The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-01
SPORTING GOSSIP.

All hail the chiefs-Holy Cross.
Isn't it nice to win. Everybody feels so
well disposed toward one.
Worcester canoeists a Woburn got in a
| fast class for the first time out.
There's to be a game at the oval today
between Worcester and Providence.
When Major Taylor starts to sprint the
only way to hang on is with a lassoo.
If Worcester wins today Providence
won't have much to brag about at that
Little Willie asks if ball teams ever play
to lose Some of them don't have to-
Willie.
A catcher was killed in Lawrence Tues
! day, being struck over the heart by
| foul tip.
Dinsdale is the only Worcester fighter
who ever satisfied people of other cities
by his good work.
Cornells great prowess will suffer a
fearful crush today Look out for the
man with the south-paw.
Cleveland used Is players against Bos-
| ton yesterday. No wonder it could not
win. Boston used a dozen.
Await developments and see that south
paved artist from the hill fool them with
| that fearful drop of his this afternoon
1t is reported that another shake-up was
due on the Farmers aggregation; 1t
must have come, for they won yesterday.
They couldn't stand it any longer, and
SO they TOOK a start ana won yesterday 5
game from the Clam Diggers-the Wor-
cesters did.
St. Marks played great ball yesterday
against their opponents, the Groton
school youths. 1t was bright game on a
| bright day.
Did anybody ever ask why every team
wanted to meet the Ponies from Spring
| town? Excuse us a minute, Springfield,
we want to smile.
| Well it's up to Holy Cross again today
| Cornell like. the rest of the big college
| teams, will have to take their medicine
whether they like it or not.
The question which is bothering Wor-
| cester players at present is How many
sandwiches should player with healthy
appetite have before a game?'
Di;sinterested spectators at the St.
| Mark S Groton ball game kept wondering
which is the biggest man. the player or
| the fellow who leads the yelling.
| st. Marks and Groton schools find no
place so congental for game of base ball
| as the Worcester oval, and annually they
come to Worcester TO settle their differ
| ences
| Springfield is worrying about Worces-
ter salary list with Is men on the list
| Don't worry; you'll hear something drop
soon. The thread is breaking and more
| than one is under the sword.
| The swollen heads of the Farmers from
| Worcester should be considerably re-
duced by this time Montreal Gazette.
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houses shouldn't throw hard biscuits.
That Springfield team has nothing to
| brag about in its standing. When it can't
| lead Worcester playing with a patched-up
| team, where will il be when the Farmers
get squared off and ready for business?
| Clancy. the left-hander of the HOLY
Cross team, will send them over this af-
ternoon for a victory against the Cor
nellians. He has all kinds of speed and
staying qualities, not to mention that de
ceptive drop.
Anybody might think Springfield writ
ers knew something about the salary list
| of the Springfield team. Yet the same
writer's say no reliance can be placed on
| the figures on contracts If that is so
where do they come in for inside knowI-
edge?
This is the first time that Cornell has
presented itself for the admiration Of the
Worcester fans, and it is to be hoped that
they will not give up the game too easily
by reason Of the reputation which the
boys from Mt. St. James have acquired
this year.
John j. Finn, manager of Holy Cross
| ball team two years ago was in Worces-
ter yesterday looking as big and happy as
ever He is now selling bricks-not gold
ones. Although he was never troubled
with lack of strength, he doesn't carry
many samples.