The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
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B. Hall Thursday evening. He's got
program which will interest them.
Smith has been made captain of the
Rochesters instead of Willie O Hagan.
Manager Buckenberger thinks acting as
captain interfered with O'Hagan's play
ing -
Smink tried to steal home from third on
pitched ball. 1t was a daring attempt
for a slow runner like Smink, but he
might have got away with it but that Ca
velle hit foul.
Six times this season Lajoie made four
hits in a game. In three games he was
five times at bat, and in two four times;
He has made IS hits in 40 games, and
| scored 80 times.
When Carr tried to bunt in the first
with the bases full and nobody out spec,
| tators wondered what kind of brainy ball
| playing that is. If Carr was good bunt-
er and fast runner 1t might be eXcusaole'
Doescher is a favorite in Worcester. as
was evidenced in yesterdays game. Had
| Gruber made some of the decisions Does
Gruber umpired well, but didn't catch the
1 fancy of the crowd at times.
The rain interfered with yesterdays
shoot at Worcester Sportsman's Club, and
the attendance was small The proposed
100-bird race between Jack Hull of Meri-
den, Conn, and Charles E. Forehand was
postponed. Mr.. Hull failed to appear.
The number of players with which the z
league clubs began the season is az fol-
lows: New York IS, Brooklyn 20, Phia-
delphia 10, Pittsburg 49, St. Louis 10, Wash
ington II, Baltimore IS, Boston 16, Chicago
H. Cincinnati Is, Cleveland II and Louis
vile 10.
Keeler has entered on another of his
batting streaks. He has hit safely in
every one of 20 consecutive games. In 10
games he has made q hits. In 50 games
he has scored 60 runs, and is running Nc
Graw a close race for the supremacy in
getting with chances 1prpplN in his
favor.
1t is a great race and anybody's prizs
in the Eastern League. Syracuse appears
to be the only club out of it, and the poor
Whisters half-rate aggregation of STATE
leaguers. Griffin is getting good woR
out of the team. Either of the othi
seven teams may land the flag.-ProT'
dence Telegram.
Kuntzsch and his associates among the
club directors have stood always agains
the system of farming which big leasus
managers have introduced this season
Syracuse Herald. Great Scott! Farming
has been practiced for a dozen years al
least, and Kuntzsch used to be one of thss
chief borrowers year or two ago, un!s!
experience taught him better.-SpringneN
Union.
The size of the fields in the New Eng
land championships ought to be lesson
to the men who give their time" to-s.R'
Ietlcs to abolish that registration rue
If there are men who give their time con;
nected with the sport there is no need o.
charging athletes for registration to pa!
the cost of registration It's better
have athletes and no registration than
registration and no athletes.
The following are among the New Eng
lana race meets sanctioned by the Leaglo
Of American Wheelmen: June "a. HayeI'
htll b. C.. Haverhill; June "A and July
Osgood and Coolidge, Gardner; July T.
Rollstone Wheel Club, Leominster; jug
4. r. Whitney, Springfield. Vt: July ~
\. Easland, Great harrington; july n
r. MorIook, Providence; July 4 =.
Ware.
When Tom McQueeney was in this cry
last he vowed he would make both req
ords go by the board in the hurdle rdqIyJ.
at the New England championships ~.
started in both. In the high huIusr
there We're four starters. and McQuee"G
got fourth place. In the low hurdles
was fortunate enough to win third pa.-
There We're only three starters, hoWe.g.
II McQueeney can't run distances ueA
than he can hurdle races, he hasn't nutt,,
license challenging any Worcester coN'
men from a half mile to a half day -,
Frank Seee has been telling the Om
cago reporters how near he came
curing the heavy-hitting Lajoie ash;
loie was surprising all corners for H ,a So
right under Selee'S nose. his failure - IN
cure the man was to his discredit G b..
Judges had persistently advised the ,bs
ton Club to get the finest hitter OF
age, but Manager Selee couldnt SCI
hat way after looking the man over,
Philadelphia took him right from t" he
80stonS nose. Not only Selee, out
Boston directors 5 well. were reSpo.,ss5
DE for the loss of this man. - DOs''
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