The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-18
SPORTING NOTES.

The Canadian championships are mis-
homer. Not a Canadian got anything.
The fans will be pleased to see Brans-
field playing first base instead of Carr.
Tannehill is supersttttous, and on days
that he is due to pitch he will not shave.
Joe Quinn says that the Cleveland team
lacks only two good stickers TO be WIN
ner.
The Sporting Life says it is discovered
at this late day that the Bostons can't
hit curve pitching. Well, who can?
Ras Rogers is showing boating men Of
Worcester that he can send shell
through the water with great speed.
Worcester fans were tickled when they
read in The Spy yesterday that Joe Rick
ert will be with the Worcesters next year
Major Taylor's mile competition record
which he made in his match with Jimmy
| Michel, l min. Al 20 sec, last year, stood
| the entire year.
Every issue of the Boston newspapers
has something good to say OF b,rlsbee;
Incidentally they have learned to spell
his name correctly now
Worcester foot ball players are in great
demand all over the country, and there
are rumors that more are going than
those who have already made engage
ments.
The contracts of Walter J. Curley and
John Malarhey have been promulgated.
If Bransfield belongs to Boston, why is
there any delay in promulgating his. 1t
Major Taylor is entered in the races at
Taunton Wednesday,. and intends TO ride.
It's pretty tough when a newspaper can't
get news, but has to resort to winding"
stories that are not so to make a show
ing
Worcester will quit more than $1,000 to
the good this season. With a. more con-
venient ground and team bit stronger,
Manager Leonard will be busy man
next season counting money.-Sporting
Life.
Catcher smink of Rochester has caught
every game that the champions played
this season with the exception Of one.
He missed the morning game on Decora-
ton day He caught three games Labor
day.. Smink's record comes near topping
the list.
Base ball at Holy Cross is a paying in
stitution. The gross receipts last year
We're $4353 80, and the net earnings of the
team S22SS 81. The expenses are higher
than. usual as Manager James Donnelly
furnished better attractions than had
been given in past years.
Tim Murnane has come to the conclu-
sion that the Bostons have lost enough
games to put them out of the race by
According to that st: Louis, Cincinnati
and Baltimore should be having the fight
for the pennant to themselves.
Catcher Robinson of the BaItimores
the other day: II have made up my
mind that kicking against the decisions
by the umpires doesn't pay. l believe IL
t the players would let the umpires alone,
the latter would do much better work"
If anybody wants to learn a few inside
facts of the history of the Worcester base
ball team the past season, visit to Sam
McCloskey's lunch cart on Front street,
near Trumbull, will repay him Sam got
several things down fine which are not
generally known. and he's got them right
too.
The Boston Post yesterday printed a
gives McDuffee the record for a paced
mile The mark is / min. q sec. The
Post is out of date, Major Taylor holds
the record, having done min. % 2-5 sec.
in Chicago shortly after McDuffee made
his mark
Washington leads all clubs in the mat
ter Of pitchers tried this season. The
drew salaries-and including, of course,
those who are still on Washington's list
are are Killen, Mercer pineen, Baker, Wey-
sey, Fifield, Magee and Evans.
Frank Boyd has given UP the task of
umpiring. Asked how he liked the Job,
Boyd replied: 1T was the hardest work
/ ever put IN in my life. To begin with
League made the task still more severe,
for where you would expect the men YOU
formerly played with to help you out.
they We're the worst of the lot, and had
no more respect for ones feelings than a
dog would have I would rather play
than umpire any time
st. Louis players are making much ado
about scrap between Burkett Donlin
and Childs on the one side and two men
known as Ed. Burke and Bad Jack''
Williams and two other strangers The
row occurred one night last week. and
was the result of the players being guyed
for defeat by Louisville A story In
also current that last July the st. Louis
Club employed detectives to shadow some
OF the players, and that the players be-
coming aware of It, Blake and Powell
laid for two of the sleuths and beat them
badly Well what of II all? Players are
only human and have rights the same as
other people.
For goodness sake do not talk about
that. red-topped boy" spoke up Harry
Pulham, secretary Of the Louisville Club,
the other day Il had Beaumont last
winter. Foxy Connie Mack wanted to
cover the kid with what seemed then q
prohibitive price OF $1,000 but / insisted
upon talking real business and obtained
an option for $780, good until Feb. /.
knew what the boy had been doing, and
was dead anxious to give him trial. but
the. affairs of the Louisville Club We're q
trifie mixed at the time. and the manages
ment was persuaded TO part with the
youngster. Would we pay $500 for him
now2 Don't ask me. '-Pittsburg Press.