The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-10
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he starts. He has held every record for
his age until this season, and the harness
record of the world is not bevond his
reach II appearances count for anything.
player who would hit an umnire
ought to be chased out of the game not
Tor season, but for good. The way base
ball Is managed nowadays, 1t is a wonder
the magnates do not put a premium upon
assaults upon that much-abused individ-
ual.-Boston Herald.
Watch the height of the balls. please
Will YOU Lynch?" called Manafer Nc
Graw from the coaching lines, when the
umpire had called strike on Keister that
was vas ABOVE ,s lis head gall me Mr. Lynch,
quick response.-Baltimore Sun.
Young Magoon, the clever successor of
the departed DemontreVille, made his
debut as Chieagqr player yesterday. It
so happened that his first game was a
nard one, and yet the mans brilliant
nelding and al-round good work made
him a favorite with the crowd, and what
Is more, convinced the pessmistic critics
word, Magoon's fielding practically
saved the game to the Rough Riders
Chicago Times Herald
One of the queerest plays ever seen on
the diamond was worked by Wallace,
Tebeau and Donlin recently. Tom Daily
hit vicious grounder toward third Wal
lace got in front of it, but it took a sud
den bound up, escaped his hands and
linen
caromed off toward Tebeau, who nabbed
II and threw the runner out at first The
humorist in the press box insisted that
the oiiiclal scorer should give Wallace
It go as another piece OF head work on
Bobby's part:-St. Louis Star
Jockey George Odom has signed con-
tract to ride for w c. Whitney for 1900,
1901 and 1902: The boy will receive &c., 900
a year and in addition SIS for every win
ming mount and $40 for every losing
mount. In little Odom Mr.. Whitney has
secured one of the best lightweight joe
keys in America. 1t is said that Mr.
Whitney Will take personal charge of his
racing interests next season He has all
ways been fond of horses and has hts
own ideas about their management. There
is strong sentiment among racing men
TO make Mr. Whitney chairman Of the
jockey club.
Well, the Brooklyn bosses have with
drawn from the field of battle, leaving 1t
will be retained by the Orioles and De-
montreyille will cavort around the second
sack as of yore. 1t is a matter of regret
that Jennings will not again be seen as
his side partner but Baltimore rooters
are too jealous of their prerogatives to
permit even semblance of syndicatism
to be mixed up in their deals, Now, II
Jennings should be sold to washington
and should refuse to report, and should
be bought by Manager McGraw, then
perhaps he would be allowed to play in
his old homo without any great ado
Baltimore News.
The cat is out of the bag Eddie
Green, the railroad man from Texas, son
of Hetty Green, the richest woman in
the world, Is said to be behind the new
league. Mr.. Green Is a great friend of
Ted Sullivan, and has been in St Louis
the past two weeks hobnobbing with the
alleged promoters of the new organiza-
ton. According to Manager Sullivan, the
son of the richest woman In the world is
a T'Vvn PC =
ago he was a hacker of a team In Texas
and took them all over the state at his
expense, He intended to take the team
to Mexico with Manager Sullivan to arr
range terms but the latter was injured
and the scheme had to be abandoned -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Lauder has shown himself capable of
some pretty quick thinking since he has
been playing on the local team, but he
showed lately that he has his head about
him at all times and uses 1t to great
advantage, says writer in the Philadel-i
phia Times. BY tne narrowest of margins,
he missed the making of q triple play.
Fultz was on third, Demontreville on
first and Brodie at the bat, when the lat
ter hit a wicked liner directly at Lauder.
He held the ball. raced with Fultz for
third, touched the bag and hurled the
ball across to Cooley. Demontreville who
was at second, made no attempt to get
Latham decided that Fultz was safe at
third, although many thought he was
clearly out.
Charley thinner, the veteran catcher.
for many years the most reliable man on
Patsy Tebeau's Cleveland team in speak
ing of the failure Of the st. Louis team to
come up to expectations, remarked lately:
'srebeau made big mistake when hea
went to st. Louis, and by his interviews,
led the people to believe that his team
would win the pennant In a walk. Pat
used poor judgment when he mado that
talk The people expected too much from
the players afterward A few defeats
for the players. Had Tebeau given 1t out
that he had team that would make q
strong fight for the flag and would finish
near the top all would have been we'll.
The st, Louis public would not have taken
the teams defeat so much TO heart, and It
would have been better for the players. =.
If any one imagines that the Cleveland
base ball public is weeping great globules
of penitential tears because the alleged
Cleveland Base Ball Club has become
wanderers for good and all, let that no.
ton be dispeled at once. There Is no
weeping In fact, the base ban public
here has long ceased to think Of the team
port temporarily as q home team. 1t IL
true that some of the fans for while
devoted themselves asslduously to learn-
ing to distinguish the new faces on the
team. but TIE aspect of the organization
has been 50 thoroughly changed so many
times that y wolfe. have been hard to
keep track Of i IA It remained at Cleve-
land While II been changing, the
people have forgd n all about base ball
as connected With ex-Browns, and the
public hopes that u not be compelled
to relearn the ted esson OF recogni1-
ing the base ball q Quinn's Wan
dsring bNlillene~Cl : keader.