The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-06
WEBSTER JUBILANT.
Nothing Like Base
Ball For Sports of
That Town.
WILL SWEAR BY HORTON.
Can Have Anything He
Likes After the Victory
Of the Fourth.
WILL SWEAR BY HORTON.

Webster, July 5.-Wehster didn't do a
thing to Southbridge yesterday but rub
it in. The rubbing in process was so
deep that it will take many week to
cleanse the touched up spots. The fans
will never forget or regret how the
Webster ball team polished off the i'm
ported Holy Cross aggregation.
Webster won everything in sight yes
terday. She defeated Southbridge in
two ball games; won the bicycle race
at Oxford and the tug of war in South
bridge.
Mr.. Horton of the Worcesters seems
to be winner for this town, and every
Tune that he is booked to tWirl for the
local team the town wins. The star
pltcher arrived here yesterday at noon,
dressed in natty, light suit, and was
accompanied by his mascot, Danger .
Mr. Horton said he sent his dog home
In Mondays game with Providence
and the game was lost. Hereafter the
dog goes where he does.
His mascot was all right yesterday.
Never was there a harder worker in
the box for Webster. He was on his
mettle all the time, watching men when
they We're on bases like a cat watches
a mouse, and when he was not pitching
he was on the coach line. In the two
games he has pitched for Webster he
has made terrific hit with the players
and the fans.
In the morning game at Beacon park
FRANK Shea was the hero. He played
all around everything, even running
down near the third corner of the dia-
mond.
Tho oftarpoo,, rro,,,o 49,
ly by Putnam's hitting. He made three
hits with the total of seven. With two
out and two men on bases, put" lined
the ball far out over the right field
fence for home run. The hit was the
longest Southbridge people say, that
was ever made on the grounds He
was at bat IL times, and nine times
reached first.
Tommy Sanders admirers are well
pleased with the game that he pitched
in the morning. He held the mighty
Holy Cross aggregation down to scat
tered hits, mixing his curves all up
Charley Sholta played a most rapid
game on second base. He had to figur
in some hard and swift batted bail.
and those Holy Cross fellows knGy
how to send them down the line, too
but in both games he did not nave Fl
error. In fact. both games were played
without an error for the Webster boys
Capt. Brennan of Holy Cross and
Fox, who are with the Webster team,
are hard workers and fast ball play
ers. They are in constant practice and
| take as much interest in their practice
work as when playing the game.
The local fans think there is moth
ing too strong for Webster, and all
that comes along the pike they are
IN inc he
| boys backed their team to a stand
still yesterday, and are always rcs,c
| to do so.
Next Saturday comes another b
game, but there probably will not |
so much batting as the rivalry is not
intense. East Douglas and Southbridg
are Webster's meat. The game here
| Saturday is with the star North Attic
boro team.
Martha, the young wife of Paul Da-
volt, entered complaint this morning
with officer Joseph P. Love that her
husband assaulted her last night.
| The Black Bostonians, the troupe that
is playing at Beacon park, is drawing
large crowds each evening
The exclusive announcement that Mr.
Hill intended resigning from the presi
| dency of the electric road caused quite
furry in business circles of the town
| The article was a big surprise to the
directors and stockholders of the road
Mr.. Hill has made good president
and It is hoped that he will not carry
| out his intentions.
| Dog days commenced today. The!
last until Aug. 25.
| Samuel Rea and Miss Florence Mel
len were quietly married in the pres
ence Of near relatives tonight. TIL
ceremony was performed by Rev. Alex
ander Digit, pastor of Webster Metho
dist church, at the future home of Mr.
and Mrs. Rea on School street.