal tend,
is a brother of Jim, Tom and George,
the baseball players so well known to
Eastern League DEMONSTRATING
Bill is also brother of Tim, John, Dan
and a few other Bannons, all of whom
have been identified in some way with
baseball.
Clancy, the young outfielder recon-
mended to the Worcester team as a
conner, is one of the hardest hitteTs
and tleetest base runners that Kitty
Bransfeld has ever had his eyes
turned on. 1t isn't Wild Bill Clancy of
Marlboro, but New York state lad
who will probably be one of the new
HOpefuls.