The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-18

After the storm comes a calm, and
after a putrid exhibition Of base ball
came the warmest game of the season.
The Syracuse Stars. the new ones. dis
covered by Pat Powers, made their
first appearance in this city yesterday,
and were defeated in what was IN
doubtedly the best game of the sea-
son.
Never, until the last man was put
out, was the result of the game GER
tan and OF course it was extremely
interesting on that account. From the
standpoint of good playing, it was a
great game to look at too Both teams
put up magnificent ball, and nobody
can say with certainty which team put
up the better article. The playing OF
either team would have won any game
they have played this season. But
only one could win yesterday, and the
victory went where it rightfully be-
Onged, to the Worcesters.
It was pitchers battle, in which
Horton and Pfanmiller raced almost
the entire distance next and neck. Inc
Worcester man had the pole, however,
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the figuring up was done, the palm
Of victory was awarded to Horton
The players on both teams were pre- |
Jared to do tall hitting, and batted just
as we'll as they do ordinarily. But it |
was different kind Of pitching they
we're against, and they couldn't accom-
pish much. Horton was invincibte.
For five innings, the Stars got only one
hit, and for the next two, could only
add one more. In the eighth they put
in a couple in succession, and, aided by
an error, scored their only run of the
game.
Worcester couldn't do much with
Pfanmiller, but when they did hit they
hit hard, and that hard hitting Won
for them Two three-baggers were re-
sponsible for both runs which Worees-
ter made.
Errors were scarce, only three being
made in the whole game. Only one Of
these entered into the run-making.
The play was unusually sharp on
both sides, and the batsmen were re-
tired in quick succession. Neither team
had many chances to score. Only three
Worcester men were left on bases in
the game, and Syracuse had seven
The pitching which the twirlers did
inspired the players behind them to
great efforts. The Stars showed a live-
ly, scrappy team, the members OF
which kept up continual fire of COM
ment, which encouraged their own men
Wonderfully, even though they were be-
hind and couldn't touch Horton. They
We're on the move all the time, show
ing more life and a greater desire to
win than any team that has been here
this season.
The Worcesters acted as If the5
wished to retrieve themselves for theli
poor work OF the day before. and snow
their friends in the stand that they car
play good BALI They certainly demon
strated that fact yesterday. They pu'
up an article of ball that would easily
win the pennant If they had begun
sooner and kept going at the speed they
struck.
Horizons remarkably good work il
t th box put confidence in them; am
they played as II certain Of victory
and as If determined that nothing
should deprive them of the win. The!
trled for everything in sight and didn'
!et anything past except a few drives
fence.
The playing of the Syracuse team wa
lar IN advance of what the team tina
pore that name could do on Its las
VISIT here, and showed them worth
opponents Of the Worcesters or an
other team in the league. The only ia
nIiliar faces on the team We're thos
VI Manager Sandy Griffin and Henr
lynch a,.Wprrester boy The latter wa
not with the Stars when they las
p,ayed here, being one Of Powers pets
manager Griffin was with the teai
mon, but did not play
q, me attendance was not quite up
.ne mark. The POOR exhibition of tn