Show 1 MN RECORD FOR BURKE BURK 61 OF refa api teab LONG IN HARNE HARNESS 84 11 As A member of cleveland club he bd lod 81 national league batter batters in P 91 and 1896 1890 and ti topped tho the litt o 0 with st louie louis in 1901 with the opening of fit the tho the new england 1 la leacue rece recent manager jesse durkett burkett started on nUy bu hi twenty eighth consecutive year y ear la baseball player AB As pilot of 0 the its worcester team burkett dona dons te spangles pan glea regularly and though he be participate in every game h he playa plays otton often enough to get bis his name ig in tho the records for tho the season since jim Ollo urko made hie his and retirement from the diamond to be como come president of the eastern leap league the record for continuous service oa the ball field doubtless belongs to durkett burkett jesse durkett burkett was bom in wheel ing W va december Do cembor 4 1870 at the age of sixteen hoN ho began playing pro tess lonal ball at scranton pa tw two years later bo be went to worcester ia ter he vue traded to the new york giants who farmed him out to the lincoln club of tho the western league in 1891 he was sold to cleveland he ile remained in tho the ohio city until the amalgamation with st SL louis in mg and played with the st louis cardl nals through 1901 tho the next season found him a member of the newly formed american league club in the mound city in 1905 ho he joined the boston american league club adear later ho he bought an interest in the worcester club and has haft acted LL manager of the team ever slues during his long career as a big leaguer burkett established a repute lion tion as one of the heaviest batters who ever eve r faced a pitcher As a member ol 01 the old cleveland club be he led the na thonol I jengso sicco batters in 1895 and 1896 1890 find and again topped tho list chile playing with st louis in 1901 the same success that attended Burket Vis career as a major league player has marked his vork as a minor league pilot since he took over the worcester team eight years ago his team has never finished lova lower er than third position in the new england league race for four successive sea sons his team captured the pennant major league scouts have great faith in ability to develop talent and they seldom fall fail to be on band hand early in the season to ga give c the worcester team the once over some of the classy players he has developed thelast I 1 bev years have brought fancy prices when sold to clubs in faster company burkett received bis his higher edua eduer i tion in baseball in the rather difficult school afforded by the old national naf league in the the galeas ga game meas no run so smoothly in those days ae now tho the umpires exercised less control I 1 and a player was obliged to mako make good through his ability to fight his way to the finish As a member of 0 pat Te beaus old cleveland team reputed the scrappiest outfit of those fighting figh tint days burkett learned many tricks ol 01 the diamond |