The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18

himself with catching what came in
his territory but he went out OF his
province and captured what he might
easily have left to another. Harripg-
ton plays right field better than it has
been played by any Worcester player
this year, in fact yesterday was the
first time this season that the field was
properly and well played.
The home coming of the Worcest5rs
was a big event. With the prestige of
a winning streak at Springfield and
Hartford and a strengthened team The
fans turned out in big numbers. The
crowd was a record breaker, being the
largest crowd that ever saw a game
except on a holiday. There were near
ly $500 people on the grounds. The
stands were full and a few hundred
circled around the field back of the
catcher. The crowd easily broke all re-
cords as an enthusiastic one.
The game itself inspired the specta-
tors. At the start there were two
plays one by each team, that would
lift any ball crowd off its feet. Then
it settled down and as Toronto forged
ahead with what appeared a winning
lead the crowd was quiet. When the
Worcesters struck their gait the crowd
went with them and there was never
such pulling and roofing at prof2s-
slonal game at the oval. The specta-
tors yelled themselves hOarse trying to
encourage the home team and rattle
the visitors.
The game was sufficient to enthuse
any crowd. If set of politicians
could enthuse the masses as the ball
players of Worcester did, they would
have life situations in good places.
When the teams started off, they went
so evenly and were playing such fast
ball, that an intense excitement sprang
up. Then Toronto began to draw
away. When they got a little bit
ahead, the Worcesters got on squirt
that would carry them past an auto
mobile.
1t was a grand game from any
standpoint. Both teams played mag
nificently. Errors were scarce. and
two of them were eXcusable. The err
rors entered into the score to CON
siderable extent, as both teams were
playing so well that any advantage was
easily grabbed up. There was just
| enough clean, free hitting to keep the
people on the anxious seat all the time
| Alloway got his, but Klobedanz didn't
| escape without a mark. For a time il
| looked as if the winning pitcher would
go to the stables. The Canadians act
ed as if they were fed on just that
kind of ball that he tWirled, and they
| did with it about what they wanted
! Kloby was wild at first, and it was then
he was hit. Later on, he took things
more easy and allowed the CanuckS an
occasional hit only
Alloway got out of it prettily east
| ~. He was hit hard all the time, but
the ball seemed to jump toward his
feeders instead of away from them.
When the Worcesters discovered the
| proper place to hit was no mans terri
tory. Alloway looked as if he expected
seasickness. He had good speed and
pitched an excellent game, giving but
a single base on balls. He wasn't &
Chinese puzzle by any means, however
and can unanimously vote himself 6
lucky fellow that he lived to tell the
tale.
One of the best features of the game
was the umpiring. 1t wasn't absolutely
perfect, but it was good, and with the
memory of Burns work here the fans
couldn't understand why he called {
man out on a fly catch.
Toronto did all the scoring early il
the game, but forgot how toward the
end. In the second. Hannivan'
grounder was fumbled by Leach, be
cause of wicked bound. Hannivar
stole and scored on ROat's single. Il
the third the visitors got three runs
AI4OM dg BOl Il DclcO bi4 belAAGs hoiAAe5 AC'
by Bannon and Wagner scored him
Bannon tried to score on Gray's fly t
Harrington, but a neat throw nailed
him at the plate. Smiths double sen
Wagner over, and Hannivan's single
scored Smith.
Worcester scored one and SHOULD
have made more in the fourth. Kuhn
got in a double. Frsbee singled anC
so did Carr, Kuhns scoring. Frisbe'
got in a mix-up and was put out OF
the lines. He was not feeling well
and Bransfeld took his place to d,
great stick work. KlObedanz hit owe
the right field fence for a homer in TIL
fifth.
In the seventh, Rickert was hit b,
the ball. He went TO second on
short passed ball, and scored on Nc
Quaid's hot drive past Smith. Harring
ton hunted and beat out the ball t
first, amid great cheering. Klobedan
went after the wide ones and strucl
out. Leach hit a groundeT to Hannivan
who had to throw to first, as the mel
on bases were moving quickly. H
threw high. and the ball got past Beau
mont. McQuaid scored from second
and the other men took two bases
Kuhns smashed a low liner past Beau
mont for three bases. BraDsfield sen
a hot one whizZing past Hannivan, an
Kuhns scored. Toronto didn't get bu
two men to second after the third in
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