The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-21
SPORTING NOTES.

Tim Murnane says Frisbee is "hot
stuff
Boyle is showing up well in practice at
end for Dartmouth.
lack Iampe in Boston police uniform
will be an imposing spectacle
National League umpires have imposed
fines amounting to an even SLOW TINS sea-
son..
Kuhns' lack of sand puts him out of
any chance Of landing a place on big
league team.
Wrigley of Syracuse has been playing
Illegally with New York Brooklyn mas
purchased him for $500
The combination in Yale foot bali WI WI
be 4-11-44 Four elevens VIII ne on the
field for practice every day.
John S. Holt says that Durham hackers
can get their money covered at rogers
training quarters at the lake.
Manager .Selee said things about the
proposed. new. league yes1ter ester q W, ne re-
members the fate Of the Brotherhood.
Champion Jim Jeffries is due to arrive
in Boston this evening from his tour IN
England. Boston sports have planned d
big reception.
Holy Cross candidates went at the dunn
my so hard yesterday that the stuillng s
was knocked out of it. Too bad II wasn't
Boston College.
Billy Merritt will have to get about ~
pounds of fat off in training before ne can
be gingery enough to hold his end IN East
ern League Company.
jim Ten Eyck fooled the wise ones It
is an old trick of his own creation Dur-
nan Will have to let himself out to beat
the game old sculler.
Dibblee announces his final decision
without being asked to, that. he VIII not
play foot ball this year. IL Is sater Det-
ting now that he will.
Two years out of Holyoke high school
and signed by the champions is Carney
record. 1t Is fast climbing, but the t1oly
Cross boy is no SLOUGH.
Boston has an option on the services of
William Cling, who has been twirling for
New London in the Nutmeg League. An
other Worcester possibility
Arlie Latham, the National League UNI
pire, and the comedian of the base ball
world, will spend the winter IN CUBA
playing ball on transforming team.
Charlie O'Connor will make name for
himself in the west. The eX-Holy Cross
runner has got speed stored away, and
under Mart Delaney It will come out.
Washington was after Kitty Bransfeld
for its Toronto farm Managers Selee
and Leonard know base ball and worked
the trick to land Bransield for Worcester.
Manager Selee said that George Ban
non is the fastest of the family. in base
running and fielding Weak hitting may
force him into Eastern League ranks for
next year.
worrying about his plans for the winter.
Something will turn up for him in Wor-
cester," remarked Joe yesterday, land
besides, Jack is a good waiter, you know"
Manager Murray of Providence is willy
enough to have better than seventh
place team. He has sold two players to
National League clubs SINCE the close of
the season--Fleming to New York and
Evans to Washington,
League managers are swapping up young
players as they never did before to guard
against being deserted by stars attracted
to the new league by offers of fat sala-
ries. Base ball players are not making
outlaws of themselves these days for
nothing.
Boyles name appears Id President
Powers reserve list for Worcester. Man
ager Leonard said yesterday that 1t was
due to his failure to notify President
Powers of the second baseman's release.
The base ball writer's who guess have an
other chance now.
Base ball has degenerated into a regu-
lar exhibition, money-making business. 1t
is regarded as slavery by many OF the
players, and 1t Is a farce as far as the
umpires are concerned. Witness the ac-
ton OF the head of the New York Club
the steal of the schedule last spring, the