The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
SPORTING NOTES.


Cleveland has. not won a game from
Brooklyn this season.
The last of the present week will see
the local foot ball season opened.
The Boston Pittsburg essnowistands
eight to three in favor of the Bean
eaters.
wrigley Of the Syracuse team is play
ing with New York and is putting up
good game.
Roy Evans, who was the star pitcher
for the Providence cttlb during the East
ern League season, is doing me WORK
for Washington.
There will be a revival Of interest in
boating, now that Ras Rogers has struck
town to train for his race with Eddie
Durham, at the lake, Sept. Y.
Promoters of the proposed athletic
meet at the oval could hardly nope 70
see it carried through Suecessfully. Ine
people Of the city had not much cohH-
dence in 1t.
1t is now thought that Jake Schaefer
and George Siosson viii soon get together
for a three-night billiard MATCH at cush-
ion earoms Schaefer prefers 6-lneh
balk line but the other match VIII propa-
bly, be arranged.
President Franklin of Buffalo has not
yet made up his mind whether he is satis-
fed with the Western League or not II
is good betting that he will want to get
a place in President Pat Powers league
Sam Wise is still laid up as the result
of a railroad accident on the New f0Tk
Central. and promises to realize goo0~
ly sum by way of damages for MS sufLer-
ings. The road settled with Malv,ger
Buckenberger of the Rochesters, who was
in the disaster
1t is an open secret that Beaumont
Butler and Rothfuss viii not be with the
Torontos next year. BeaumonVS equat
as fielding first baseman IS not 70 pe
IN no lar a
weak at the bat. As for the catohefs.
they are hardly fast enough for the
league.-Toronto Globe.
There Is trouble in the Ohio division of
the Century Road Club, which threatens
to revolt owing to general INDIFFERENCE
on the part of the NATIONAL officers 1T
is expected that il Ohio withdraws 1t Will
be supported by other divisions. One of
the objects of the proposed new body Is
the support and government OF road
racing.
The drafting season begins Oct. / and
lasts to Jan. /. During this period Ma
securing any minor league player BY pay
ing SOD for Western or Eastern league
man, $500 for ar. Interstate League man
and $500 for q New York State League,
New England League or Connecticut
League man.
Tom Butler of Boston, II. A., Gibson of
Cincinnati Frank StaRbuck OF Philadel-
phia and Charles Porter Of Detroit Will
meet in 25-mile paced race at In na5oa p
lie between Starbuek and Butler. Tom
has beaten Starbuck, but It was at Is
miles. His friends are much interested
in the race TO see whether Butler can so
the longer distance.
Manager Clarke Of the louisville team
VIII institute legal proceedings against
several Chicago newspapers which print
ed story several days ago to the enecs1
Burkett and Childs. became engaged In a.
barroom brawl In st. Louis Clarke says.
and his story Is eorroborated by Presi-
dent Pulliarn, that be was nowhere near
the scene of the trouble n St. Louis.
1t can be pretty safely said that Chicago
did much to butt Boston out of the
championship this year and put Seiee out
Of the running. How a team that loses
to such aggregations as Washington and
Cleveland looks outclassed by Brooklyn
has all sorts of injuries to its Players
gets together and downs as fast q team
as Boston, is a mystery. II only goes to
illustrate base ball luck Chicago News.
ford quit the Eastern and join the Con-
necticut League. The Bridgeport Post
says to Hartford: Take 1t While you
can. You will never regret it. You will
Eastern. and there will be double the in
terest in contests with the cities of the
state. 1t viii make the old-time fans up
that way recall the days Of Gilmore. and
Mack of Remsen, Brady Gruber and the
other clever players that made up the
state league team Of 1885"
After the game New York rooter ap-
preached Manager Hanlon and said
Those were two lucky games you won
today, Mr.. Hanlon" Let me tell you"
replied the manager, carefully weighing
his words, the games were not lucky
work, a case of hustle all the time Can
you tell me of any other club. situated as
the Brooklyns were In both games today
with the other fellows in front, that
would have worked as they did and
pulled out a victoIw each time? 1 think
not" And the New Yorker said he
couldn't Brooklyn Eagle.
The gross receipts of the Palmer-Mc-
Govern bout were S16932, 1t Is said, of
which amount $4,000 went to the boxers
on a split-the-purse basis. This only
leaves $685. for the Westchester A. c.
promoters, in view of which it Is hard
to see how they have made up their past
losses in conducting expensive bouts at
the open-air arena in Tuckahoe. Prior to
the brief battle Palmer is said on good
authority, to have sold his interest in the
picture money for $4,000. This would make
his share Of the proceeds $1,000 and he
Immediately sailed for home with the
bundle. Wise boy he may need It All 10
bet McGovern's hackers that $4,000 the next
chance he gets to box at Westchester.
President Kerr prevented the proposed
foot race between Beaumont and Leach
for 500 side Friday. The money was
up, Leach contributed $25 to the fund
raised by the Louisville PLAYERS and
BeaumOnt's hackers had their fnonex In