The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-02
CORNELL ON TOP.
Holy Cross Loses Its
Third Game of the
Season.
CLANCY'S WILDNESS THE CAUSE.
In Early Part Of Contest
Wearers of the Purple
Forgot How to Bat.

After defeating the strongest teams
of the college diamond, the Holy Cross
team went down yesterday before the
Cornell nine at the college grounds yes
terday.
Clancy the wild man among the col
lege staff of pitchers. was responsible
for the defeat. He was on the slab for
Holy Cross, and he was hit hard at
times. The visitors punched their bin
giles and won hands down. In the ear
ly part of the game, Holy Cross hadi
chances to do something, but they for
got they ever knew how. With oppor-
tunities to send in runs, batsmen
couldn't do anything with Young
pitching.
Cornell, on the other hand, made the
most of their opportunities, and that
meant the victory for the carnelian and
white. They punched their hits, while
Clancy was having trouble finding the
bearings of the plate, and had to slow
down or put them over when Cornell
men were waiting to smash it. And
they did smash it. There was only one
long hit, but that was long enough to
last for several games. There were
several short ones, which came one af-
ter the other just when they were
needed and when they counted.
Holy Cross started in toward the end,
but Cornell had too big a lead, and Holy
Cross fell short.
Young pitched an excellent game. He
had good command, and made the Holy
Cross men hit He was well support
ed by the playing of the Cornell boys,
particularly Murtaugh, Brown and Do
herty. Fox and McTigue did the best
work for Holy Cross.
A large crowd was looked for on ac-
count of CornelPs recent defeat of Har-
ward, but only about 300 attended the
game. Capt. Brennan sent the visit
ors to bat first. The side was quickly
retired. Mlrtaugh hit a grounder to
McTigue. Miller walked when Clancy
hit him, but he got no further, as
Young struck out, and Clancy took
down Saunders fly. Holy Cross made
good start with two out. Johnson
threw out O'Reilly. Fox failed to con-
meet with three tries. McTigue hit
safely to left and kept on going, when
Newton let the ball past. Carney
couldn't make it, however, Doherty
fielding him out at first. Score: Coltlell
0, Holy Cross 0.
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Geuger started off with a single. Brown
went him three better and made COM
plete circuit before the ball was brought
back. Newton got a base on balls and
went along on a wild pitch. Johnson
was another easy walker, with a base
on balls. Brennan got Newton off
second by a lightning throw, and he was
run down on the line. 1t was fortunate
for Holy Cross, as Doherty put in a
eli bax Inn
Johnson took third, but he stayed there.
Murtaugh famed thrice, and after Mil
Ter received a gift Of first which filled
the bags, Young sent up a little fly
which Linnehan got. Linnehan waited
and walked Dyer hit to Doherty, who
threw to Brown in season to retire Lin
nehan at second. On Kenney's hit to
right, Dyer interfered and was called
out. Kenney tried to steal, but was
caught. Score: Cornell 2, Holy Cross
In the third, Cornell added another.
Saunders got a base on balls. He went
up on Geugers out. Clancy to McTigue,
and tarried while Brown, the home-run
hitter, was striking out. Newton
smashed the ball to right, and Saunders
scored. Johnson went out on strikes.
Clancy was hit and took first. Bren-
nan got in a single to left. O'Reilly
short field, and Young threw out Nc
Tigue. Score: Cornell 3. Holy Cross 0.
In the fourth Cornell didn't do a
thing to Clancy. Doherty led with a
drive to left centre. Murtaugh fol-
lowed with another to right, and Miller
put single TO left. Young went out,
but Saunders got in a single, which he
tried to turn into a double, but was
caught Linnehan's throw out of Geu-
ger retired the side, but Doherty Muir
laugh and Miller had scored on the
four hits. Carney famed, Linnehan
flied to Newton. Dyer got first on
Murtaugh's error. but Kenney could not
get the ball past Young, and was
thrown out. Score: Cornell s, Holy
Cross 0.
In the fifth Brown and Newton got
bases on balls. After johnson struck
out, Fox failed to stop Doherty's drive
and Brown scored. Newton was head
ed off at the plate, when Murtaugh hit
to Fox and Newton tried to tally. Mill
Ter flied to Linnehan, Clancy fOuled to
Geuger. Brennan fled TO Newton and
O'ReilIy scored his second strike out
Score: Cornell Z. Holy Cross 0.
In the sixth Young flied to Clancy.
Saunders flied 10 Dyer. Geuger and
Brown got bases on balls, but Clancy
struck out Newton Holy Cross scored
its first run. After Johnson had thrown
Fox out. McTigue hit double and
scored on C,arney's single to right Lin