The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-28
Sporting Notes

Manager Buckenberger of the Bos-
ton National League team says that
Rickert Lush and Carney viii be fast
enough for his outfeld. He is disposed
to give Rickert another trial in the
spring, although Mr.. Selee had counted
Joe out.
The Philadelphia National League
club is said to have made at least one
addition to its roster to offset the eff
fects of the severe inroad Of the
Americans. The Phillies have sue
ceeded in inducing Gilbert, the young
ster who formerly played at second
for Syracuse, to jump the Milwaukee
club.
The Milwaukee Daily News says that
the, music of Pres. Ban Johnsons la
test ballad, 1--WE got st. Louis by the
collar" is catchy and very pretty, but
that the words are awfully sad. The
st. Louis National League club mag
mates bear testimony to the truth of
the latter statement.
Jesse Burkett, champion National
League batsman, has been a prominent
figure on the race track at st. Louis
since the close of the baseball season.
Jesse is said to have made a small
fortune by his sagacious picking of the
ponies
Frank Bonner Of Toronto according
to Jake Morse Of Boston, is sure to be
in major league company next sea-
son. The Worcester boy certainly de-
serves another shy at big league base
ball, but he will be fairly well off with
Toronto as he is exceedingly popular
and well paid in the Canadian city.
There is slight hitch between Man
ager Barrow and some of the three
score or more directors of the Toronto
club, and it is possible that Toronto
will not have genial Eddie at the head
of its club. If the directorate is wise
Mr.. Barrow will be retained even if it
is necessary to increase his salary.
Michael Joyce ONeiH who pitched
for Montreal under the name of Joyce
and was purchased by Scranton. is
a resident of Scranton, Pa. Recently
Joyce" returned home and then for
the first time, his friends learned that
the st. Louis find and Michael Joyce
O'Neill were identical
Business Manager Bancroft of Gin
cinnai is something of a joker, and
he tells some of the cleverest of stories
concerning pass fends. One of his
best concerns a man who came to the
grounds with a big roll of blue paper
under his arms telling the gatekeeper
LHdL ne WAS the architect ueStS HinS lle
new stand. According to Bancroft, the
man worked his way in 70 times be-
fore his game was discovered.
Kitty Bransfeld was rot only robbed
of about 20 deserved points by the Ma
tional Leagues official batting aver
ages, but in fielding he was entitled
to third position. Pres. Dreyfus Of
Pittsburg has made this discovery and
he intends to have the Worcester boy
credited with an accurate record of /
his performances.
The meeting Of Lyceum and Millbury
basketball teams in Father Mathew
Hall tonight will give an idea of the
strength of the teams that viii con-
chusetts Central will be far more com ,
pact than was the Massachusetts
League that included the Lowell
teams.
Jere D. Delaney, athletic coach at
Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y,
is in this city to attend the funeral
of his mother. Coach Delaney has the
sympathy of scores of friends in To-
cal newspaper and sporting circles.
George Dixon, former featherweight I
champion pugilist. is training at St
Louis and is scheduled to meet sever
al Of the second raters. Instead of be-
ing forced into the ring to earn a liv-
ing, Dixon should be living on the in
terest of a fortune he made. but alas,
blew in.
There is comparatively little inter- /
est in the championship battle between /
Jefries and Rubin. There is no bril- F
liancy of fighting style or personality
in either of the heavyweights, and
neither can ever hope to fill the posi- .
ton occupied by John l.. Sullivan and 1
later by Corbett.