The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
When the Worcesters and Rochesters

When the Worcesters and Rochesters
started to play ball at the oval yes
terday afternoon, the clerk of the
weather punched hole in few clouds
that overhung the field, and a little
water escaped. The holes enlarged as
Worcesters started in to bat in the
sixth inning, Umpire Doeschar called
the game.
At that time the actual scores stood
s to in favor of the WorcesterS, and
that is the score of the game. There
was considera BILE discussion whether
the score should be taken as it stood
at the end of the fifth inning, but tile
rule which regulates the scoring in
case of a called game, seems plain
enough. Rule "a of the playing rules
says that after five innings the score
shall be what it was in even innings
if the umpire calls the game on account
of rain or darkness, but if the side
second at bat shall have scored in an
unequal number of innings or before
the completion of its unfinished inning,
one or more runs than the side first
at bat, the score of the game shall be
the total number Of runs made"
The Worcesters in unequal innirgs
scored eight runs, while the RoChesters
made four.
The crowd was a large one despite
the threatening weather Had TIE day
been fair, there is hardly any doubt
the crowd would have been the record
breaker. over 1900 people were willing
10 take chances on seeing enough II
a contest to have it scored as d game.
Umpire Doescher was determined the
out annpcrh IN he
called a game, and the management
Of each team had visions of several
hundred dollars which would have to
be given back in rain checks If the
game was called early.
Grandpa Morse was in the box for
Rochester and he got it, If he had any
doubt he mghtn't get all that belonged
to him that doubt was dlspelleda early
in the game. In the first inning the
Worcesters touched him up for luck
The touching up process brought the
desired luck, for in the second they
found Morse for six singles.
With the help Of pretty sacrifice,
four runs came from that fusilade. Ca
velle contributed an error, but it made
no difference. At the time 1t allowed i
run TO come easier but Cavelle
might have fielded perfectly and the
run could not have been stopped. There
short inning.
Morse has been pitching good ball for
the Rochesters, although in his first
game in Worcester he wasn't much of
an enigma TO the Farmers. He was even
less so yesterday. The Worcesters
cracked him in every conceivable direc-
ton and did about what they wanted
with his pitching. The Worcesters
showed an ability to bunt yesterday
which was far superior to anything
they have done in the same line this
season.
Klobedanz pitched for Worcester and
got back in his winning form again
Klobedanz pitched better ball yester-
day than he has yet this year. He had
more speed than usual and threw VI
some benders which made ROchestes
men break their backs going after
them. The record of hits against the
worcester twirler counts for little
With nothing more than fair support
Rochester could not have scored a run
at all and the hits would have been far
less. Campau's double in the third
which was directly responsible for two
runs. should have been caught by
Bransfeld. A muff by the same player
allowed a run in the fourth and
O'Hagan could not have scored in the
sixth if the darkness had not prevented
Sharrott from getting after Smink's
liner to right.
The Worcesters again had a patched
UP team. Bransfield was in center. He
has played that field well for a catcher
but the heavy sky of yesterday knocked
him out completely. He could not see
the balls rise and consequently mis-.
judged them.
Stafford did not come. Just as the
game was beginning Manager Leonard
received a wire from Manager Selee OF
the Bostons saying the latter cannot lei
Stafford go now.
Long before the hour for calling the
game it threatened rain but 1t held of
until the beginning of the third inning.
There was no let up in the playing. The
rain didn't fall heavily enOught TO drive
the majority of the unprotected specta-
tor TO shelter and Umpire Doescher as
sured the spectators they would get
their moneys worth which meant ne
would not call the game until the fifth
had been played. In the latter inning
the rain increased but it was not until
Tia Worcesters had started the sixth