The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-06
AFTER The GAME.
Clintonfans Discuss
the Merit of the
Players.
PROFESSIONALS TOO NUMEROUS
So Say the Professors, But
Business Men Don't See
1t That Way.

Clinton, Aug. 5.--Can the professional
and the business men be brought to.
gether for another bali game? There
are scores Of people in town who will
attend the second game if one can be
arranged.
The truth is that there is bad feeling
between the teams. 1t happened il
this way: There was a strong leaver
of real ball players on both sides in the
ball game of yesterday. Clinton has
been base ball centre for years. an6
the Clinton young man who hasn't al
some time played base ball is rara
avis. In fact, some of the most pros
porous men in town credit their sue
cess in life to the health they acquired
r and the determination that came to
them playing on ball teams.
When these old base ball players
like Postmaster G. S. Stevens and P. r
Kittredge got into uniforms and saw
the diamond once more, the old-time
base ball fever mounted to their heads
and they were out to play base ball
for fair. ~
Both sides really wanted to win and
the business men did win. Because
they had been ball players, the profess
Eional men felt the sting of defeat keen
ly, while the business men were CORE
spondingly elated.
But the professional men Immediate
ly excused their defeat by saying that
the business men beat them by using
professional ball players.
There is measure of truth in this
Frank Connaughton has been a pro-
fessional ball player, and is, for that
matter, but he is also in business in
Clinton, and was therefore eligible to
play on the business mems team. The
same is true of P. F. Kittredge. Mr..
Kittredge is shoe merchant.
But where the professional men grieye
the most Is over the introduction of
O'Brien. who is not engaged in bust
ness, but is clerk for persons who are
engaged in business.
Capt. M. V. Bastian, who organized
and guarded the professional team, said
today:
II think the introduction Of O'Brien
was an imposition. l was much vexed
yesterday, but 1 didn't want to take
my men off the field when everybody
had come to see the game.
Henry T. Mcknight was respon-
sible for O'Brien. When DR.. Grady,
whom we had selected as pitcher, failed
to come to the game, put on Milo M
Bemis. Bemis is a law student, and
eligible. Mr.. Mcknight raised the
claim that Benis lived in Lancaster
and was not entitled to play
But he studies law in Clinton
and said l was going to put him on
anyway.
Then Mr.. Mcknight put on O'Brien
This gave the business men four pro-
fessional ball players, who could almost
play the game alone. They had Con-
naughton for shortstop, and Connaugh-
ton used to play with the Bostons
They had Coughlin on first base, and
he was not a business man, but q
clerk. Why didn't Mr.. Mcknight or
gantze the rest of his team from the
clerks? He could have got Wallace
Wiesman and half a dozen other mer
that would go to make UP better team
than half the professional ball teams
in the state.
"They had Kittredge on second. He
used to play in the Western league
They had OBrien on third. and he play.
in the local club. He's a craok-a-jack
but not business man, and he should
not have been let into the game.
"Of course, they beat us; how could
they help it? They should be ashamed
that they didn't beat us worse thar
they did. think the sympathy of the
PCOptO WAS Will us. L nave nedTQ Il
was. l tried to make up a team of al
professional men, and think 1 succeed.
ed. Even Bemis was a professiona
man. He is a law student"
H. B. Merchant, who was originally
captain of the business mems team
suggested this afternoon that it nigh
be a good idea for the teams to PLAY
another game. The business men il
that eventSwould make up team from
men actually engaged in business, anC
agree not to play Connaughton o.
O'Brien. 8Fl{f 81
Samuel w. Tyler would be retained t
do the pitching and H. H. Garvin would
catch again. Mr. Merchant believe,
that the business men can beat tn
professional men under the condition.
outlined.
Unfortunately the death of frient
two or three days before yesterday
game compelled Mr.. Merchant to turl
the care of his team over to Mr. Nc
Knight. Mr.. Mcknight. on account Q
being merely trusted with the team, dit
not feel like sacrificing any of III
chances of success. If Capt. Merchan
had been on the grounds the chance
are he would have elected to play TIL
game without O'Brien and withou
Connaughton, in case Capt. Bastian OBJ
5ected strenuously to Connaughton OF
account of his skill.
If a second game is played the fund
will be devoted to the Clinton hospita
or some other worthy charity.
Capt. Bastian said this afternoon {,
the Clinton correspondent of The Spy
81 will not be party to another game
! am not satisfied with the condition.
under which the first game was played
If the professional men wish to pla,
another game, of course they can do SO
but l shall have no part in the PLAN
There really is a great amount O.
feeling here between the friends Of tn,
opposing teams. The matter of the su
premacy of the respective clubs is be
ing argued all over town. 1t is also il
question IL the business men SHOULD
have played Connaughton and O'Briei
and Kittredge. The general opinion i,
that Connaughton and Kittredge wer,
business men and eligible, and SHOULD
not have been rejected because they
had especial skill in the game. Bu
the general feeling Is that O'Brier
should not have been put into III,
game under the circumstances. TIL,
buGinees mems team was far stronger
than the professional mems team he
fore O'Brien was taken into the fold
They had an impregnable battery. {
full equipment Of experts for the base,
and Connaughton for shortstop. Their,
are hundreds OF people who would Xix,
to see the game played again.
Frederick e. Richter came into dis
trict court this morning and paid a fin,
Of SIS. inflicted on him recently. fo
keeping liquor with intent TO sell
Richter was convicted on evidence fur
nished by Chief Bates men, who raid
ed him at his home. place OF business
known as the California House.
Patrick Kelley and John Stewar
were fined $40 each, after they had sen
arately pleaded not guilty to she chare
OF drunikenness.s Officer Michael i
Smith said that he found the men 1,