The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Odds and Ends of Breezy Paragraphs
Caught From the Wide, Wide, World

soclxalexis may be loaned to Detroit
Bumps is king of the New York speed
way.
Benton-None of the get of Benton M,
2:10, is in the list
Brown and Holy Cross play off the tie
game Memorial day.
The Baltimores are not such poor
aggregation after all.
Isn't the coming road race simply
boom for certain wheels?
Providence is after STREET., who was re-
Gently released by Boston.
Frank Bonner is now playing IN the
big league for the third time.
It was the most quiet intercollegiate
meet Worcester has ever seen.
Bowdoin was trained this year by Dr.
William R. Richards, Yale, 10
Worcester has reached a stage now
where 1t can neither win or lose game
of. ball.
Yesterday was not the ideal bicycle day
and the haunts of the craft were all but
deserted.
Worcester Gun Club will shoot for a
ton of coal, Saturday. 1t ought 10 pe d
warm race.
Amateur bicycle racing will be the re
suit of the formation of the Associated
Cycle Clubs of Worcester.
The majority of the local clubs refuse
to be dictated to in the matter or COM
peting against hired riders.
Worcester's road horses are brushing
up in preparation for the opening Oh the
first section of the speedway
Veteran Bill Nash is getting in some
timely hits with the Hartfords. He's not
a back number by any means
Worcester is sure of race track Now
let's have a mile ring with 1nclosed pl-
cycle track and be in the game.
There will be no local horse racing Ne
mortal day. The matinee is to be July 4,
as stated a month ago in The Spy.
"The Worcester team is not hitting as
well as it did at home, hut the neldlng
has improved recently. -lHartIoro
Times.
The weather didn't prevent the New
England athletes from doing away with
some long standing records at the oval
yesterday.
Rain is causing considerable trouble in IN
the Eastern league. Already there are 10
postponed games and two ties to be
played off.
The bowling season is just striking its
second wind and is liable to continue TIL
the middle of July unless the proprietors
close up shop.
How it must grieve Billy Nash to see
himself growing old in the business.
When Hartford visits the oval he'll get
the glad hand
Two and three-headed trout are among
the freaks of fishdom which have been on
/ Willdnsonvtlle.
It will be a great game Saturday be-
tween the wearers of the purple ana the
strongest college team in the country
Georgetown University.
Directly. 2:0S%. which Is generally
ranked next to the big three among the
pacing cracks, is in George VESTS stable
At Wheaton. and doing nicely.
The Brooklyn batsmen almost to man
stand close to the plate. Most of the
only stand hack but draw
hack when the ball IS pitched.
Manager McManus Of the Clinton base
hall team declares that he will put team
in the field this year that viii be- a
feaser other towns take notice.
All the local clubs will be identified
xvifh The new movement on foot looking
toward the advancement of the local
riders and the development of local talent.
Worcester certainly does need a bicycle
track. but if such a thing is to be realized
It Will only come as the result Of a lot
Of hard work on the part OF the local
enthusiasts
John r. Gentry. the great little horse
that wintered at Jewett's covered track.
worked out a mile at Detroit the other