The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-19
For just one minute yesterday the

For just one minute yesterday the
lights of the Syracuse Stars shone
brightly, but Klobedanz pushed a few
clouds before them, and their light was
dimmed. They came up with burst
Of splendor that rivalled the morning
sun and threw so much light that it
looked as if the eyes of the Worcester
man would be blinded.
But the Stars made fatal mistake
They simply lighted the way which
Worcester should travel making the
path clear and distinct, and the Wor-
cesters got into the going and could
not stop themselves if they wished.
& Klobedanz deserves credit for the
victory. He pitched an excellent game,
being unusually effective at critical
stages. He had great men behind him.
Some of the fastest playing Of the
year was done by the Worcesters be-
cause that kind of ball was necessary.
Had anything else been done, it would
have been too slow for yesterdays
game, and there's no telling what the
result would have been.
The lucky stars of the Syracuse team
were in the ascendant in the opening
inning. But for the mistake of Manager
Leonard, the Stars would not have seen
home plate. The Worcester team OF
yesterday was a patched up organiza-
ton, which did not instill much conf
dence in the crowd, that is not until
few innings had been played, and the
men showed that they were on their
mettle.
Bransfield, the only available back
stop, could not throw sufficiently well
to fill his ordinary position, having in
Jured his arm on the last throw of the
day previous. Carr went behind the
plate, Bransfleld going to first. That
change was not a bad one Carr caught
an excellent game, while Bransfields
playing at first was even better than
what Carr could do. The mistake was
in putting Jack Lampe out in right
field, when such a fielder as Miller sat
on the bench. Sharrott was taken with
cramps yesterday and could not play
Manager Leonard sent Lampe to right
field, allowing Miller to sit on the
bench.
Lampe's inability to cover the sun
field. gave the Stars their only runs
of the game. The first ball hit was in
his direction, an easy out for a man
who could cover ground, but Lampe
failed to reach it, and, instead of an
out, 1t was two-bagger. Then fol-
lowed bunt, which would not have
been made if the first man had been
put Out. n UdSS On DdilS HllGQ the
bases. Worcester made a double play
but Syracuse scored two runs while the
double was being. made.
After the first inning the Worcesters
put up the better game. For few in
nings they couldn't hit, but when they
found the ball they laced it hard Kee-
nan had loads of speed and good con-
troll, so much of the latter that he
didn't allow man TO walk during the
entire game. 1t might have been bet
ter for him If he had. 1t certainly could
not have been worse. He sent the ball
over so fast that the Worcester play
ers could not see it, and for three in
nings they -hit under the ball sending
it high in the air for easy outs. But
when they swung at the proper height.
they smashed the ball until It groaned
in agony, .s,-.
keenan, was not entirely to blame. all
though with perfect support he was
hit hard enough to lose. But the score
would have been several degrees
smaller had he received good support.
Third Baseman Dundon was the Offend
err. Failing to stop thrown ball. gave
Worcester run. But muff OF an easy
fly in the seventh was an extremely
costly error. Had he held that bali.
Worcester would have been retired with