The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-14
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Odds and Ends Gathered From All Quar-
ters of the World. 200.

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Gafney turning to Hanlon.
''Why. it was too dark to see out
there" said Joe, winking at a fellow
player.
If the Worcesters only had the Holy
Cross grounds to play on the game would
be faster.
Although Holy Cross did not score until
after Lehigh nobody on the grounds
had a suspicion that Lehigh would win
1t was certainly tough to lose that
game yesterday, after a lead of seven
runs in the early portion OF the contest
College students should not be, too
noisy at games. Persons who attend the
contests desire to know something of
what is going on.
When O'Reilly tipped a hunt and Cary
ney dashed in from third base, 1t was
team has done for years.
Later in the evening, one of the Washg
ington newspaper men tried hard to find
out just why sthe game was called He
found Capt. Kelley and put the questions
McTigue, first baseman of the Holy
Cross team, left st. Vincent's Hospital
yesterday, and expects to be able to res
sumo his playing with the team in a few
days.
Worcester has the scores of other East-
ern League games bulletined at the ovala
mighty good plan anywhere,-Provis
dence Telegram. Hold on, there. Wait
until you hear from Springfield before
saying any plan is good.
Charley Rice says his boys will hold
their own with the best of them when
they have played together a few games
on the Cambridge grounds. q have the
youngest and one of the fastest teams
in the New England League, is the way
Mr.. Rice puts it.-Boston Globe
Leahy played on the Dartmouth team
in 1S94-Wo Worcester Spy. Guess again.
Leahy was Springield's chief backstop in
1894; never was at Dartmouth, but came
here direct from Holy Cross.-Springfield
Union. Shake yourself, old man. Leahy
did play in Dartmouth in 1894, and is
playing on Tufts College today. When
Tommy Leahy left Worcester and went
to Springfield nobody ever heard of him
again.
Bonner to Washington He has been
playing great ball for Hartford In the
10 championship games he accepted 81
chances and made 2 errors. His batting
average was AIS, he making % hits Out
of 46 times at bat The Springfield public
would not stand the sale Of a good man
at HarttoTd' S stage OF the gameIHart>
ford is well down in the second division.
Springfield Republican So there is a
limit to what the Springfield public will
stand, Ell?
There is no denying the fact that the
idea of base ball on Sunday is gaining
ground everywhere. In these busy times
there is more demand for it than ever
The men who toll in the shops and fac+
I'D
them overtime, six days week, want
some recreation. The Sunday ball game
affords them the opportunity which they
crave, and if they do not get it in the
open, they Will slip away to some quiet
lot in the outskirts to enjoy a nice game
among themselves. Take Sunday, for ex-
ample. 1t was ideal base ball weather
and at least half a dozen games were
going on about the city and Just across
the line in Stratford. At least 1000 peoA
pie watched the games and enjoyed them.
Bridgeport Post
President Kuntzsch of the Syracuse
club is with the Stars on this trip. He
says he. intends to strengthen UP his
team within ten days at any cost. Look
at the way Murray of Providence is
salary limit. and in Worcester they are
way over it, he said, 81 signed a team
under the limit, thinking the rest would
live up to IT. but it's the same old story"
Yes, it's the same old story. The East
ern Leagues salary limit was always a
farce, but Mr.. Kuntzsch should not for-
get the Lessons Of $50 and 81, when his
own efforts to get a winning team "at
any cost" forced salaries so high that
it nearly smashed this league last sea-
son.
The Brooklyn players are still laugh
ing over the termination of the last
game at Washington. When the Senators
had been disposed of in the eighth, they
picked IN their bats and started for
the dressing room, believing that nine
iIlllllSS lIdu DSGll pldytNl I1diiOn lOOkeo
surprised for a moment and then tipped
his men off and they started for the
bus.
The astute manager was apparently in
a brown study and to all intents and
purposes did not hear the officials guess
ton. Then Gaffney and Andrews started
to leave and the scorers followed suit,
although they expressed surprise at the
sudden finish of the contest.
Hanlon said he was surprised when he
saw the Washington players leave but
it was not his place to interfere. The
score, by the way, was to ! in favor
away a good chance to tie or even wins
It is doubtful if any objections will coma
from Washington, as, under the rules
Brooklyn can claim a forfeit because the
Senators left the field.
Umpire O'Loughlin has been called
1.-The young Gaffney." He is not a Gaff-
ney by any means, for OLoughlin gives
the visiting team an even show and
Gaffney owes his great popularity to
consistent favOritism for the home team
all his life. OLoughlin has been roasted
where they are not accustomed to see
any of the close decisions go to the
visitors. Springfield Union. When
Springfield awakens, poor umpiring will
not pass without a protest
Mahoney, who umpired in the Holy
Cross-I4ehigh game yesterday, was
familiar figure on the Grove street
grounds 10 years ago. when he acted
in a similar capacity for the Atlantic
excelled some of the umpiring which has
been seen at the oval this season. His
work yesterday proves that he has not
yet lost his eye for balls and strikes.