The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
BARELY ESCAPED.
MoTiguo Did the
Trick For Holy
Cross.
HIS TWO HOME RUNS
Columbia Outplays Local
Team in Every Respect
Comedy of Errors.

1t was all McTigue's at the Holy
Cross Columbia game at the college
ground yesterday afternoon. 1t was
that clever first baseman's two home
runs that gave an unearned victory tc
the wearers of the purple. Outside OF
these two smashing hits there was
nothing to commend the contest as fal
as the local team was concerned.
Capt. Brennans men thought they
had an easy thing. but they run III
against an argument which came very
nea~ flooring them. They were toe
sanguine. 1t is possible, however, that
Holy Cross couldn't play decent bal
yesterday; it might have been then
day off. Evidently something was the
matter, for of all playing that was
boyish, yellow, miserable, they had il
down to a science with the New York
collegians. AS Capt. Brennan said af-
ter the game, Wouldn't it make ones
heart beat?" Asked who would be
taken to Amherst today, he replied;
How can one tell after such an eX-
hibition as the one today!'
1t was truly awful, and there is nc
doubt but what there were some pref
ty sharp words said to the players in
the dressing room yesterday afternoon
after the comedy was all over.
A total of nine errors tells the story
They were all costly and came de-
lightfully easy for Holy Cross men
Kenney, Fox, McTigue and Carney
were the only players who failed tc
make a misplay. Dyer, as usual, made
his customary fumbles, but yesterday
he tried to Guido himself and succeed
ed in glorious style. He accepted Just
half his chances. But then there were
others.
Carney, who was pulled in from the
left field, was not in the best of fettle
and he was touched up for II hits, ev-
cry one of them singles. The visitors
punched in the second and eighth
making in the two innings eight of the
total number. In the preliminary prac-
tice the visitors didn't show up in such
a way as to cause much alarm among
the handful of rooters on the bleach
ers. Things were different when the
game was on.
Marcus was no easy mark, and he
deserves great credit for the way h'
kept the heavy hitters of Holy Cross
from pounding out the ball The only
time he used poor judgment in sending
up the sphere to the plate was Wher
McTigue was at bat. The first time
the gentleman who occupies the initia
bag famed out on pretty drop balls
The next time he came to bat the twirl
er for Columbia forgot all about tina
and lobbed up straight ones just by
the waist.
McTigue likes nothing better, ant
when the centre fielder had got holt
of the ball way out somewhere near tn
famous spring of Pakachoag hill tn
runner had made the circuit of tn
bags with two men ahead of him. Tn
same thing was done in the eighth
Mac" has a weakness about tn
shoulder. and Marcus stumbled on t
that fact, and sent two up there whicl
gave him the advantage over the bat
ter of two strikes. But alas! he for
got himself, and the next one sale
over the foot-square rubber just wher
Mac" likes them. and the next thin
seen of the ball it was out in centr
garden, and McTigue was gallopini
around the bases for his second home
with two men ahead. This did tn
business. and the game was won.
The brilliant work of the visitors wa
done by Stable and Pell at third ant
shortstop, respectively. They wer
dGIlSLS
ANYTHING got away from them. Ter
rife hits that would have ordinaril!
been safe were gathered in with de
lightful ease. Pulsifer who, by thu
way, played on Bates for four years
and is now studying medicine at Co
lumbia, pulled down the long hit o.
Dyer in the third, which had wing:
for a three-bagger. 1t was the stal
catch of the game, and one of the mos
sensational seen on the diamond this
season at Mount ST. James.
Connors was in the left garden fol
the first inning and after making one
error and half trying for an easy fly
was relieved by O'Reilley. The latter
was on the sick list, and had only just
got out of the infirmary. Gaffney was
over in right, and had the good fortune
to make a very pretty assist in the
fifth. when he threw to third, cutting
off Pulsifer.
Holy Cross went to bat first, and
went out in order Columbia did nc
better. In the second, the local team
tried their level best to make the cir
cult of the bases, but it was all in vain
The visitors, however, had something
ur their sleeves which made TIE spec
tators take a second look for them
Tilt made a hit to the left garden
Fitch walked and Pulsifer hit between
second and third Tilt was caught al
home on O'Reilley's pretty throw in
Mike fouled out. Kebler smashed q
hot liner cut to left, and to the utter
establishment of every one, O'Reilley lei
it drop. Dyer now caught the infec-
ton and failed to handle Marcus
grounder. Meanwhile, Fitch and Pull
sifer scored.
Corning. Pen and Stable got a line
on Carney's curves and each lined out
singles Marcus and Kebler scored
and Corning came in on Stadie's hit
Five hits and three errors explain ev-
erything in this inning.
In the third, Holy Cross took hand
and scored thrice, thanks to McTigue S
great work with the stick. O'Reilley
was the first to get to first on an err
ror. Kenney went his usual way and
Fox drew four balls. McTigue laced
the sphere out into centre and three
men crossed the plate.
In the third fourth, fifth and sixth
the visitors were BANKED. Holy Cross
didn't do anything until the latter inn
ing, when they made four runs, giving
them the lead by one. Kenney started
the trouble by getting down to the in
itial bag, and Fox was again given a
present of the first base. Marcus went
up into the air and Capt. Pe1 came in
from short and tried to quiet the little
fellow.
But when he saw the "home runner
loom up before him, he thought dis
erection the better part of valor, and
let him also walk. Carney had a good
eve. and sent the ball over into the left