The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-04
LEAGUE PERCENTAGES.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
GAMES TODAY.
Syracuse Mt Worcester; Montreal at
Providence, Toronto Mt Springfield
Rochester at Hartford.

Tom sharkey may be first class
hitter, but he isn't marker to the
hitters who wear the word Worcester
on their shirt fronts.
When the Worcesters got started
hitting yesterday, nothing short of a
mortgage could stop them. Syracuse, |
the opposing team, got one little run.
1t came as easy az a policeman gets his
money-without working for it. SYRIA
cuse needed nets TO stop the balls which !
the Worcesters hit out.
It's no use talking. the WorcestersI
are hftters from Hittersville. Some
teams hit some pitchers all of the time,
and some teams hit all pitchers some Of
the time. but the Worcesters hit all
pitchers all the time.
McDermott was the man who put
his foot on the slab yesterday with
high hopes He had speed to start a
confagration and curves to start .
railroad, and he mixed EN- uD well
against the Worcesters but every bail
that came over had an electric lamp
attachment and looked as big as bal
loon to the maroon clad batsmen.
1t wasn't a game that would make a
sat was on fire. Syracuse couldn't
make It interesting enough for that.
But the spectators could not contain
themselves from delight when they
saw what an aggregation Of httters
Manager Leonard has got together.
Even II the other team didn't give them
a hustle ii was edlfying to see the
Worcester men lace the ball as if they
had a special grudge against it. They
proved conclusively that the storekeep-
er who sold them the ball has a good
stock Even the Knockers club
couldn't give such a hammering.
1t wasn't gold medal day for ball
game. Somebody was off his job up
towards the north pole and a stiff
breeze escaped. It didn't drop any Of
its GOODNESS on the way down. but
brought punches Of it to the oval. The
chariot driver who guided the sun
across the heavens kept the horses IN
der the whip too much and didn't
scatter much heat along the route. The
players didn't feel 1t but the spectators
had noses of a bluer tint than ever
came from the maritime provinces.
They sat 1t out, however, for they tho
roughly enjoyed the batting. The
crowd was small but it was full of gin
ger and there was a running fire Of
comment which must have made SYRIA
cuse players feel warm enough
But u WASH | elLlIEly dl the DdL llidl
Worcesters showed earmarks Of world
beaters Their playing In the field was
not only gilt-edged but was diamond
tipped. and as brilliant as the sport
ing column of The Spy. They picked up
grounders as though they were $50 gold
pieces. and as for hies-eagles couldn't
get away from that sort Of fielding
They didn't have even a bowling ac-
quaintance with an error yesterday.
Taken altogether the Worcesters work
ed like a crowd of laborers when the
paymaster is about to introduce the
ghost
As for Syracuse, well, in the face Of
such hitting it didn't make much differ
ence how that team played. Wood
lock needed brick on the muscle Of
his throwing arm as he was considera-
bly, too strong, and somebody should
have given Whistler a stick Of candy
before he went into a sulk. 1t wasn't
entirely McDermOtt's fault that the
Worcesters lined the ball out. He
simply followed in the path Of illus
triOus predecessors Montreal had to
use five pitchers in three games. Whist
Ter is too old for such babyish tricks.
The game was full of more good
things than George Dixon has had in
his boxing career, and he hasn't had
anything else. To mlsquote a well
known song, all pitched balls looked alike
time his eyes were full of them and he
couldn't find the right one, but every
time after that he hit into a part of the
field where a Syracuse player wished he
was.
Yeager didn't do a thing to the ball.
but hit 1t. And the best of it was he
hit ii when 1t was needed Horton
smashed it also, and little "Chimmie'
Smith chased away his Charlie horse
when he was at the bat "Chimmie"
could eat the ball If he wanted yes
terday. He did about everything else
When he wanted a safe hit he just
swung hard. When he wanted to push
a base runner up he hit easy. He must
have taken the ball before the game and
hypnotized it.
In the field, Rickert and Frisbee got
all that was a-comin to them. They
got over the ground faster than the in
surEents in the Philippines and snapped
up hfes quicker than a hungry trout.
Wilder didn't have many chances, but