The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20


Of Syracuse's defeat. They had golden
chances to bring in runs. No less than
five, times during the game had they
mem ON bases and hit would have
scored one or more runs, but the hit
was net forthcoming. No so in the
case of the Worcesters. -Four times
did they have chances to score by
bringing in a hit and thrice of the four
times did they improve their chances
and score the desired hit.
Bishop helped along by his two bases
on balls. That was all he gave during
the game but each was directly instru-
mental in the runmaking. One of them
was instantly followed by a two base
hit, and the other was given when tne
bases were full and a score forced.
Miller and the Worcesters can thank
Charlie Frisbee for saving the game.
In. the eighth with two men on bases he
caught a long drive over his head
which would have scored both runs if
ii got past him.
The Worcesters started off WELL max
ing two runs but, as they stopped short,
the fans began to fear the game would
result like that of the day previous
when the Stars made two runs in the
opening inning, and then quit to allow
Worcester to pass and distance them.
But it wasn't so yesterday. Worcester
made those two and made three more,
while the Stars could push only two
men around through the entire game.
Sharrott led off with a single to right
center, a smart rap which resounded
well. Rickert hit a long fly to the Gin
der track in left center which scored
Sharrott and gave the batsman three
bases. When Frisbee sent Griffin back
to the fence to- get his fly, Rickert
scored easily.
For the r1ayt three INNINGS TVorcac+a.
was quickly retired without anything
that looked like a hit. Boyle started
the good work in the fifth by single.
He stole. second and kept going to
third as O'Neil threw the ball to cen
ter field. Miller struck out, making the
second out of the inning, and things
looked blue for Worcester. Sharrott
was patient and was rewarded by
base on balls. He went down and
O'Neil feared to make another attempt,
lest Boyle come home. 1t was up to
Kuhns and he filled the gap. He hit
a screaming liner to right center which
scored both men. Kuhns made third
through failure of Dundon to hold the
return. Rickert ended the inning by
flying out to Griffin
The next run was in the sixth and
was partly a present from Bishop, Fris-
bee hunted and beat the ball. Two pop
to third with pretty single. Klopf
then stole second, and O'Neil feared
to throw down. Boyle was hit by the
ball and Miller, who had struck out
twice, waited for his base Bishop
went up in the air and could not get
one in four over, forcing Frisbee in
with run.
Syracuse made a strong bid for runs
all through the game but fell short of
the plate. The Stars got more men to
second base during the game than the
Worcesters did. The latter had only
nine men at that base during the game,
five OF whom scored, The Stars had 10
men on second and only two finished
the circuit. In the second inning, with
two out, Miller sent Griffin to first on
balls. O'Neil followed with a fly that
fell short of Frisbee, and Bishops base
on balls filled the bags. Lynch was not
equal to the task, however, retiring on
a grounder to Klopf.
In the following inning Worcester
had a close call. There were two out
when Calhoun drove out a warm single.
Hargrove hit to Boyle who fumbled the
ball and--$n his haste to get the runner,
threw over Cars head. Bransfield
chased the ball and Carr covered home,
getting Calhoun, who attempted to make
the round from first on the throw.
In the fourth, before a man was put
out, Dundon got as far as second by an
error and steal, but he got no farther
The first run came in the fifth Wrig-
ley got first on an error and O'Lough-
Inns rankness gave him second on
steal. He stole third. Shannon, who
who had followed him to first on balls.
stole second at the same time. Har-
grove put in a single which scored
Wrigley and sent Sahni1un to third.
'Dundon fled out to Sharrott and a
quick return kept Shannon back Har-
grove was off first and Bransf1eld threw
down, forcing him toward second.
While he was being run down, Shan
non dashed for the plate but was head
ed off and tagged out on the line by
Kuhns.
The second and last run came in the
sixth inning. Griffin led off with a safe
one past third. O'Neil hit to Klopf who
tried to throw to head off Griffin, but
tossed wild and both men We're safe
Wrigley hit a grounder past Kuhns
which Rickert fell over and Griffin
scored. In the seventh, the Stars had.
men on second and third with one out
but the side was easily retired. In the
eighth, only wonderfully good work by
Worcester's outfield prevented a run
Bishop opened with a single. Lynch
flied to Sharrott. Wrigley then put
one over third base, advancing Bishop
Shannon hit a hard line drive to left
center which, at first, looked good for
triple, but Rickert was after it like
Nemesis and got it. Calhoun hit even
harder over near the enclosure in cen
ter field Frisbee dashed back and just
got under the ball as the base runners
came tearing home. The Stars went
out in quick succession in the ninth an
the game was finished.