The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-25
.RAINED AT WEBSTER
County Fans Were
DisappointedBy the
Postponement.
FARMERS OFF FOR THE WEST.
o'Neill and Lampe Are
Taken Along and Kloby
Remains.
FARMERS OFF FOR THE WEST.

Webster lost its golden opportunity
yesterday, and the county fans We're
granted continuance of the specuIa
ton period by rainy weather The team
left for Webster yesterday morning at
9 o'clock, but returned shortly after
noon, when the field was covered with
slime.
o'Neill, the Farmers new second
baseman, came in from Palmer at 5
O'clock yesterday morning, and regis
tered at the Waldo house. Manager
Leonard had expected him on the mid
night train, but the st. John lad was
tired and slept through to Palmer.
John O1Neill Of Boston is the modest
way in which the new player intro
duced himself by the hotel register. He
is finely built chap, broad shouldered
and stands 5 feet 10 inches. Yesterday
he was not in the best Of trim, but
every step indicated the activity and
deftness of the trained athlete.
The new man has other records be-
sides that earned in his base ball ca
reer as told in yesterdays Spy. In the
provinces O'Neill has the reputation of
being one of the fastest sprlnters on
the ball field He has done the 100
yards in nearly even time, and with
proper training it has been claimed
that he can run the century in 10 Sec
onds fiat.
o'Neill was glad of the opportunity
to rest yesterday, and in the afternoon
talked with The Spy man. He thinks
that Manager Selee must have heaps
0f aopdIopra IN NTiIxa Snl1iVnnte ilIde-
ment. O'Neill said that Sullivan saw
him play two games, one with the
Roses of St. John against the All-Col-
legiate team; the other was with Sui
livan's team against the Tartars of
Fredericton.
The second baseman has had a col
lege education, and gave up a posi-
ton as civil engineer on the city staff
of st. Johns to play ball this summer
O'Neill has been playing but two or
three games a week, and he fears that
at first the strain Of playing every day
may be disastrous, but is confident that
his physical condition is good enough
to pull him through. Mike Sullivan has
been doing all the talking about
O'NeilPs ability, and he would not have
recommended O'Neill to Manager Selee
without taking his hitting into consi-
deration.
Before the team left for Toronto on
the ZIP train over the Boston & AL
bany, last evening. Manager Leonard
had a talk with Capt. Klopf. Later
Lampe was closeted with Manager
Leonard at the Waldo House. Base
ball managers like to spring surprises,
and it was announced that Lampe had
not been benched for the remainder of
1.-The season. The left handler went with
the team, but there was one face miss
ing.
A telephone message was received at
the Langdon House early in the eve
ming, stating that Klobedanz was laid
up with cramps at hotel in Webster
and would not be in condition to join
the team before the Montreal series.
Manager Leonard did not have a word
to say about Klobedanz's cramps. Since
Klobedanz returned to the Farmers
fold after his trip to Chicago the
south-paw artist. has been twirling
them over in good form. For short
time there has been no trouble in which
Klobedanz figured, but the Cramps
may solve the problem as to why
Lampe was taken.
Yeager was in fair condition yester-
day and Manager Leonard expects him
to be able to get into the game in q
few days. Meanwhile "Kittie" Brans-
field will be behind the bat, and if his
arm is not strong enough to hold out
until Yeager gets back into the game,
Carr will be called in. Capt Klopf
had planned to lay off yesterday to
give bad finger chance to mend and
the new second baseman an oppor-
tunity to show his PAGES, but last night
it was announced that Capt Klopf
will play at short in today's game with
the Canucks and that ONeill will have
a chance at second base Boyle will
play the bench.
Montreal Syracuse and Rochester.
The Rowdies will have the Farmers on
their own lot next Friday and Satur-
day.
Lampe or Horton will be sent in
against the Torontos today.