The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-23
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Bright Briefs Touching on All Local and
National Subjects

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The new cup defender is almost ready.
The high school athletes are picking up.
Hamilton will get into the game this
week.
There are three hundred horses in train
ing at ReadVille.
New. Haven claims Davis, who is play
Ing with Toronto.
Matinee racing near Boston begins in
earnest this week.
Many Worcester horsemen will attend
today.
Springfield is alive in boating with the
New England regatta fixed for the Con-
necticut, July 4.
There is possibility that the open-air
New York horse show may be made a
permanent fixture.
The champion 3-year-old of last season,
Who Is It, 2:l2 was purchased at the
Cleveland sale by Frank Jones for $1,000.
James McGarr of this city made his first
appearance as a National league umpire
at st. Louis yesterday in the game with
Boston.
The Charter Oak track at Hartford is
witnessing the busiest spring in its his
tory. A score of trainers are stabbed on
the grounds
Lajoie has made one misplay in %
games, and but two In rs games. On Wed
ueSudN ne IdlleQ 10 make a MT LOT lAe
first time in "a games.
Spencer has at last selected its ball
team for the dual meet with North Brook
field next Saturday, and both teams will
put up a strong front.
The Kentucky Breeders Association Of
fers purses none less than $1,000 and ag-
gregating $4,000 The Pennsylvania mas
been increased to $4,000.
The high school-Harvard freshmen race
will not be called until $50, so those who
attend the Holy s-Georgetown game
will have chance to witness 1t.
The pick of the good ones at the Cleve-
land sale came TO New England The star
trotter of the lot Carrie Caswell was
bought by Hon. Frank Jones and Will go
to Portsmouth.
Entries for the Combination meeting
close Friday. Mystic entries close June
g. and Saugus June s. Mystic offers $500 In
each of 10 classes and Saugus hangs UP
u purses of $500 each.
The novelty of the season would GER
tainly be a prize fight in Spencer. Inc
thing is not wholly improbable, and the
hill town sports may see a real bout
within their town borders.
Burkett comes very near having the
best record of any batsman. He has failed
to hit safely in but two games out OF 20,
and has made AZ hits with 81 totals. He
has a batting percentage of D4
Jack Wood really wants to tan the
Jacket OIL SOiile OD6nCGI llleliA NA4S
necessary permit is granted, he will nave
an opportunity to go to Spencer, but there
is a question as to whom the tanning Will
be administered
North Brookfeld says that The .Spy's
selection of referee and provision OF base
ball players is equally satisfactory, and
in consequence look forward to the COM
ing field day with pleasurable anticipa-
tons as a square deal is assured.
Clinton may prove the snag to trip
either Gardner or Fitchburg In the com
ing w. A A. meet at F'itchburg. Leomin-
ster and Lancaster have lost their sport
ing spirit and now the battle royal will
be between the two north county towns.
There is a young fellow over in Spencer
who never played second fiddle in the
pugilistic orchestra, and can tune up at
moments notice. A search warrant
will not be necessary to find a subject
who will interest Jack Wood of Worces-
ter for a few rounds at least.
The Hartford Daily Courant says that
from present Indications Hartford and
Toronto are the only teams that appear
to contain championship timber" In this
same self-assertive article, the dis
cernible sporting editor of the Courant
says that the three weakest teams in
the league are Rochester, Syracuse and
Springfield. We wonder in what class
the genial writer may condescend to place
the Farmers.