The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-17

fore twirling, he announced to his fell
| low players that he was Horton in
disguise"
| Col. Rider punched holes in the air
three times, and was out. F. M. Clark
Jrp came to the bat and told Edward
PeVey, who acted as umpire on balls
ana strikes, that nothing would be
called strike unless the batter swung
al It. Clark was letting out a kink
in his belt when Umpire Pevey yelled,
Three strikes!'
In the riot that ensued, Umpire
Ihayer came to the rescue of his fellow
Official, and Clark was fined two CT
gars for interfering with the umpires.
Curtis landed on the first ball pitched,
and it sailed into the air The fielders
sat down and watched The speck
grew larger and larger and as Curtis
was making dash for the home plate,
the ball landed in Jones hat, and the
side was retired without a run.
Capt. Trowbridge told his men not to
be afraid to sass the umpires, and the
inning opened with Capt. Barrett on
the coaching lines yelling like an In
dian. Maj. Fairbanks pounded Col
WINS bean bag toss into centre field,
and scored Oh w. e. c.. Fairbanks hot
grounder to GOWN. After 10 runs had
been made, Clark came into the box
from right field, but he was soon Missed
by the bleacherites and whacked by
the batters until Parker closed the in
ming by telling Umpire Pevey to call
every man out that came to the bat.
Umpire Pevey called the next three
men out when they stepped to the
plate, and the inning closed with three
cheers for Parker. Fifteen runs had
been scored, but the Colvin adherents
We're not discouraged. N. H. Davis
started the scoring for the Colvin team
by knocking the first ball pitched over
the hleachers for a home run. After
tedious wait, the ball was found in
DR.. Harris coat pocket.
Umpire Thayer sympathized with the
losing team and told the men in the
field to make no effort to retire base
runners under penalty of a heavy fine.
This order took the ginger out of Capt.
Trowbridge's wonders and before three
men had admitted that they were out
four runs had been scored Capt.
Trowbridge's braves came up for their
second turn at bat amid cries of kill
Thayer," He's worse than Burns"
1t was a black and cheerless era in
Congressman Thayer's career when
with two men out and six runs in he
called Knibbs out for pacing to first
base. Umpire Thayer said that it was
no free-for-all and that trotting was
the only proper method of reaching a
base.
Knibbs swoDe that he intended to
trot but in stepping over a stone broke
into a gallop. He declared that pacing
was allowable, but Umpire Thayer was
firm Capt. TrOwbrdge and a score Of
cohorts, ready to avenge the wrong
done PAGER Knibbs, pOunced on I'm
mira n Inr Con orTnGSro11n FThaNQr
called for help and from the shades Of
the forest came the ambulance corps
with a wheelbarrow, and the down.
trodden umpire was carried from the
field in disgrace.
He CALAMITY protested against the
bowling mob, but it was useless. His
last cry was: Il call the game draw
After counting up the tallies, Umpi; 9
Pevey announced that Capt. TroW-
BRIDGES team had crossed the plate 81
times against four measly runs FOR
Capt. Colvin's men.
The teams were made up as follows:
Trowbridge B. Fairbanks, .; w.
e. C. Fairbanks, CT; c. A. Weaver, ri;
2b; F. r. Jones, 1b; DR.. e. II. Trcw-
bridge (captain) SIS; J. W. Knibbs, RI;
]. w. NJ Farnham, If.
Colvin's-P. /. Rider, 2b; F. M. Clark,
Jr, rf; B. P. Curtis, 9b; N. II. Davis,
CT; James Rudy, Jr., c; c. H. Colvin
(captain) p, 1b, If; A. H. Parker, ID, p,
IT, C. S. Holden, If, p; f. L. Clark, IS.
Those present during the dinner and
game were: At the guests table; Col: r
L. Rider Hon. John R. LThayer. Rev. pr
Moses H. Harris, Maj. H. B. Fairban1ks'
Col E. R. Shumway, r. c. Taylor MAJ.
F. C. Stiles. W. B. flaming, Capt p. G.
Barrett; Maj. e. T Raymond, capt = r.
L. Allen. Lieut. F. H. Lucke, Lieut., F. M.
Clark, Jr.. Lieut. Moses Fl. Tisdell, j. Per-
ley Munroe w. E. Sargent.
E. j. Putnam Milton $; Davis Q; p.
Putnam, Henry s. Pratt, George D. Webb,
George NJ. Rice, George NJ Disco, B. j.
Beaumont, George E. Kirby, George l.
P Pflsi' Mann Mann A, II II. Parker j.. Walter
Fiagg, George H. Wall, Edward Pevey,
SiIas Garfield, James H. Leslie, David J.
Baker, George W. Hubbard, oliver 3.
y Bo9 SIaS Dr. Il 'f L Hutc hi Dr.. E, II.
Caleb Colvin, c. A. Weaver,
A. II. Bloss, w. E. c. Fairbanks, DR.; }.
d. Jacques, DR.. j NJ. w. Farnham Her Her
Scott. Lieut.. c. D. Thayer, w. E. Lam
caster, ]. w. Knibbs. J. II. Colvin, j. w.
Quinn, A E. Smith, w. A. Sargent, Geo.
S. Bliss. J. II. Lawson. A. H. hendrlGk'
DR.. c. w, Whitaker. James Ruddy Jr.,
J. I. Elliott, Elwood Adams, ]. J. Benja-
min. c. W. Walls, Varnum P. Curtis,
CAPT. S. E. Alden, Billings Mann, R. r.
Simmonds, Adjt. george H. Harlow F.
The committee in charge Of the affair
consisted of P L. Rider IL. q: Fair
banks. E, G. Barrett, c. S. Holden, D.
". Darling, Moses Gross, G. H; Harlow.
Dinner committee, J. G. Vaudreil, Ed
ward Putnam. Moses Gross; transporta-
ton, Moses Gross, F. L. Hutchins J. w.
Knibbs, ]. Walter Flagg. George II. Rice.
The meeting of the Continentals was
adjourned by vote of the members until
II O'Clock on the morning of July 4, when
the command will assemble at the Cont
mental armory.
At the Wapiti club house display of
fireworks was given in the evening in
lnnnr of the Morcester ContInentals and