The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-20
WAS A WATERLOO.
Tenth Inning: a Pur-
pie Haze of Mise.
ry for Brown.
RED HOT CONTEST.
Change of Pitchers Was a
Fatal Error for Provi-
dence Men.

IL lIe players nOlu THEIR nerve, W0
will surely VIM" remarked Captain
Sedgewick of Brown to Spy man pre-
vious to the Holy Cross game. He was
right and wrong. Four errors by his
iEfielders gave the Holy Cross team
runs In the sixth inning, but it did NOS
lose the game beyond redemption.
If Sedgewiok has any one to blame
for the loss of the game, he must go
to himself. With the score a tie at ths
beginning of the tenth inning, he went
to right field and sent Washburn to
the slab. But five safe drives had been
scored off him in the nine innings, and
not free pass given; his pitching was
the admiration of all. The three hits
made off him in the ninth seemed to
cause him to lose confidence, hence the
change.
And what change! A contest which
had been brilliant from the beginning
and made the use of heart restwaters
a necessity, became a farce. The score
of II to sounds decidedly "purphsh,"
but for nine innings each team strug-
gied for an advantage and the fielding
was sharp, although spiced with err
rors.
lie Stages home run in the fourth
scored the first run, Holy Cross tailed
in the sixth, but Brown tied in the
following inning. Each team scored a
run in the eighth and ninth Innings.
When Washburn entered the box for
the extra inning he had great speed.
but the Worcester boys have been
feastlng on hot balls, and there fol-
lowed fuslade of hits which win long
be remembered by the $500 enthusiastic
spectators. Before the fun was over,
Holy Cross had sent II men across the
rubber, and there is no telling when
they would have stopped had not
Sedgwlck returned to the box and put
an end to the slaughter.
AS soon as the batting streak COM
menced, the Brown players lost their
nerve and could do nothing. Griffin
opened with base on balls. Kenney
was out on a foul Fox's terrific hit to
the driveway held him at second, ac-
cordlng to the ground rules McTigus
singled to right, and two men scored.
Paine fumbled and Carney was safe.
Linnehan and O'Reilly placed safe ones
and Brennan took base on balls just
for variety. Griffin and Kenney fol-
lowed with hits and LeStage's failure
to stop Sedgewick's poor throw, allowed
brennan to score the other run Of the
inning.
cheers. Fox hit to Bacon, who caught
Griffin at the rubber McTigue made
his fourth hit of the game. The Brown
captain landed an inshoot on Carney's
RIBS, Sherlock fumbled Finnigan's hit.
Detmers error gave O'Reilly his base;
IN the meantime, Griffin, Kenney and
McI1gue scored. All were satisfied
when Newman made a pretty catch off
Dyer's fly and retired the side
1t was an ideal day for base ball and
IL is doubtful If the grounds ever held
a larger crowd. The National Band dis
coursed music, and the stands were
prettily draped in the colors of the two
universities. Miah Murray umpired In
most acceptable manner,
To Holy Cross men this game meant
much, and there is great joy on the
hill. 1t was the first actual test of the
men who will represent Holy Cross
this year. and the result was a pleas
ing one. Griffin proved that he is
good one. He has speed and a change
of delivery which will bother the best
OF them. He was as cool as an old
timer, and time and again worked his
way out of bad holes. In the ninth in
ming he struck out three men, and
when Richardson and Bacon famed,
there were men on second and third,
and hit meant defeat for him. His
work was truly brilliant, and he de-
served the hearty send-off given him
as he took his next turn at the bat
McTigue batted heavily, and Linne-
han played a clever game at second.
He covers the place like a veteran.
o Reilly played well at left and shared
with Clarke the honors Of the game. "a
each man made pretty catches on the
eft field banks. The entire team
played with a confidence in marked
contrast to the erratic work of Brown.
and Worcester Is sure Of a rafting
good college team this season. Sedge-
wick pitched mastery ball in this. his
initial game Of the season, and had not
MS modesty sent him to right field,
different story might be told. Brown
las team of heavy hitters, and when
her freshmen players get seasoned a
little, they win be in it with the best
II them. They are a likely lot, and
handle themselves with true base ball
grace. Detmers gave a wretched ex-
libition of first base play.
The game opened with Holy Cross
1t the bat. Kenney wasOut on an easy
to Detmers Fox gave Clarke
| chance to make a sensational catch,
md he accepted 1t. McTigue singled to
eft. but was forced by Carney on a
'aised a cheer by striking out the two
nidgets, Richardson and Bacon. LIE
Stage gave Fox a grOunder and re-
ired.
Holy Cross 0. Brown o.
Second inning-BacOn threw over
Oetmer's head and Linnehan was safe.
)'Reilly sacrificed Linnehan to second.
Dyer hit to Sedgewick and was out at
lrst. Brennans foul to lie Stage re-
ired the side. Dyer fumbled Det-
ner's hard grounder. and the runner
vas safe Paine gave Kenney pretty
.atch Newman hit a speedy one to
Dyer. who threw to Linnehan, and the
after passed it to McTigue in time for
brilliant double play.
Holy Cross o. Brown o.
Third inning-Clarke made another
brilliant catch of Grifiin's line drive.
and Detmers had an easy time
with Kenney and Fox was caught BY
I've Yards on his grOunder 20 sherlock
Griffin lodged Clarke's hit and Dyer
ot it to first. too late for the runner.
herlock sacrificed him to second. One
[ Grihins attempts 70 catch Clarke
apping hit the clever outfelder in the
lbs. and finally put him out Of the