The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-18
SPORTING NOTES.

SPORTING NOTES.
Syracuse today
That's more like it.
Syracuse l yesterday, and Worcester 2.
Childs has made but one error in %
games,
Henry Lynch shows no diminution of
playing ability.
1t looks as if Charlie Fitzpatrick is out of
the running now.
The Centurys go to Crystal Lake, Card
ner, tomorrow morning
Bay State Gun Club shoot at the
Shrewsbury traps tomorrow.
Hickman holds the National League
record for bases on balls. He gave IA in
eight innings.
O'Loughlin was not so bad yesterday
The crowd got after him on one decision,
in which he was strictly correct.
Billy Marsh is indeed a wonder as an
athlete. And he doesn't get the credit
that an amateur like J. Fred Powers does.
II Providence would only keep up the
gait It had before Rochester hit that town
there might be some hopes for the pen
nant.
Pat Powers got together a good team.
If the Stars started the season as they
are now they wouldn't be the tail-enders
of the league.
There appears to be an awakening of
trapshooting among the local clubs, and
Worcester is showing more activity in
that line than at any time for five years.
The Greendale track begins to take on
the semblance of a race track these days,
and horsemen are taking quiet little trips
to Barbers Crossing to have a look at
operations.
Gus Klopf is hitting the ball as hard as
any Of the players but they are going
straight at tielders. Keep it up, Klopf;
they won't always go at feeders when
they are hit on the nose.
Speaking of Meekin's release to Boston,
Hanlon says: ITO all appearances, So
denis friend Freedman has consented to
as possible against Brooklyn.
Boston's chances of winning the PEN
nant are better than Worcester's, but that
team will have to put up different arti-
Gle of ball. The Beaneaters are going
backward instead of forward
Syracuse always gave Worcester a run
for its money, even when II had a weak
team, Now that it's strengthened, it
looks as if the Farmers will have to dig
to win more than half the series.
The Bay State Gun Club has postponed
8, in order to avoid conflict with the
tournament of the Worcester Sportsman's
Club, which is scheduled for Tuesday
Hamilton practieeq batting several hours
at the south end Tuesday. His work
shows something for it, and It is q pity
that some other players on the Boston
team are not as ambitious. Jour
nal.
Entries for the Century races at. the
outing tomorrow insure the best of sport.
The track has been put in the best of
shape for fast work and the crack-a-
jack Worcester county amateurs are all
entered.
The fans, who are still loyal to, the game
turned their sympathies to Brooklyn after
the trick played by Freedman last week
by letting Meekin go to Boston when he
knew Hanlon would pay good price for
him. Baltimore-American
Shannon made an easy steal of third
runner Brans6eld had the ball there
an hour ahead of the runner. kuhns can
never get a man while he stands up sew
eral feet in front of the line. Back up.
When the crowd criticized Carr for max
the stand. He should remember they pay
his salary to see him play ball, and If he
don't play ball they have aslicenSe to find
fault with anybody obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The Princeton Tigers were defeated yes
terday by the West End Juniors by
score of is to 8. The features were the
long hits by Grieves. Pike and Parent.
Smalley was batted out of the box in the
third, and Lavelle finished the game in
creditable manner.
Baby Strathmore (2:12s4) appears to be
about the only consistent winner that
Worcester has on the race track this
track at Greeudale and we can develop
some of the old-time money winners in
the old-time fashion.
President Hart of Chicago says: I am
not going to resign, and Manager Burns
is not going to be discharged. l know
nothing of all these sensational rumors
that are being printed about changes i'll
the executive heads of the Chicago ball
team. There is no foundation in fact for
them
Burke, like all rowdies, Is a coward He
knew better than to try dirty work on big
ger men than he-but picked on inoffen-
sive little Curley to trip yesterday: If 1t
instance, there would have been new
third baseman needed by Rochester after
the collision. Springfield Union.
Third Baseman Burke of the Rochester
Club is regarded as a conner. He is
and excellent fielder. = Sporting Life,
Burke is not young. Neither is he scrap
py He is rowdyish, and should have been
blacklisted long ago A man with Burke's
ungovernable temper has no business
playing professional ball.-Montreal Ca
zette,
Ii is doubtful If there has ever been a
season in which so many good young
nitchers have blossomed out in the league.
| r IL the feature of the year next to the
stand taken by the Baltimore Club. Near
| ly every manager in the country has
bagged one or more good men by going
| cunning for them The youngsters have
! taken more falls out Of the Bostons than
| the veterans.
| Oscar Gardner is still of the opinion that
| he can box at lis pounds, and is likely to
challenge the victor Of the Palmer NC
| Govern bout at that weight. The kid has
enjoyed good long rest from active ring
work, though he has spared few times:
| He believes his hands are now. fit to stand
! a hard pace against some of the best men
| I'm the ring and three matches nave been
arranged by his manager.
! A fan writes the sporting editor of The
snv. You have scored the first baseman
] * the Worcesters. Why not score the
| stupld manager that allows IL runs to be
made In one Inning? This is an easy one
| for you. Sure enough Il Is When the
| nlayers are In the field the captain has
enfire charge and II anybody is 10 be
| blamed II IL he The manager has moth
! ING to do with the players when they are
| m the diamond, especially If ne Is not IN
uniform. as Manager Leonard Is not. ASK
harder one next time.
The league as a matter of self-protec-
| tion must devise some way Immediately
! 10 put an end to foreign ownership IN
mines. Let no stockholder OF one club be
! Interested In another. II this Is not done
| and. Furthermore, to see the rival succeed
better than any organization that has
| combatted II in years. The trading back
| ana forth of players has been most repre-
hansible. and no mistake of Judgment IN
| the last ten years Is likely TO be attended
| With more serious consequences. Syndi-
cate base ball must be abolished'--NeW