Show JeSSE FOR fOI BERTH IN MAJORS WORCESTER Mass Aug AuS' 2 Jesse Jesse C. C Burkett the greatest baseball general that tho the New England league ever had In that he ho has won four successive o penna pennants pennants pen pen- na nants ts for tor Worcester Is going to quit the heart of ot tho the commonwealth as a baseball baseball base baso ball manager For several weeks there has been an Inside story going the rounds of oC tho the Now England lea league ue lauding Burkett with a aberth aberth aberth berth In the tho major leagues as manager as the thc result of oC his phenomenal work In Worcester Burkett absolutely ly i refused of used to tobe tobo tobo bo be quoted In the matter when ho lie exclusively exclusively exclusively said You can say cay for mo me that I Iam Iam Iam am under contract with tho the Worcester baseball club until September 10 1910 I will Ill fight my hardest to give ghe Worcester another pennant Additionally asked If Jr he ho Is considering an offer to manage either the Cincinnati Nationals N or the thc St. St Louis Americans wont won't in Burkett said I be Worcester This Is taken as an excellent hint by Burlett Burkett and closest friends that the former former for tor- mer will bo be major league leacue manager next season and that ho will succeed Jack Jacle OConnor O'Connor as manager of ot the thc SL St Louis browns Burkett camo came to Worcester In 1906 af after after af af- ter ten purchasing his own release from the tho BoIS Boston ton roil red sox to which club ho he was traded for tor Outfielder Stone and a n cash consideration Entering tho the Now New England England Eng Ens- land league Burkett rapidly pushed him him- seif forward as a great baseball general One Ono of or the first players developed by Burkott Burkett was Harry Lord the thc red sox BOX third baseman and captain Burkott Burkett has developed a ho host t of ot other players who are aro arenow arenow aronow now doing brilliant work In the majors and In addition to lo developing players Burkett has developed Worcester into the best baseball town it ever was His plant on Shrewsbury street called Boulevard Boulevard Boule Boule- vard yard park is pronounced tho the best minor league plant In the country and it Is la a beautiful monument to Burkett's Burkett excellent excellent excel excel- lent baseball knowledge |