The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-21
SPORTING NOTES.
Hartford again today.

Hartford again today.
Sockalexis has been released by Bristol.
It was the weiner-wurst battery again
yesterday.
Manager Leonard has bought Yeagsr
I new chest protector.
McQuaid made great running catch of
high fly in the ninth.
"I1i'' Ladd spits on his hand and rubs it
on the end of his bat for luck.
This is ladies' day, which means free
admission to grounds and stand,
Klobedanz caught the crowd right away.
pitching strike the first thing
McQuaid made pretty stop of the first
ball hit, the bound being an awkward one.
1.-THE local mercenaries IS the way
Rochester papers refer to their team now.
Yeager played ball when he hustled for
first on his grounder to Gatins, and the
latter threw TO the club house.
The Worcesters did better stick work
yesterday than some of the cops can do,
and they aren't slow sometimes.
When Kloby and Yeager are in the
points the team should be called tbs Sau-
sagemakers instead of the Ssucemakers.
Ras Rogers has challenged Durham Of
Toronto for sculling race Worcester
sports will wager their money on Rogers.
Connie Murphy made a catch of foul
fly in the stand and got big hand. Con-
ME was always good one catching any
kind of flies.
The Worcesters are thirsting for Fris-
bee. Boston will make sorry move to
allow him to go from the team even for u
day.-Boston Herald.
Carr muffed throw from McQ'--id in
the fifth and spoiled double. Kunns got
the ball first on great stop, and made q
pretty throw to McQuaid.
While Yeager was squeezing his chest
protector under his arm after the fashion
OF bag-pipe a spectator asked him 70
play God save the QUEEN
while he was ''rubbering' Kloby shot a
strike over Connie. Murphy gave him the
merry ha ha from the grandsfand.
Yeager threw like rifle shot yesterday.
He not only made double, but while
Hodson played off second with a man on
every base, Yeager threw down to Har-
rington and got him.
It's good thing for all concerned that
the Klobedanz labor incident is settled.
The uproarious applause at the game yes
terday showed that he has the sympathy
of base ball fans at least.
Wills of the Louisvilles was crafty when
he signed. He got contract which will
not allow his team to release, trade or Law
him off during the season He has NOT
made good. and is not playing, but he Is
drawing salary as cleverly as any of the
team.
The powers that be in the New England
League are laying wires to get in Maine
clubs next season. It wasn't long since
they threw out the Maine clubs without
lHe silgnteSt consideration. - Worcester
Spy. The writer would have been as near
the truth had he substituted Worcester
for Maine. If memory is correct, the
Portland clubs dropped out of the league.
Boston Herald; Why, Jake. Worcester
dropped itself. Maybe Tony McDonough
of Lewiston could tell things about the
treatment of Maine clubs IL he felt dis
posed
Truthful Tommy" Burns, late Of the
Springfield Eastern League team, but now
connected with the Chicago team, ac-
CURED his handle" from an incident in
his old base ball days 1t was at game
where old Umpire Lynch was In power.
Burns made good run on short hit.
but he cut second by several yards, and
there was big kick raised. II didn't see
It," said Lynch. Then, walking over to
where Burns was. Ibid you cut that base,
Tomg" he asked Yes, said Ton Well
then, you're out" And then III. crowd
had lots of fun with him, and ever since
he has been known as Truthful Tom.
The fatal lack. He; Don't you believe.
darling. that my poetical aspirations are
She: Possibly But your poe<icai in
SEPARATIONS are not up to the requirements
of commonplace doggerel. "-Detroit Free
Press.
"Runnvmede Club Is absolutely nure