The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-07
THE LOCAL TEAMS.
There Are Others
Besides the
Worcesters.
ALL ARE GOOD ONES.
Then There Are Clubs in
the County That Can Play
the National Game.

The amateur base ball teams in and
about Worcester and the county have
always been a standing argument that
this city has been ripe for base ball
team who plays ball at least part OF
the time. The base ball fans Of this
city and surrounding towns all have
love for the national game. The
country towns are all hot after base
ball, and do not stop an instant when
it comes to a matter of dollars and
cents in the support of a team.
| The Catholic Young Mems Lyceum
base ball team is probably the best
| known of the local amateur teams in
this section. The Athletics of East
! Douglass have won a name which is
not confined to Massachusetts The
Foxes of Baskerville, the Heclars OF
Uxbridge, Whitins of Whitinsviiie,
Fairmounts of Marlboro and the Web
sters, Grafton, Southbridge, Hopkinton,
Milford, Hopedale, Jefferson, West
Boylston and Upton are all fast base
| ball towns, and receive the heartiest
support from the people whom they
| represent.
These teams have often crossed bats
and their supporters wagered all their
earthly possessions on the outcome OIL
the game. The games of the HopNnton
and the Milford teams who are near
by villages, are renowned the county
over for the feeling displayed on botn
sides whenever they met.
The Foxes of Baskerville, who proud
ly fioated the county pennant from tne
flagstaff three years ago were the en-
We'd of all the county towns at that
time. They had on their team at the
time men who are now playing IN the
national league. Indeed the county
cranks can pick up The Spy any day
and read it's correct scores" on the ma
tional league games and point out play
ers who some time or other played on
their tearg. The East Douglass team
have had the best of the New England
college players on their team, but d1d
not stop when they really desired to
defeat some rival town team, but en-
gagged the Boston pennant winners to
don the uniform of the Athletics.
The local teams from the renowned
Connie Murphy's and the Jewellers, to
their elder brothers have always been
in the game. The temperance society
| teams have always led in the amateur
games the past few years with the G.
| Y. NJ Lyceum far in the van. The st.
| Anne's when they have tried before
they lost their love for the national
pastime were always a great factor in
determining the championships of the
Temperance teams.
The st. John Guild Columbus and
the ST. Stephens have all had fast
youngsters on their teams. The st.
Pauls and the Father Mathews have
not taken a great deal of interest in
the game as far as organizing teams
go, but will get into the game before
the season is fairly on.
The Normals, Hillsides, Bradfords,
Crescents, Highlands and Young Mems
Cotholic Union, all representing diff
ferent sections of the town, will also
be very much in evidence from now on.
The C. Y. M. Lyceum have been par
ticularly unfortunate in the matter of
arranging games this year. The mat
ter is certainly not the fault of the
management as every effort has been
made on its part to arrange and play
games. The opening game with Holy
Cross was cancelled because Of the
condition of the college ground. The
game last Saturday with Fitchburg was
a disappointment to the Lyceum play
ers, for they expected to go up to the
last moment when they received no
tfce that the game was cancelled by
the Fitchburgs without the latter team
advancing any reasons for their ac-
ton. The opening game for the Lyce-
UNI will be played Saturday, May 20,
with the Athletics Of East Douglass,
The makeup Of the team will probably
be McManus and Stead, pitchers; Riley,
first base; Ahaesey, shortstop; Dearly
second base; Thompson, third base;
Sheehan, left field; Leary, centre field;
Rossier right field.
The Father Mathew Society will hold
a meeting Sunday to elect base ball
manager to have entire charge of the
team for this season. A committee has
been appointed to arrange for the form
ing of the team. The committee is
George H. O'Donnell, John II. Thomp-
son, John w. Clark, John f. Sullivan
and Daniel Z. Reardon. The commit
tee will purchase uniforms and equip
ments for the team. The society has
been strengthened by the admission of
Daniel e. Reardon, thu crack third
baseman Of this city.
The st. John Guild have elected David
Leahy M 'ager of the base ball team,
and he is now in communication with
several teams looking for games this
season. He has not as yet selected his
team, but the players will probably be
Gflrain right field, OGorman pitcher
Cassidy catcher, Shea first base, Con
nors second base King short stop
Cannon third base, Convery left field,
MCAyudlu EeuLIE ntlu. H6 inlNldl game
of the season will be played with
Rochdale.
John ]. Hayden will manage the St.
Stephens team this season, and will
undoubtedly have as good a team as
the one which won so many laurels
last year. The players will be selected
from the following men: Leonard, Har-
rington, Wiseman, McGrath, Deadly,
O'Rielley, Kenney, O'Brien and Padu
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captain the team.
The Y. NJ. C. Union meet Sunday to
elect a manager for their team. The
team will be selected from A. Foisy, F.
Foisy. Israel Duquette. N. Allen, A. AL
len, w. Perry, n. Dubrule, D. DubrUle,
n. Muir, and Ayotte.
The Normals will uphold its reputa-
ton made in the years past under the
efficient managership of John F. Car
berry, who intends to pick his team
from new material in the organization.
He intends to give the members who
last year played on the Trilbys of
Shrewsbury a better show than last
year. The Normals point with pride 20
the record made by their players in the
big teams. Bransfield with the Wor-
cesters is the foremost member of the
club. Frank .Doran left Friday TO join
the Brocktons, on which team he VIII
catch Jack Ahasey will captain the
Rochdale team or accept the offer u
Mickey Finn to play either third base
or short stop on Newport. Thomas
PhiIbin goes to Newport to play IN the
outfield. Oscar Very or Michael Malone
have not made connections with any
club as yet.
The Bradfords will be made up Of the
following: William Pitts manager. and
left field. Powers catcher. KObel pitch
er. Paquette first base, Cronin second
base. Dinsdale third base, Burns short
stop. Gilmore centre field, and Emmett
right field.