The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-28
Worcester President Returns
Strong in the Belief Of Good
Results to Come From Minor
Leagues Organization
OFFER MADE TO SELEE TO
COME TO WORCESTER
Jersey City and WiIlkesbarre May
be Taken Into the Eastern
League-Hartford and SYRIA
cuse Have Had Their Days as
Members of the Circuit

P. H. Hurley, president of Worcester
Baseball Club returned yesterday from
New York city, where he has been at
tending the first meeting Of the Ma
tional Association of Professional Base
ball Leagues, the new organization OF
minor leagues that is instituted for the
protection of the leagues of the coun-
try, barring, of course, the National
and American.
President P. T. Powers of the East
ern League is at the head Of the new
combine, and President Hurley OF the
local club believes that the future OF
the organization has only good things
in store for it's benefciaries. Eleven
leagues, as told recently in The spy,
will be embraced in the roster of the
National Association.
During the National Association
meeting Mr.. Hurley heard several I'M
portant whisperings regarding the fu-
ture of the Eastern League. TWO new
cities will be added Hartford ana Syr-
acuse will be dropped, despite the
claims regarding the splendid chances
of the latter city making good as
member of the Eastern League.
The names of the two new cities,
President Hurley was not prepared 10
saw. He expressed the opinion tnat I'M
til the annual meeting of the Eastern
League in December, President Powers
would give no information regarding
the makeup of the Eastern League cir
cult for 1902. Jersey City and Wilkes
barre are among the cities taVorapiy
considered. Fall River is not thought
strong enough, and it is probable that
the New England League will be al
lowed to try it's hand in that city.
In conversation with The Spy man
last night, President Hurley said that
Manager Selee, formerly of Boston,
had been considering proposition TO
take the Worcester club, but that the
decision of Mr.. Selee to join the Chl-
cago Nationals, ended the dlckerlhs;
While in New York, Mr.. Hurley learned
that AL Buckenberger, Selee's successor
in Boston, had faith in the ability OF
Joe Rickert to play the outfield, and 1t
is likely that Rickert will open the
season at the Hub. The Boston clup
has made an offer for Joe.
President Hurley believes that Homer
Smoot may jump. He said last night
that while in New York he became con-
WINGED that Smoot intended to join
some club next season that played in
one of the major leagues. The Spy
gave the information regarding Shoots
offer of 1926 from the Cleveland club,
exclusively, but this was sneered at. by
the other morning paper. Mr.. Hurley
and scores of others, know that Smoot
was tempted by Cleveland. At the
present time, Mr.. Hurley feels that it
Is ST Louis A. L. team that is coax
ing Smoot to jump. James McAleer,
last season with Cleveland, is to be at
the head of the new club in that city.
Mr.. Hurley has received a letter from
Smoot, in which the big MARYLAND LAD
intimates that he will be found IN
another league next year.
Joe Delehanty of the Montreal cup
one of the best batsmen in the Eastern
League. and a clever all-around player,
would like to join the Worcester CLUB
next season. He played in left field
for the Royals last season. Joe is
brother of Jim Delehanty, formerly of
worcester. and of Ed, the Philadelphia
slugger. President Hurley does not be-
lieye that Joe has jumped to the
American League, as has been reported.
President Hurley said that the meet
ing of the Eastern League early in
December would be one of the most
important gatherings ever conducted
bv that organization. The circuit will
be decided upon at that time, and there
are numerous trades in air. A new
manager for the Worcester team may
be arranged for at that time.