The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-24

Montreal one run and getting one man,
he tried to head off the run and didn't
succeed. Then all sorts of trouble came
in punches. A combination steal and
poor throw by Yeager, followed by a
scorching single, ended it all.
Worcester had another chance, but
could do nothing.
There was an excellent crowd, over
700 being present. Toward the end, the
crowd was worked up, and yelled for
the home team. Gruber umpired a
good game, but didn't satisfy a few,
and they tried to make things warm for
him.
Lampe pitched for Worcester. He
got good fielding support, and the hits
were kept fairly well scattered. He
was very effective at times, preventing
runs when Montreal appeared to have a
soft thing. His pitching in the last
inning was decidedly poor, and was di-
rectly responsible for the defeat Lampe
had a wonderful in-drop which com
pletely deceived the visiting batsmen.
They occasionally hit him hard but for
the most part he kept the ball where
they couldn't hit it safe. Harrington
was the keystone of the Worcester arch
yesterday. He played a magnificent
game at short. Sharrott also played
finely, getting several hard catches.
Felix pitched for Montreal. For five
innings he had the Worcesters com
pletely at his mercy. They couldn't hit
him with a snow shovel. But they start
ed the other way in the sixth and hit
him fiercely In three innings they got
nine hits, scoring five runs. In the last
inning, when hit was needed to tie,
the Worcesters were unable to con-
meet. Felix received good support, Mon
treal playing a perfect game in every
inning save the third. Sherlock made
two errors in quick succession, the oLly
ones of his team, and gave the WcI-
cesters their first run.
Montreal was sent to bat and began
scoring before Worcester got settled
down. Tom Bannon hit the ball to
left for single. Lampe baked, al
lowing him to walk to second Dooley
hit to centre for three bases, and Ban
non scored. The second run came easily
too. 1t was a drive over the right field
fence by Sharon in the second.
Worcester got one run by gift in tie
third. Lampe reached first driving a
ball through Sheiback. Kuhns sent him
along with a single. Lampe fell asleep
off second, and was caught so far t. at
he had to try for third. Shieback hit
him with the ball in throwing, and
Lampe continued to the plate.
Montreal made it three to one in tie
first of the seventh. G. Bannon hit at
a low in-drop for his third strike. Yea
ger didn't get the ball and Bannon
went to second. Yeager threw out, but
McQuaid let the ball bound past, and
Bannon went along to the next station
While he tarried there, his brother was
hit by the ball. Tom dashed for second
and Yeager threw down. Tom stopl cd
and George dashed for the plate, max
ing it before Harrington could get ire
ball back.
Worcester woke up the crowd in the
last half by taking the lead in hot
batting streak Rickert led off with
a hit past second. McQuaid put a fly
ont TO left, which Tom Bannon couldr {
get. Harrington builded better than he
Intended. He hunted a little fly toward
first and beat the ball to the bag. with
the bases full and nobody out, Lampe
forced Rickert at home by a grounder
to Johnson. Sharrott hit to Shcibeck,
forcing Lampe at second, but Mcluald
scored Kuhns smashed scTeaheI
past first for two bases and oharrot
followed Harrington over the plate
II began to become even more exert
ing when Montreal tied the score in the
first of the eighth. Henry hit past
third base for two bases. johnson put
a single to right, and Henry scored.
Worcester again took the lead in their
half. but stopped short Of where they
should have been, through blunder
bv Carr. He was the first man up ana
hit safely. Yeager played for a base
on balls, but Carr ran down and was
caught easily Yeager then hit sin
ole TO left. Rickert sent hot liner
fo right centre for two bases, Yeager
scoring Rickert kept going, and
made third on the throw to the plate
He scored on McQuaid's long fly to u
Bannon. sao.
If was 6 to 4 in Worcester's favor
when Montreal began the ninth. The
first man UP was Tom BannOn, and
I,ampe got two strikes on the first two
halls pitched. Then he threw away
his chances, and Bannon walked. jack
litz hit a hot one past second, Bannon
making third. -
Sheibeck hunted a few feet out, and
Ramon dashed in. Lampe tossed the
ball to Yeager, but the latter couldn't
get Bannon Jacklitz moved up on
The play. He made dash for thru
and slid in. Yeager threw low, and
Jacl5Iitz's body stepped the ball, tor-
tunate play for Worcester. Sheibeck
stole second. Both scored on liner to
left by Henry. Sharrott hit to short
left and made a double by hot running
in the last half. None of the others
could connect, and Worcester had to
accent the inevitable.