The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-06
SPORTING GOSSIP.
1t was a grand finish.
Another new gun club.

Another new gun club.
Welsh wasn't long term man.
Worcester secured a star when it got
Frisbee.
Klobedanz didn't do a thing to the ball
but hit it,
The Beaneaters still continue to feast
on their faVorite diet
Jimmy Stafford didn't find much trouble
clouting the ball yesterday.
Wheeler showed up fairly we'll He
was little slow at times.
Wheeler seems to be the best expert
ment yet tried in right field
The finish yesterday keeps Kloby's
string of victories unbroken.
Burns was better yesterday, and if he
does as well right along, he'll do.
Pittenger is farmed to Springfield. And
yet Springfield speaks of Farmers.
It's about time somebody took down
Hartford and it's their turn today.
Bransfield caught some pretty ones. He
gets over ground like greyhound.
Klobedanz is all right and pitches a
magnificent game, even when he is hit
Combination park starts the racing ball
rolling tomorrow with a three days meet
ing.
The crowd had some fun with Myers
after he dropped the second fly, yester-
day.
Pappalau got in two hits yesterday, as
many as he has made up to the present
time.
Tom Brown was mad enough to chew
nails when he left the grounds, yester-
day.
Today is ladies' day Ladies are adj
mitted to the grounds and grandstand
without charge.
With three active gun clubs. Worcester
will outdo any city in the east at the
traps this season.
Mr. Carr was dead to the world when
he let such a slow runner as Pappalau
score while he held the ball.
The crowd forgot everything but the
fact that Worcester had won when
Kuhns put it over the fence.
Bransfeld ought to hit easier for
spell and get the fielders in. They lay
far out and spoil his long drives.
Those who bet on Worcester would
have sold their chances for 10 per cent
and considered themselves lucky.
Visiting outnelders play such deep fields
that it seems almost necessary to push
the ball over the fence to get hit.
Some of the cranks show disloyalty in
deserving q sinking ship, but they are the
loudest to crow when the game is pulled
out.
It's a great scheme to form a stock
company to own the WOrcesters. as it
will arouse a greater local interest than
ever.
The grandstand at the oval is swell
as one could wish, as the sun does not
strike it.
A fan-The names are spelled 'Yeager'
and "McQuaid' The Spy is unable to
tell why any other paper persists III
laundering.
Yesterdays game was record-breaker
for length as well as for finish. Nhen
Pappalau pitches he's good for over two
hours any time.
Ten Eyck will probably stay with the
: al, ., f,-nn n i'm
his name a by-word among oarsmen OIL
the old and new world.
Patrolman Rora c. Wallbridge is an IS
karat crank. He's the haappiest man on on
the grounds when a worcester man
knocks out a home run.
The Readville track has larger num-
Der of horses in training than any track
in the country. Last week there were 81
horses quartered at the stables.
On account of the backwardness of the
training season. the early June races all
over New England will not present the
field of horses that the entry lists
promised.
They saw Jeffries is much more scien-
tifc than he used to be. That's all right
but many boxers forget their newly ac-
qured stiffness when they get into the
ring for business.
It's W. to those who desire to have
chance to see base ball during the sum
mer when there is no other attraction
to support the game now and get the
club on good basis.
When Jesse Burkett used to pitch for
Worcester, Hartford didn't get game
from us during the entire season. There
used to be considerable money wagered
on the games in those days.
Ed Gillies has practically abandoned his
| hope of reinstatement this summer ana
within a few days the Worcester man
| horses now stabbed at Mystic VIII De
turned over to his brother Beverley.
| Hurrah for the Board of Trade and the
Qunsigamond International. Just think
| the Boston q Albany will provide spec
| ial car to transport boats from Boston.
Such a concession to Oarsmen was never
/ dreamed of.
| Terrill S, one of the most consistent
money winners that were ever turned out
| from the old fair ground track. has again
| changed hands. George Leavitt has sold
/ him to Abe johnson, who will campaign
| him this season.
Well, why not give Fritz Zaeder a
| chance on the Worcesters2 He can GER
/ tainly play right field better than any
l body who has yet played that POSITION
Zaeder has many friends who would ike
| to see him play ball on a good team
! The high school crew will probably re
| ceive support and good will If It decides
| to continue but il must not endeavor ny
so doing to injure any other attempt 70
| organize an eight or il viii md itself
| against a hard game. A club that relies
on the public for support must not Try
! N iniiire the nlauE of ANYBODY elsa -