The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-14
in THE EIGHTH.
Holy Cross Wins Out
By Timely Hit
ting.
.RATTLIN G GAM E Z.
Both Pitchers Do Great
Work in Box-Almost
Errorless Contest.

Mr.. Kelley, pitcher of the Lehigh
university team, stood on the slab at
Holy Cross grounds for seven innings
yesterday with a smile on his face that
simply discounted the expression a
topper puts on when somebody orders
them up for a house and he gets
in.
1t seemed a pity that Mr.. Kelley could
not have been allowed to retain the
pleasant expression which, if success
sively transferred to a photograph,
would bring taker of pictures more
business than a physician during an
epidemic of grip.
In the eighth inning the tablet was
harder to stand on than a loose log in
lumber raft, and as Mr.. Kelley danced
around the smile underwent trans
formation. His face assumed a more
woe-begone expression than man suf-
fers when he learns he has been cut
off by a rich relative and the corners
of his mouth dropped so far that his
teeth became loose. For the first seven
innings he had more luck than a man
who gets an award from the committee
on claims. He lobbed UP a ball that
couldn't break a pledge.
1t looked bigger than long forgot
ten bill which is presented when a fell
low is broke" and didn't have steam
enough to blow a tin whistle. For
seven innings nine Holy Cross men
whispered to each other that it would
be a kindness if somebody used them
for foot balls for not being able to tear
the seams off the ball. They couldn't
have been better satisfied if Mr.. Kelley
had handed them the ball and let them
play "fungo." For seven innings they
threatened to light on Mr.. Kelley, and
the long threatening came at last.
In the eighth they not only alighted
on Mr.. Kelley, but they waded through
him like a herd of wild kline tearing
through a swamp. When the inning
was over the Lehigh players had to
borrow baskets to find what was left
Of the left handler who essayed TO retire
Holy Cross.
1t wasn't a great day for a game, and
it wasn't such a great game either.
Shortly after the game began, rain be-
gan to fall, but it laid off to get a fresh
hold, and the teams finished the game
before the storm got down to a work.
ing basis. On account of the inability
of either team to score for seven in
nings, the spectators were gradually
worked UP to a pitch of excitement. But
the contest lacked snap anu ginger "
a considerable extent.
Although Kelley was no enigma to
Holy Cross hitters, they couldn't drive
the ball out with good speed, and Lee
high had no better success with Griffin.
The latter appeared to be working as
easily as a man who gets paid by the
day, and Lehgh wasn't able to touch
him. Not until the fifth inning did
either team get a man as far as third.
While the fielding was clean save in
two instances. hardly any of the balls
hit out were hard to handle.
During the entire game nobody could
discover any reason why Holy Cross
should not win, despite the fact that
the wearers of the purple secured no
better results than a hen does in try
ing to hatch out a china egg. The Lee
high men were so easily outclassed
that opera glasses weren't required to
see the point. And at that the visitors
were hitting Griffin occasionally.
1t didn't seem possible at any time
that Lehigh could trim the edges of
the royal purple Even when the visi-
tors scored the first run of the game,
Holy Cross could be seen in the dis
lance bigger than a ship in fog.
When the hill lads struck their gait.
runs came very easily.
Lehigh drew first blood, but the lance
Cross essayed to let the claret flow, it
came by the bucketfull. And Lehigh
couldn't get any more.
Neither set of players was called on
to do anything that will make their
townspeople put their names on tab
lets of bronze. But they did it we'll.
Only two misplays marred a perfect
fielding game, the teams dividing hon
ors in that respect. There were sew
eral plays which might be placed on
the front seat of the band wagon when
the parade went past. Stops by Dyer
and E. Grace and foul catch off the
grandstand by Carman were among
them The playing was so clean and
fast that neither team could push a
man around the bases with a steam
roller for seven innings.
Holy Cross once got a man as far as
third The nearest Lehigh came to
the cushion on the third corner was in
the sixth, when Reed hit for a double
and forced ]. Grace off second, al
though the latter had his feet planted
deeper than the roots Of Jacobs lad
der.
Lehigh opened the first half Of the
eighth by a run. E. Grace shot a
grounder past Gaffney. Brennan found
the ball too warm, and while he Jug
gled il, Grace went to second. ]. Grace
hit past Kenney for a single, and Z.
Grace scored Lehighs only run.
The students pulled nightly when
Holy Cross came in. The Worcester
lads began to play ball that would go
without a revenue stamp. Fox
slammed a grounder toward third,
which all but left Pomeroy legless. Car
ney hunted. Kelley threw him out
by yards. but ]. Grace's hands were
covered with hot butter. and the ball
danced on the base line. Dyer's low
f..e-