The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-17
SPORTING NOTES.

church Sundays.
Today it is Syracuse. Here is a chance
to cinch that hold on first place.
Jeffries has better press agent than
any champion before him ever had.
The Farmers are holding on to first
place with two hands and both feet
If Worcester had been ahead the play
ers wouldn't have been arrested at just
that time.
When the base ball season is over the
Worcester team will be in good training
to enter the ring.
The Williams base ball team cleared
$500 this spring. That's almost as good
as Worcester is doing.
Montreal, very kindly always gets
beaten the same day Worcester does, SO
that we can keep the lead.
Dick Harley Of the Clevelands went
through IA games without reaching home
He began to think he was barred
If Worcester is to be mobbed one day
and arrested the next it will have to go
through Rochester on the fastest train.
Therell be warm times in Worcester
when Rochester comes here to play ball.
Willie O'Hag gan and Burke will have to
behave.
Other cities of the league should take
pattern by Rochester and bring out the
police force to help their teams defeat
Worcester
1t won't be long now before true line
tanned, The Britannia is getting ready to
give her hot trial.
I McQuaid is the worst second baseman
in the Eastern League.-Toronto Mail;
How about that Worcester? -Springfiel
Union. Which way?
To think of all Worcester had to endure
when Burns was umpiring here and
President Powers sent another man to
Rochester on the first kick.
Tom Burke of Harvard is suffering from
cto hrYtf ot,I Ut INF tf~
until the dual games between the Ameri-
can and English colleges.
Chicago has made Louisville splendid
offer for Pitcher Phillip. AS the Louis
vile management is badly In need of
money, the deal may be made.
Rusie is pitching for semi-professional
teams in and around Indianapolis. He
manages to make a comfortable, and what
is better, peaceful living out of this
work.
the Baltimores has averaged more than
one run per game Evidently managerial
duties do not lie heavily on the feet or
dim the batting eye.
Give me two players. III not mention
Names says McGraw Of Baltimore, land
| would give ,nat bunch of 56-inch chest
fayorites over In Brooklyn a run for po-
sition in this race
Tenney's performance of five hits in five
times at bat was equalled by Jimmie Col
Inns May IS, May 81 Stahl made six hits
in six times at bat, Tenney and Stafford
have each made four hits in four times at
bat.
Manager Connie Mack has purhased
Catcher Harry Smith from the Wilkes
barre Club of the Eastern League for $500
cash. Smith played with Buffalo in 1896
He was considered the best catcher in the
Atlantic League.
'Dahlen will work his legs off for Han
lon" said one of the Brooklyn men with
the team. That's the kind of hold he's
got on the men. tell you a managers
whole lot to ball. team, besides buying
ing the hotel bills. =
The base ball fans employed by the John
G. Machines Company have organized a
ball team as follows: l. Langden, D.; J.
y Daly, 70; A. Wood, $. s.; F Dunn, c.;
roll, lp.; f. Grady, |. =; A. Cummings
3b. The team will arrange games with
ball mines of other dry goods stores of the
city.
Judged from a spectator standpoint
Arlie Latham was as sedate as Method
list minister, but there was one bit of fun
which only two or three players enjoyed.
Bowling questioned. The Colonels' twirl-
er walked over to him and entered a mild
protest. Arlie, after looking at him in si-
lence for few seconds, said: Young
man. have never received an introduce
ton to you. If | knew you that might
cost you something" Bowling subsidized
--fxchange.
The employment of Peter Jackson to
train Tom Sharkey for his batlie in Octo-
Der with James J. Jeffries for the heayy-
weight championship of the world is an
immense tribute to the fighting ability of
the new champion Sharkey realizes that
in the Californian Hercules he will meet meet
the greatest fighter of the age, and in
order to beat him he means to leave no
stone unturned to insure success. In en-
gaging Jackson, Sharkey shows superb
Judgment. No man knows more about fhe
scientific principles of prize fighting than
Peter, Jackson, but he has a hard job
ahead of him to develop the sailor into a
fighter of the superior scientific type.
Adrian c. Arson, former manager of the
Giants, when asked his opinion of the re-
cent change OF management for the New
Yorks, said: II am not surprised to hear
Of change in managers in New York
No self-respecting manager can work mn
der Freedman. He must be mere figure
head to retain his position. l am not sur
prised that Day has been released. II Is
no reflection on his ability to be dronned
BY Freedman. As to Hoey, know very
little about him He has no great amount
carrying out Freedmans ideas. He has a
reputation as trap shooter, but he has
had little base ball experience. l wish
him success.
Selee fears he Philadephias more than
he does the Brooklyns, especially since
they have secured that fine pitcher Billv
Magee. He thinks that the Phillies will
be ahead of the Brooklyns at the finish.
and that the battle will be between the
representatives from the Schuyllxill and
the Charles. The way the Philliesapol-
ished the Brooklyns off has strengthened
his belief rs to the stronger club and the
Phillies maintain stoutly that they aid
not get q fair shake the last time they
We're IN Brooklyn. The Boston manager
y Of the opinion that the Chicago team,
though 1t has been progressing at a pen-
nant rate of late lacks the steadliMss
necessary to leader at the fall Of the
nag. He has not very favorable opin-
Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Chi
cago.