The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-08
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Hartford s, Worcester 6 (practicel.
Montreal no, Toronto 4.
LEAGUE PERCENTAGES.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
GAMES TopAY.
Providence at Springfield; Toronto at
Montreal; Rochester at Syracuse.

worcester and Hartford played an ex-
hibition game of ball at the oval yes
terday afternoon for the benefit of the
diocesan orphanage on High street 1t
wasn't much of a game and it wasn't
much Of benefit The crowd was one
of the smallest of the season.
Hartford won easily. The Conneeti-
cut men did not win on their own ef-
fort. The game was given them by
the miserable work of the Worcesters.
The latter outbatted the visitors easily
and put in their hits at the proper
time, as is shown by the fact that they
made iveS aarhsa. runs of the total
score Of six TIE -Hartfords earned a
single run the -aenle run drive by Mas
sey, In the opening inning The Wor-
cesters had loads of chances to win.
Every run the Hartfords made in the
game was made after two men had
been retired.
The climax came in the fifth. Lampe
was directly responsible He gave q
base an balls when two men had been
retired. Two hits scored run and an
other base, on balls filled the bags.
Lampe either. weakened. or used miser-
able 1udgment in pitching a drop ball
to a weak hitter. 1t struck on the rub
Der and bounded off to the fence, the
three runners coming home.
Klobedanz succeeded him Frisbee
and Bransfield allowed two runs to
score in the sixth The Worcesters
made a strong attempt to pull out in
the seventh and would have done so
but for remarkable catch. by Turner
after run of about 40 yards The
fielding of Turner and a steal of home
by Rickert were the features of the
game, Unfortunately Ricketts, steal
didn't count as -Frisbee hit a fly just
as DC had the base, and he had to get
back to third.
Big Bill Massey started in to do
things for the Hartfords. After twe
We're out he faced one over the right
field Fence. Gatins reached first on a
tumble by KGhns, but Smiths foul to
Carr retired the side.
: Sharrott got a life by Smiths muff
and went down on Kulins sacrifice. but
he STAYED there as Rickert flied to Sea-
christ and Frisbee fouled. Score.
Hartford /; Worcester 0.
Lippert had an eye to business, crack
ing hot one to left Sechrist hunted.
trying to sacrifice but Lampe threw to
second and Lippert was headed off.
Urquhart hit to Kuhns, who made his
second tumble in as many chances, and
- HN4All " lOOh Dd0 1OF w OfCeSter, But
thanks to fast work by Hickey, a dou-
BILE play was made on Knells ground
er to klopf.
Carr shot a hot one between short
and third for single. Bransheld made
one Of the longest hits Of the season. a
drive which almost hit the left field
fences on which Carr scored and Brans-
field made third on the throw to the
plate. Hickey banged one like a can
a I, 4
down, but Bransfield scored and Hickey
reached first He made a pretty steal
or second, getting a great start But
ne got no farther Score, Hartford. / I;
Worcester 2.
Hartford accomplished nothing in the
tnara. going out in quick succession on
Two hies and a grounder. to Klapf.
knell threw out the three. Worcester
men IN the last half. KuhTis and Rick
ert hunted and Frisbee tried to hit
hard but got it no farther than Knell.
Score. Hartford L; Worcester. 2.
Rickert pulled down two flies in the
fourth, one a pretty catch, near The
fence. Lippert hit a grounder Ia
Kuhns, who. made his third error Sc
christ put in double to the fence in
right center on which Lippert scored
ufquhart hit a liner to Kuhns. retir-
ing the side with the score a tie
After two were out Klopf hit a line
fly which Liprert got after. The bali
hit him in the stomach, as he ran in
to catch it., and he was laid out. He
had to retire from the game. Hodson
taking his place. Hickey ended the in
ming by a fly to Sechrist. Score. Hart.
ford q; Worcester 2
The first base on balls OF the pame
came in the fifth, when, with two out
I3aynpe sent sffIn aiesdown. Massey fol..
lowed with a crack past Lampe, which
made the pitchers thair stand on end
as ne thought what would happen il he
u was In the way. With two strikes
+ called, Gatins cracked al liner to center
on which. Shindles scored Massey made
third and Gatins second on the throw
IN, and -basespn balls to. Smith filled
the bases.s 4saplfle 4ait in wild pitch
3 which cleared the bags, giving Hartford
n k1Nllr runs apif sss @A.t,.s,s7l !
The crowd gave Lampe a hand when
hescame up TO bat in the last half M
nade a single to right. Sharrott hif .
Bfounder past Smith and Turned IL mt
Il double by good running. Kuhns
Weakened and couldn't do anything anS
when Rickert came up everybody ealla6
Tor d hit. He put IN q pretty one pasi
{2afins and two runs scored. Rickert
stole second keeping on ito third wher
Irquhart threw wild. Frisbee buntef
little fly and Rickert dashed for The
plate. Knell caught the ball and easily
doubled Rickert at third. Score, Hart.
1Qra 8, Worcester A.
Ki0bedauz went in the box in thf
SIXTH. F'fdsbee went over into Shar.