The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
SPORTING NOTES.
Howell of Baltimore is the pitching fint
of the year.

Howell of Baltimore is the pitching f1nt
| of the year.
Jimmy Casey's half in 1:O4, at the oval
yesterday, made the spectators dizzy
| Ted Lewis of Boston has not pleased
the fans in that city by his work this
year.
| Kuhns never gets the benefit of a close
decision at third base. Empires rule that
he Is afraid to put the ball against d
runner.
With Kranzlein and Powers pitted
against each other at the oval, Sept %,
the enclosure will not be big enough to
| hold the crowd.
Manager Leonard will make himself
solid with the fans by signing Bransfield
and Yeager before the big league clubs
are after them.
George Bannon, who was released from
Montreal at HIS own request. may sign
with Toronto for next year and work
with his brother Jimmy
Hennessey, the high school miller, is do
ing fast work at the oval. Yesterday,
with strong head wind against him, the
youngster reeled off mile in 1850.
Frank Kerns ought to land first place
IN the junior singles at Boston, Monday.
The three other contestants have never
shown the speed the Wachusett sculler
Carr's playing in recent games has been
OF the dope order. The Farmers need a
hustling first baseman, who is capable
OF Keeping awake for two hours at a
J. Fred Powers will be the central figure
IN the diocesan games at Westfield, Mon
day. 1t will be the easiest kind of work
Tor Fred to make points in every event
he is entered.
Case G;asey's s, meet will furnish some sur
prlses There is plenty of Jimmy's money
floating around and the, major may 20
to the tape with betting odds against
MIN him That will be new experience for
Jimmy Stafford has made great show
ing at the bat and in the field since he
Joined Washington. Stafford's work has
acted as tonic for the other PLAYERS
and the Senators have played snappy
The Moynihan- Remington race at Fitch
burg will be big betting event. Fitch
purg sports have got all kinds of money
TO put on Remington, and It's a safe pre-
be covered.
Duffey, the clever Worcester Academy
Splinter, made the cracks watch his
heels at Concord Thursday. His mark
OF 3 40 seconds was made on a course
to the officials.
Rickert who is playing the outfield for
Worcester, is said to be second Beau
mont Rickert is the property of the
worry US. When Joe gets his eye on the
ball for keeps, II will be time enough 10
hint at losing him.
Goeckel, the Philadelphia first base
man. is not too popular with the Older
players. College players with long hair
have never been favorites in the big
league until their locks are shorn,
Goeckel may take the tip.
With a rafting good foot ball team ON
the gridiron, the Worcester Athletic Club
would begin its work under favorable
auspices. There are players enough In
the city, and ii Morgan does not play In
Denver, he will probably be at the head
of the foot ball movement
McAndrew. the old Dartmouth foot ball
and base ball player, is playing third base
for Taunton, in the New England League,
under the name of Williams. 1t was an
easy matter to identify him, as the ag-
gressiyeness he displayed in base ball
showed previous foot ball experience.
Ned Hanlon Of Brooklyn advocates a
reform in scorers methods He believes
that infielders should be exempted from
errors on ground balls, and that the total
number of accepted chances should de-
termine a players worth to a team. BY
this system, record playing would be
eradicated. and inflelders would make a.
try for everything.
The Fitchburg Y. NJ. C. L. has con-
WINGED the A. A. IT, that it is unfair to
withdraw a sanction to please some one
and Fitchburg will have the games Mon
cay The attempt Of Boston sports to
have the sanction withdrawn was UNI
sporstmanlilke, and IL the A. A. u. Off
eials had been bulldozed BY them, anna
teur athletics in New England would be
placed in q bad light.