The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-06
FANS DISGUSTED.
Another Clamor For
a Change of
Managers.
EDGAR J. DODGE is HELD.
Grand Jury VIII Pass Upon
His Case A Woman
Sent to Jail.

Webster, Sept. 5.-The Webster base
ball club is thing of the past AT
least so say the fans, who are COM
pletely disguised with the manner in
which the last four games were played.
Manager John H. Conway is subject
ed to much criticism, on account of the
way he has treated the base ball public
of Webster. Mr.. Conway is not alone
criticised as certain members of the as
ISOLATION are also subjected to a rig
orous hauling over,
Webster fans were promised Evans
of Providence for one of the games
yesterday with Southbridge, and as a
consequence they put up their coin be-
fore they went to Southbridge in the
afternoon. Evans did not show up, and
overworked Sanders had to go in sec
ond time. He could not hold out, and
before he was taken out he was batted
pretty hard.
When IL was known that Evans had
not arrived, and that was just before
the special train left for Spec town.
many refused to go, as they knew it
would be simply a farce with the
Southbridge team still more strength
ened and tired out pitcher to go
against them.
Webster people have no kick coming
against Sanders, the pitcher who has
more than once been compelled to go in
and do double work, just because the
! manager was unable" to secure any
one to help him out, 1.-The leagues
wouldn't let them co. while the OPP
| posing teams had all kinds of leaguers
Sanders has pitched a winning game
vac F- Pow oh a1,4 we.
| heady pitcher, and could generally
size up the batsman pretty well. He
| is more than an ordinary sticker for a
pitcher, the most of them being weak
at the bat. He always ffelded his posi-
ton, and very few balls ever got
through him.
Thomas F~SIederman, who acted as
assistant manager, this year, is spoken
of as good man for the position of
manager, Hederman thoroughly un-
derstands the game, and in previous
years when he managed ball teams he
gave the crowd what they were looking
for and made money besides.
Edgar ]. Dodge, the man whom De-
tective Patsy O'Day arrested in Wor-
cester. charged with stealing a horse
and carriage, the property of James
Aspen, was arraigned before Judge
Clarke, this morning, and charged with
the larceny of the same, the value of
the conf1scated articles being placed at
$3.50, He pleaded not guilty.
The owner of the stolen rig said he
had hitched his team at the corner of
Man aind Lake streets, muster day af-
ternoon and when returning for it an
hour later, found it was gone. He said
he never saw the prisoner before, al
though the face looked somewhat IA
miliar
Sheriff Clare, who brought the pris-
onar here, told what he knew Of the
case.
The prisoner stated that he had been
told by a man that the team belonged
to him and for him to drive to North
Webster, where he would meet him and
the couple would go to Worcester He
did so, but the supposed owner has dis
appeared, and Dodge says he can not
locate him. He said he drove the rig
to his uncle's place in Millbury. where
he stabbed it. The next morning he read
of the affair in the papers and at once
autographed Jesse Brown, liveryman,
and Aspen. He closed with the re-
mark: II did not steal the team"
The judge found probable cause of
guilt and bound the prisoner over to
the grand jury, which sits in Worces-
ter next October.
Mary Ferns of River Point R. l.,
having a husband and child living in
Putnam Conn, was sentepced for four
months in the house of correction.
Miss Molly Dwyer returned to Wor-
cester this morning, after a visit with
friends.
John r. Haskell, assistant postmas-
ter, is enjoying a weeks vacation, and
Eugene Ide is substituting at the office.
The cause of the bad condition of the
street lights for the past three nights
was that the armature arch of the
dynamo had burned out. 1t will be re-
paired as soon as possible.
F. w. Whipple, Jr,, left this incoming
for a weeks vacation at Bennington,
VT
Alexander Provost fell to the floor in
a dead faint this noon, in his tonsorial
rooms. He was taken to his room in
the hotel and Drs. Brown and Hart
called. He is suffering from a severe
attack of indigestion and nothing seri-
Gus is anticipated
All of the schools opened this morn
ing. with good attendance.