The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-25
SPORTING NOTES,

Bergen is still out of the game
| Ten Eyck and Lewis go to Boston to-
dnv.
! Even now Webster would welcome
/ Sholta back within it's fold.
We are all waiting for Major Taylor's
motorcycle to get mended.
Well, it's all for the best, McQuaid-
that is, for the Worcesters
| Boston can't have Yeager without Civ
ing back Frisbee, say the fans.
Hi Laid cracked out beautiful double
yesterday. Keep 1t up, Hiram.
| Sholta will be given hearty welcome
by the base ball fans in this city.
Martin Bergen says that the s25 fine of
last year has nothing to do with the case.
! Worcester is well represented in the
| list of entries and officials of the national
regatta.
1t is not often that 'FIerky-Jerky'
goes to pieces, but it is the occasional
lot of all pitchers.
The best field ever presented in single
scull race is offered for Worcester people,
a week from today.
Many Of the oarsmen will hurry to To-
ronto for the Canadian regatta, after
the Quinsigamond International.
The Farmers are bread winners out
of town and will certainly be at the top
| of the bunch upon their return.
Worcester men are entered in four
races at the national. Does that mean
four banners for the Wachusett Club?
The result of the race between Ten
| Eyck and Mcguire will determine the
question of vacation for many Worcester
men.
The Worcester Cycle Club will be rep
resented at the races at Leominster Sat-
urday by the four speediest men in the
club.
| Martin Bergen informed North Brook
| field friends yesterday that he would re-.
| join the Boston base ball team at Louis
| vile.
The Pirates perpetrated two hair-rais-
| ing finishes yesterday, winning two close
contests by timely home runs in the
ninth.
sholta will probably soon go the way
of OConnor and Wilder Leonard has
not yet secured a find from the minor
teams.
Krafves tri2let and sextet will pace
| Jimmy Smalley when the youngster tries
for the Boston-New York record, next
month.
Sockalexis has repeatedly found the
pace too fast, and finds himself let out
by Bristol in the Nutmeg league to close
the season.
Gaskill played golf Sunday because the
account of his injury appeared in the
Monday papers.
Let the equine wonders of Springfield
beware OF getting the big head. There
are two more games. Magnocephalus is
not yet in order.
Leclaire, Nvstrom Brown and Jackson
will certainly bring home many prizes
Tor the club they represent, at the Leon
mister races Saturday
The horses go this week at Meriden
Conn, and Dover, N. H. These are the
only New England races. The grand cir
cult moves along to Cleveland, o.
The top of the ladder is a slippery place
in the Eastern League. With four other
teams on the next round, it requires
steadiness and a good hold. Watch out,
Rochester.
The National Association of Amateur
oarsmein IN has rec9gnized the Quinsiga-
pointment Of Chairman Meagher as an
official for Friday and Saturday
The entry list for the grand circuit
races at Cleveland this week is of record
size. and It is not improbable that even
the superb racing at Detroit last week
will be outdone before the races close,
Friday night.
There will be fur! galore If a hub and
hub race is arranged between Spencer and
lists and now that Spencer has Ii thrown
down the gauntlet, the hill town water
squirters will try to do things.
And now it appears that enterprising
managers are billing ]. Fred Powers for
appearance at their meets all over the
country. The knowledge that he would
be a drawing card is an inducement to
stretch a point in favor of the financial
end
Patsey Sweeney boxes Otto Sieleff 20
rounds before the Greenwood A. c. Sat
urday night, and local followers Of the
game VIII vi % s6t closely to see how the
PuplI q spike sullivan fares with
Otto. whom Spike" found an easy pro-
position.
George Yeager's new lung and pad does
not prevent the old Pawtucket wonder
from reaching, out for wild pitches and
cracking out hits.-Boston Post. 1t would
with Georges head, and that's what he
does most of his work with.
Among the Worcester horses to start
Turney in the 3:1s Pace ;s BaI ker in e tbe
Marjorie, in the s;17 pace. The following
local cat,n stepPeEs will start in the August
trot: Uncle Tom, in the 2:1s pace.
The steam motorcycle which was
scheduled to pace Major Taylor for the
mile record at the Ravenswood track,
Chicago, Saturday, broke down and pre-
vented the performance. Taylor, how
ever rode q fast exhibition mile in
Ia II, paced alternately by two triplets,
record-breaking time.
What Worcester needs is democratic
golf club. This does not moan that all
the members must be followers of Bryan,
only that there should be club where
sportsmen can enjoy the game at mod
crate cost the same as is done in other
cities Worcester has two good golf
clubs, but the price debars many lovers
of the ancient and honorable" game
The "hoodo" that has stretched big
black wings over the Old Orchard track
was broken last week. By an unusual
] Porter has claimed dates for seven years.
rain has interefered with the program
The manager has held to the helm
through a series of storms that would
have frightened any less hardy navigator
TO abandon the ship, and now that the
Jonah has been cast overheard, horse
men will look for their weather to shine
on one OF the finest and fastest tracks in
the country.
- Axyrr ARMY r.,r