The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-15
SCENES Al THE GAME.

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the pure drug and the physicians
spluttered and spat, but it was no use.
Their legal friends had things their
own way and held the undertakers' as
sistants in straightjacket while they
forced open the teeth and compelled
them to swallow the Dose
From a strictly base ball standpoint.
there have been games in this city
which would be regarded as a higher
class article. But there haven't been
any games for a long time in which
there was as much fun for both spec
tators and lawyers as the contest yes
terday Everybody expected there
would be fun at the game and expecta-
lions were realized. The players were
as happy as schoolboys when the long
vacation begins, and the spectators
booked as If every one of them had lust
heard that somebody had left him a
fortune. .
The crowd of ball players was a mot
ley one. No two players were dressed
alike, but everything went, and no
rules were violated, as no certain stvle
OF costume had been agreed on as
proper dress. 1t was the same with
the game they played Every man
l.
thing went Some of them PLAYED han
IKE professionals, and others PLAYED
something which bore a resemblance to
pase pail, but which would REQUIRE a
idoel TO tell definitely what it was.
Inc crowd was not critical one If
uiun go to the oval with an idea of
seeing base pail such as the Bostons and
otner league teams play, and it wasn't
worked up because every ball that went
OUT In the field wasn't caught.
mere was no struggle worth men,
oIilhs. me lawyers showed too great
superiority over their medical brethren
anu anu secured such lead that the doc
roda couluh get in the game with a
Wouldn't give up the game more easily
than they give up a wealthy patient
ana Fought to the end, but If didn't
| avail for they couldn't play hail &c
those lawyers could. The latter nIaved
pail as well as their craft can NAV
| politics. pay
In each instance it was a case n
bringing back ball playing ability Of
years ago, They could all play bali lil1;
prize winners, when they were ii
school, at least they all say thew could
and there's nobody to disnrove thai,
statements. They found, however
that ball player can get rusty as wei
as anybody else, and when they tried
Tor some balls yesterday that woult
| nave come easy years ago, they founc
tnat the rust has accumulated.
| Whlle the crowd was gathering. the
teams took positions on the diamonf
and practiced. Then the game began
| For three hours while the GROVE
laughed and encouraged, the profes
! slonal men chased each other like 3
crowd OF school boys, and when thu
end came, the scorer, who was ken
so busy he didn't have time to think
SAID the lawyers had shown themselye.
the best opponents of the nationa
| game.
| They gave the doctors a terribl,
trouncing. They showed signs of more
and harder practice in preparation fol
the game, and they tried as hard IL
win as they would have tried to wiz
case on which the size of the fee de
pended on the size of the verdict.
! Webster Thayer captained the law
yers: H. Spencer Haskell managed The
team. DR.. Kelley was manager of tn
doctors and DR.. Trowbridge captain.
Mr.. Thayer Wore gaudy uniform
OF regulation base ball trousers ant
stockings. But the shirt was a prize
winner 1t was of the Jersey variety
| and had stripes loud enough to ~
heard at the lake. His rival, Captain
DR.. Trowbridge, was content to play
the game in golf suit and a set Of
whiskers. Some of the other uniforms
were decidedly picturesque. Lawyer
Jandron couldn't get base ball shir
anywhere, and played in an undershrt
DR.. Underwood, who pitched the frs
part of the game for the physicians
had base ball uniform. His stocking!
|
maroon and the other black. Some O.
the others simply took off their coats
and vests, and, rolling up their trous
! ers, played in ordinary costume.
Dr. Baker was second batsman of thu
| physicians team. Just what tha
means nobody knows, not even DIR
Baker He played a great game in the
field at times, and he swung the ash
| Acknowledgements. He swung 1t vigor
| ously other times, but there was moth
ing but wind in its path. DR.. CroniI
| started in to play first base for the doc
tors. He distinguished himself by hit
ting a home run over the right fell
| fence. DR.. Cronin used to be one O.
| Millburys hardest hitters, and hi
| showed yesterday he hasn't forgotten
the art He injured himself later in the
game trying to steal second He got L
the base all right and might have
| stopped when he did, but he kept coins
all except one foot which chung to thu
base. DR.. Cronin retired and DR.. Stew
ems took his place. He went to thirC
base and didn't have any hing to d,
except look pleasant and pretend h,
was in the game. He did both well.
DIR. McKoan played In left fielt
for the undertakers' helpers. Dr. Nc
| Koan awoke several times t,
chase after hard flies and catch them
Dr. Rafferty, strapped a big protecto
in front oe him and stood behind tn,
bat. He busted himself looking fiercel,
at his pitcher and thinking how differ
ent it was in the good old days. DIR
Peterson looked more like a ball playe
than any of the others with a matt!
uniform which had the letter "C' o,
the shirt front. He didn't act his par
very we'll. though, not making even
bowling acquaintance with the BALL
that went out his way.
| DIR. Trowbridge captained the physi
clans from short stop DR.. Trowbridg,
| was a busy man yesterday, and sue
! ceeded in getting himself tied up Will
his feet more than any Of the othe
players. DIR. M7ckie played third earl;
in the game and then held down first
He had a whole lot TO do and did /
well. DR.. Swan had run with himsel