The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
Worcester Baseball Team May be
Plotted About the Eastern
League Circuit by Billy Murray
Now of Providence
Common AND CASSIDY
WANT TO BE HOPEFULS
lin DeIehanty Gives Assurance
That He will Play in This City
in 1902-KIobedanz Likely to
be a Part in a Trade With
Some Other Club

corffes within a few weeks. In local
Baseball circles there is feeling that
the Providence leader will be induced
to become associated with President
Hurley in the conduct Of the Worcester
club.
-uCapt. Jimmy Conner, the Providence
second baseman, and First Baseman
Pete Cassidy are said to be anxious
to Join the Worcester club. Capt Con-
nor is now at his home in Danvers and
he has announced positively that he
will not return to Providence next sea-
son. Nor does he intend to seek re-
admission to major league company.
But for the fact that Manager Murray
was in charge of the club, Pete CASSIDY
would not have been holding down first
base for the Clamdiggers last season.
as he has been anxious to get away
from clamtown.
President Hurley Of the Worcester
club says that no arrangements Tor MI,
Murray's services have been made. IL
is known that at the annual meeting
of the Providence club next month
Manager Murray intends to resign. Inc
action will undoubtedly result In
move on the part of the Bannlgan es-
tate to retain Mr.. Murray, but the
name of William ]. Murray as manag-
er of the Worcester club in 1902 is ready
to be chalked up and if it isn't, 1t Will
be because present plans go astray.
Yesterday Joseph F. Rickert received
q letter from Jim Delehanty, the form
er infielder who was sold to the chi
cago National League club, condition
ally last winter, but who was unable
to play this season as a result OF III
ness and injuries. In his letter 10
Rickert, Jim says that he has entirely
recovered use of the knee that was be-
lieVed to be permanently crippled
"You can count on seeing me in Wor-
cester uniform at the beginning OF the
next season." writes Delehanty. This
assures President Hurley of DePs in
tention to remain loyal to the club,
Delehanty says he has never been IN
better health than at the present time,
and he thinks that his rest in cleveland
for the greater part of the past sea-
son will increase his capabilities as
player in 1902. Jim will be splendid
addition to the Worcester infield and
he will probably be used at shortstop,
cap" OReilly being retained for de-
veIopment. An infield composed OF
Cassidy, Conner, Delehanty and Wrig-
ley or Unglaub would be fast enough
Fred A. KlobedanZ, for the past Two
seasons on the Worcester payroll, Will
undoubtedly be found in the ranks OF
some other club next season. Kloby is
a powerful left handler, but he is SAID
to be slated for some other cluD. IN
one of the trades that will be proposed
at the annual meeting of the eastern
League during the first week in Decem-
ber in New York. Klobedanz will pro-
badly be mentioned as one OF the
Worcester players involved.
Joe Rickert declares that unless Bos-
ton purchases his release from the
worcester club, he will not be with that
club. Joe is satisfied with his berth in
Worcester and he is not anxious or
even willing to join the Boston club
simply for the purpose of being IN a
faster league at a slight increase in
salary. .4
It is said that there is movement
to GUST Montreal from the Eastern
League circuit. This will not be done
without a battle on the part of the
Montreal promoters who claim to nave
maid more money to visiting teams than
was received by the club while on the
road The objection to Montreal is
founded on the fact that it is long
lump to the Canadian city. Newark
and Jersey City are the cities President
Powers is believed to- be considering
for places in the Eastern League cir
cult Rivalry between the New Jersey
cities has always been productive of
good sized crowds when the teams have
met as members Of a slower league
than the Eastern, and it is believed
that the towns could be made to be big
winners in President Powers organiza
ton.
If it is the intention of the league to
drop Montreal and Hartford, Syracuse
must again be considered probable
member OF the 1902 circuit. Jersey
idence, Syracuse and Rochester and
Toronto and Buffalo would be the or
der of pairing for holiday games AN
important feature in baseball.
The full text Of the article adopted
by the National Association Of profes-
sional baseball leagues, that is>suppos-
ed to curb the inclinations OF minor
leaguers who have the jumping fever, is
as follows:
"Any player under reservation to any
club. party to this agreement that con-
tracts with or plays with any other
club without the written consent of
the president Of the club that he is I'M
der reservation to shall be disqualified
from playing with any club member
marty to this agreement, and all club
members parties to this agreement,
shall he debarred from employing or
plaving with or against such disquali-
fed PLAYER until the period of disqual-
ifcation be revoked.
ANY club member a party to this
agreement, that may lose player by
desertion shall have the option on his
services and in all cases except by
purchase of release) the player must
return to the club he deserted from, and
at the same salary he commanded at
the time of leaving his club.
ANY player under reservation to a
club. party to this agreement, provid-
ing the club is not in arrears in salary
TO the player, that shall contract with
or NAV with any club or association
without the written consent OF the
president of the club he is under res
ervation to shall be disqualified until
eucb time as he shall pay to the secre-
farv of the National Board Of Arbitra-
tion a sum according to the class mis-
LII belongs TO. as follows: Class A,
sI0O0. Glass B. $500; Class c, $4OO; class
d $500. Said payments by players OF
such sums, which must be In tull' must
he paid to the secretary OF the hatloh-
al board, who will receipt LOT lile same,
and due notice of the termination OF
decentralization shall be given by the
tbe hoard TO the club members, parties
TO this agreement. -
The Eastern and Western Leagues
ore the only Glass A organizations anu
the fine for jumping is $1,000. II HoIher
Smoot wishes to return 10 the hasteLi II
League or any other minor IeaS ue' IN III
les he can furnish proof that ne mas
-nt STONED a major league contract, II
viii cost him an even thousand. IL IS
NOT probabIe that. many young players
In want TO take the chance OF Try
ont in fast company when the lat -
IMPRESSED upon them that there is no
minor league club to welcome 'iieii