The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
THE FATAL NINTH.
Holy Cross Downed
By Wesleyan at
Last Moment.
EXCITING FINISH.
Local Collegians Had No
Business to Lose the
Game to Visitors.

/ Wesleyan administered the first de-
feat of the season to Holy Cross, at
the college grounds, yesterday after
noon, by a streak of batting and a
combination of errors in the last half
of the ninth inning, beating the local
Icollegians by a score of to 5.
The local team had no business to
lose the game to the visitors, leading
them up to the last half of the ninth
by a score of 5 to 2. Dyer made his
only error of the game in the NINTH
when he let a hot grounder from Nc
Naughton's bat go through him. Ray
mond singled as did Terrell, filling the
bases. Carney. who pitched wonder
fully good game, gave Townsend his
base on balls, forcing McNaughton to
score. Just at this point, with three
men on bases, Inglis hit a sharp
grounder to O'Reilly, who fielded poor
ly and kept juggling the ball, while
Raymond and Terrell tore home and
crossed the plate, winning the game
for Wesleyan.
Up to the last half of the ninth, the
game was a good exhibition of how
base ball should be played, and the 1900
spectators were perfectly satisfied.
Dyer, Linnehan and McTigue did the
playing for the Holy Cross team. Pow
ers accepted two difficult chances out
in right garden. Carney pitched his
second game this season, and held the
visitors down to nine hits, all singles.
He was weak in the last half of the
ninth inning, allowing two hits to be
made off his delivery, and giving a
man a base on balls.
Anderson, Townsend, Inglis and Luf-
kins were red-hot quartet, and did
the honors for Wesleyan. Townsend,
the regular pitcher, was in right gar
den. and succeeded in pulling down five
good ones. He also hit the ball every
time at bat. but had hard luck in
reaching first.
Kenney opened the game with a sim
gle to left field. Fox sacrificed to Luf-
kins. and was out at first, advancing
Kenney a base. McTigue flied out to
Anderson. Carney drove the ball into
right field, sending Kenney home, and
making three bases, while Wesleyan
tossed the ball about. Linnehan went
out, Terrell to Raymond. Anderson
flied out to Dyer. McNaughton got his
base on balls, and went to second on
Raymond's hit to left Terrell also
got a free pass to first, advancing Nc
Naughton and Raymond, and filling the
bases.
Townsend hit a sharp one to Fox,
who caught Terrell at second base,
Townsend being left at first. Nc
Naughton and Raymond scored. In
glis singled sending Townsend to third.
Tirrell brought Townsend home by
liner to left field. Thompson flied out
to Linnehan, closing the inning.
OReilly was hit by a pitched ball
in the second inning, and went to first
tn Int u i'm
out at first. Connors drove one into
left field, bringing O'Reilly home, and
following closely after ON the error of
Terrill, tieing the score. Power hit to
Raymond, who put him out at first
Kenney singled but Fox flied out to
Townsend. Anderson reached first
but was caught at second, McNaugh-
ton dying at first base. Raymond flied
out to McTigue.
The third inning was opened by
McTigue hitting the ball into first base
man Raymond's hands and was out
Carney hit to Iuflxins and was out at
first. Linnehan singled and O'Reilly
flied out to Townsend. Terrell hit to
Linnehan and was out at first. Town
send was out by foul fly to Kenney
Inglis went out, Lufkins to Raymond.
Dyer was out, Anderson to Raymond
in the fourth. Connor flied out to
McNaughton and Powers struck out.
Inglis dropped the ball, but caught
Powers at first. Tirrell hit to the first
baseman and was out. Thompson and
Lufkins singled and Anderson flied out
to O'Reilly, and McNaughton died at
first.
Kenney reached first on Terrelrs err
ror in the fifth inning. Fox singled and
Kenney was caught at third. Nc
Naughton to Terrell. BIcTigue laced
the ball out into right field for a three
Dagger, bringing Fox home. McTigue
scored and Carney died at first. Lin
nehan took first base by being hit with
a pitched bali. O'ReilIy flied out to
Tirren. Raymond, Tirren and Town
send went out in order.
In the sixth inning Dyer was out on
hit to first. Conner singled to right
field and reached second, but stayed
there, Powers being out at first and
Kenney flying out to Lufkins Inglis
got his base on balls. Tirrell hit to
Fox, who threw to Dyer. catching In
glis at second and Dyer threw to Nc
/ Tigue. putting Tirrell out at first.
Thompson took his base on balls and
Lufkins flied out to OReilly.
The seventh-Fox was out at first,
hitting to Anderson; McTigue picked
! out his three Dagger stick and put one
well into left field taking two bases.
! Carney flied out to Tirrell and Linnehan
1 died at first. Anderson flied out to Lin
nehan, McNaughton to Powers and
Raymond to AfcTigue.
O'Reilly and Dyer both flied out to
! Townsend in the eighth; Connor got his
| base on balls and stole second. Powers
| foud flied to Inglis. Terrell singled
| Townsend hit to Carney, who threw to
| second, catching Terrell, and Linnehan
| threw to first, putting out Townsend,
making the second double play of the
game Inglis was given his base on
/ balls, Tirrell singled advancing Inglis,
who reached second on Linnehans err
ror THOMPSON was hit by a pitched
/ ball With two out and three on bases,
Lufkins came to the bat. He had al
/ ready received two hits and the fans
/ expected he would hit the ball out. He
struck out instead, ending the inning.
| Kenney, Fox and McTigue died at
1 first in the first half of the ninth, and
Anderson, first man up for Wesleyan in
! the last half of the ninth. flied out to
Powers. McNaughtOn reached first on
| Dyer's error, Raymond and Terrell
/ singled, filling the bases. Terrell over