The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-11
SPORTING NOTES.

Good work, Montreal. Give it to the
rowdies again.
It's about time some team trimmed
that Rochester club.
The Worcester Providence series is fin
ished, and stands II to Z in favor of the
Farmers.
The race in the big league won't be
as interesting as that in the Eastern.
More clubs will be in the latter struggle.
Eddie Bald is going across the water
and he's going to take his bicycle with
him. but Eddie won't do any racing in
England, unless he gets back into the
league.
Sam McCloskey, the hottest base ball
fan in the city, is back on the firing ling
in his lunch cart at Front and Trumbull
streets, and base ball headquarters have
again been transferred to the cart.
Across on the other side they have II
| figured out that the Shamrock will easily
defeat the Columbia, There's an ole
adage about counting chickens before
they are Matched, which they might recall
with profit
Fred Klobedanz was offered to Chicago
by Worcester for $1,000, with three-game
trial. After agreeing to the trade, Man
ager Burns weakened. Boston Globe
Might it not have been weakness on
Kloby's part?
| 1t is said that Newark, n. j., will take
Springfield's place in the Eastern League
Boston Post Who says so? Here's
hoping it don't Newark hasn't shown
| itself a wondrous ball town at any time
9 and MUS 'Ai' ''i'N7 ~ Sums
Bernie Wefers writes to friend IN
this city that ne is feellng as strong as
| time speed. He is training at Travers'
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The raorpa,nfza tiop pf C4rra 50
Stars Injuries Worcester's chances for
winning the pennant worcester has SIX
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WTnrceeter will have no cinnb win aouA
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Maxey Long is looked to TO break the
record for a quarter-mile-4S94 seconds
which was made by Lon Meyers, years
lago. Long IS a. quarter-mlle runner and
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Rather hollow victories are those at
the Montreal meet. Think of running
worlds championship events with none
of the crack riders Of America entered.
And at that the Americans Woh.-Spring-
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ior, Is elteleu anu coiiipetins'
Its good trap shooting team that can
afford to ignore the challenge Of such a
team as the Bay State Gun Club can
muster. Of course, there is no fear of
defeat behind the failure to accept the
challenge but there are trap shooters in
morG 5es WHO tL tb. fn ~, + PSy team
eaLi ueleae any otiiei III '"is 0i'S'
The feeling against syndicate ball is
more intense than 1t ever was. If the
league magnates expect to hold the good
will and confidence of their great con-
stituency, a rule will be passed next
season that will put an end 70 tactics
employed by the st; Louis and Brooklyn
CLUBS TINS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS enquirer
II still insist that Andy Anderson will
never reach the eminence of Tenney as a
first baseman. He may be developed as
a mechanical first bag man, but he lacks
what my friend Demosthenes O'Rourke
would call the artistic attribute, the
psychic force OF the dashing Tenney'
Arthur Twins criticism of the husky
Andy.
William A. Brady is experiencing con-
siderable difficulty In finding hall suit
able for the proposed Jeffries- Mitchell
boxing exhibition, the sporting club being
closed. Mitchell, who has been training
at Brighton has had several interviews
with Brady and Jeffries. He says he is
anxious to meet the American IL Brady
can secure a place.
Sailor Sharkey has been taking things
easy in San Francisco the past few
months, and is now on his way east to
prepare for. his match with Champion