The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
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of the National League clubs that
have suffered by the raids of the en-
terprising Americans, none has more
dismal future than the Philadelphia
team. OF it's second place winners OF
last season only the veteran Billy Hall
man, Hugh Jennings, White, Barry,
Jacklitz and Thomas are left
"A basketball match that all kinds
of money couldn't purchase ticket for
is being arranged for Easter week IN
New York when the team OF Smith
College and Bryn Mawr will meet. In
vitations will be issued and they Will
be exceptionally scarce.
-Selbaeh, the outfielder claimed to
have been signed by Baltimore Is al
ready reported to have signed New
York contract. If Manager McGraw
has actually signed him for the ORR
oles he has done something contrary to
the platform SO often aVoWed by Pres.
Ban Johnson.
Victor NJ. Place, one of Dart
mouths strong men, has been elected
to the captaincy of the football eleven
for next season. He is a strong line
man and has played at guard and tao
kle for the past two years. He is %
years old. oft. IL inches tall and
weighs 1856 pounds. He has competed
in the weight events at the Oval for
the past two years at the annual games
of New England intercollegiate Ath-
letic Association.
Another delegation of American
pugilistic stars is being organized for
an invasion of England. Even with
second raters and men with unsaVory
ring regulations, Kid Mccoy and his
clique continually get by" on the other
side and land the money.
as starter of the six day bicycle race
that will begin in Madison Square
Garden, New York, at midnight Sun
day. There are no limits to the money
making powers of a champion.
The attempt of New York COM
bination of sporting men to make
barrel of money by conducting box
ing shows in New Haven may kill the
sport in Connecticut. Hogs have been
the ruination of pugilism.
Manager Barrow of Toronto says
Frank Bonner has not signed a Cleve-
land contract and may be with To-
ronto next season. Manager Armour
Of Cleveland claims he has Bonner's
autograph and that Frank received
$500 of the clubs money Meanwhile
Bonner Is in Wilkesbarre, Pa, and
says he will play next year in a major
league. It's good betting he will.
Charlie Kuhns. a young man who
| has never had a permanent baseball
address, but is possessed eff eXtraordi-
nary ability until he loses control of
his thinking machinery, Is said to be
slated to play right field for Toronto
next season. Kuhns played good ball
in the outfield for Hartford last season
| although he is an infielder by choice.
Frank McManus the Lewiston, Me-,
boy, was the star catcher of the East
ern League last season as a member
| of the Syracuse and Brockton clubs,
! has received an offer from Manager
| Barrow of Toronto. Harry Bemis of
| Marlboro. Toronto's best backstop is
/ said to be due for a place in faster
| company.
| The Syracuse Journal attempts to
make it's readers feel satisfied with
New York State League baseball by
! announcing that Syracuse is to be in
that circuit next season and that the
article Of ball furnished will be every
| bit as good and satisfactory" The idea
of putting the New York State League
on the same basis with the Eastern
| is ridiculous. 1t would be no more
| foolish to declare that the Eastern
League IS the equal in playing strength
| Of either of the two major leagues, in
| fact, it actually seems as though there
| would be more truth in the latter as
| sertion.
Amos Rusie, the once famous New
| York pitcher, who refused to get into
condition to play with Cincinnati last
| season, is reported to be working in q
| trench at Muncie, Ind, for 20 cents
per hour. Rusie formerly received
about $4,000 for six months work