The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-28
The MIGHTY FALL.
Georgetown Universe
ty Meets a Bit
ter Defeat.
HOLY CROSS PLAYS GREAT GAME
Twas in the Second That
the Visitors Met
Their Waterloo.
HOLY CROSS PLAYS GREAT GAME

lined up against the crack Holy Cross
team at the college grounds yesterday
afternoon, Mr.. White, one of the prize
winning pitchers, was put on the slab
by Capt. Mccarthy of Georgetown.
1t is the same Mccarthy who once
on time in the early days of college
base ball, used to play with Holy Cross
and used to play well.
After these years of experience he
should have known better than come
to Worcester to defeat Holy Cross.
But Capt. McCarthy's intentions were
all right.
1t was Mr.. Whites fault. He was
put on the slab to stay there, but he
refused to stay, and for an inning he
was lowering. In another inning he
gave the cleverest imitation of An
dree's balloon that has ever been at
tempted. He went up and he never
came back. For about 10 minutes he
had a worse time than a man with the
mumps when there is a lemon in sight
He was then relieved of his job, and
he looked more pleased at that than
If somebody had come down with q
long standing bill which he had entire
ly forgotten.
1t required only one inning for the
Wearers of the royal purple to put the
score so high that their opponents
couldn't see it with a telescope. Some
body on the bench suggested that Holy
Cross win in that inning, and that's
just what Holy Cross did.
The average spectator would think
they were working overtime or wore
Inc lr,TF F.rTf J.
weren't They were simply heading
the riyets on the other side 50 t. at
Georgetown couldn't pull back tie
game with a locomotive. Seven rurs
came for Holy Cross in that inning.
If Georgetown was playing yet, #
couldn't make as many runs as that.
A battle of champions was expected.
No ball game ever attracted as much
attention in Worcester. Georgetown
brought an almost unbroken record of
victories, having lost but one in 81
games. Holy Cross was not far behin3,
with only two defeats in 10 games.
A tremendous crowd gathered. there
being almost 5000 people on the
grounds. Money was freely wagered
that Georgetown would win. The odds
were on that team, but when odds ap
peared Holy Cross fans came out fast
er than a rabbit when ferret is placed
in the hole
1t was a grand day for ball game
AT times a high wind swept in from
the outfield, sending clouds of dust
across the diamond. There was no de-
lay in the game on account of the
dust, however, and none of the long
hits were held back either.
Holy Cross supporters were enthu
siastic, especially when things began
to head their way Good luck always
goes with the winner, and it was sat
isfied to take its seat on the Holy
Cross bench. The team was winning
on its merits, and when any luck came
on the field, it usually sought out g
Holy Cross man to light on.
A battle of giants was expected, but
it wasn't any such thing. The George
town men fell off from their standard,
and played ball like a crowd of girls
going to a picnic. They ran around
knowing as little what they ought To
do, as a rooster who has just been in
troduced to the axe, and they threw
the ball around as carelessly as a sport
does money when he's out for a coed
time.
ON the other side it was entirely diff
ferent. Holy Cross moved as well to-
gether as hoboes toward the free lunch
counter, and they played faster than
bicyclists coming to the tape. They
could see better than a flock of eagles,
and the ball which they hit az was big
ger than a bad conscience.
GEORGETOWN outfielders needed horses
to do anything with the ball Holy Cross
men hit out Griffin was the prize win
ner for Holy Cross. He deceived the
Georgetown men as easily as fellow
does his boss when he wants to see
the game. and won his own game by
lining the ball over the netting in right
field when the bases were full.
The hit was particularly good. as II
came when there were two men out.
II was the hit that sent White into
the air. He could not locate the plate,
and had to pitch a slow, straight ball
which Holy Cross men smashed with
more satisfaction than Brooklyn gun
ners shelled Cervera's fleet
With the exception of Fox. who
could not throw as well yesterday as
usual the Holy Cross men put up
magnificent game. Dyer and Linnehan
were the bright stars, although Carney
made one catch that was a world
heater. Carney's batting was the fea-
ture of the game.
The Georgetown men played Won
derfully fast game at times, but they
made wonderfully easy errors at times
and their errors counted. A catch by
Walsh which robbed Holy Cross of
long hit was the finest bit of fielding
of the day. The innfeld is fast one,
but the colors ran yesterday and they
were a little off.
Hafford opened auspiciously for
Georgetown with a low line drive to
left for a homer.
The Waterloo came in the second.
Dyer started with a single. Kenney
drew base on balls. Brennan hit to
Moran. When he forced Linnehan at
home the bases were full and there
were two out. Griffin had White in a
hole with three balls called. He laced
the next over the netting and four
runs resulted. O'Reilly was hit by the
ball Fox scored him with a double
to left McTigue put another over the
netting. Seven runs, all after two
men were out.
Holy Cross scored in the fourth.
O'Reilly got first on an intended sacri-
fee, Cranston hitting him in the head
when he threw the ball. A balk gave