The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-28
SPORTING NOTES.

| Sympathizers with the local team now
| spend their time praying for rain.
Those offers of big money to encourage
| teams to win the pennant have noV had
much effect.
| An English bicyelist, Hobein, made a
record swim of 43 miles in u hours q min
utes and AZ seconds.
| Now that Boston sports have an oppor-
| tunity to back their talk on Mcguire, they
| don't seem to be so anxious to do so.
The expected attendance at the games in
| in Brooklyn by New York people has not
been as great as the management looked
for.
There may not be as many contestants
in the races at the lake next week as In
Boston today and tomorrow, but there
will be Just as good racing.
Worcester lovers of rowing didn't do
any too well for the Quinsgapond inter-
national in the financial line. They prom
ised well, but fell short on actual giving,
Williams got $50 thrown at him when he
they were all silver dollars, Williams
would have had a merry time lodging
them.
1t is, noised around that Lewis and
ketns have been drawn In the same heat
in the Quinsigamond international. That
means much betting among Worcester
sports.
There are several good betting events
IN prospect among Worcester athletes.
and Dinsdale, and the other the half mile
foot race between Moynihan and Moran.
The Wachusetts should have kept Ten
Eyck at the lake until tomorrow and not
allow him to row on the Charles until the
race. After seeing him once Boston
friends of Mcguire tied knots in their
purse strings.
One of the most popular ball players in
this city today Is Bergen OF the Bostons.
Worcester fans took as much interest in
the successful settling of his differences
with the Boston management as II he was
local player,
Lajoie Is laid up with water on the
knee, and his attending physician says he
is as good a patient as he is ball player.
That is complimentary to Lajoie, but he
isn't as good for the Phillies, and they.
are anxious to get him back.
Manager Barnie of Hartford got in a
squabble with a newspaper man few
days ago and they came to blows 1t Is
unfortunate for the team, but of all
places In the circuit Manager Barnie had
the hardest. row to hoe against boy scrihes
Of Hartford.
Sunday ball goes In Buffalo all right.
The players of a Sunday game were ar
rested for playing last Sunday. IL being
the, second time since the season began,
and they were discharged for the second
time. The police authorities will proba-
bly, give up all hope Of stopping them.
Manager Dooley Of Montreal insists
that Winters shall play with his, team.
re pUuBHl WINTERS OIL huQlEScn, but
President Powers ordered Winters TO re-
main In Syracuse during the reorganiza-
ton of the Stars. Dooley says the Stars
have had time to set new fielder and
wants Winters, He will appeal to the
national board II he doesn't get him.
The worst an Eastern League pitcher
has suffered this season is % hits WILLIE
man had this sad experience twice. at the
hands of Rochester and Worcester and
Dad Clark was punished to a similar ex-
tent by Rochester at the oval. Syracuse
hammered Egan OF Providence 90 times.
and then lost the game. On the other
hand, number Of twirlers have succeed
ed In keeping their opponents down to
two safe drives. johnson, Morse. 1faar-
key, Souders, Evans, Dunkle and keenan,
have done the trick once each and Kneii
Of Hartford twice. A pretty contest was
that between Knell and McDermott on
July 1, when Hartford got three hits and
Springfield two. similar one occurred
three days later, when Worcester got two
hits on Dunkle and Providence three of
Lampe. Worcester won on Dunkle's wild
throw. s