The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-02
SPORTING GOSSIP.
nberst nlavs at Hanover today.

Amherst plays at Hanover today.
It will be a great contest at the oval
today.
Worcesters team is certainly faster
than it was.
Billy Hamilton will not be with Boston
for several days.
Williams is in the lead in the new inter-
collegiate league.
Welsh made a fearful muf in yester-
days game and it hurt.
Springfield makes it's first appearance
at the oval this afternoon.
Burns made a mess trying to square
some of his bad decisions.
Time was when a game between Wor-
cester and Springfield meant blood.
The first foul tip strikes of the season
in league contests were seen yesterday.
Jere d. Delaney proved to be a winner
for Exeter in the dual games Wednes-
day.
There wasn't a hit in either the first or
seventh innings, when Providence got
two runs.
Putnam of the Webster team watched
the Cornell game from the grandstand
yesterday.
Holy Cross can't expect to win all the
time, even under the most favorable cir
cumstances.
Welsh evidently doesn't know his field
at the oval He was slow handling balls
off the fence.
Think of it, 10 men given free passes to
first. Is 1t any wonder that Holy Cross
lost the game?
Burns is credited with being a home
umpire, but he has shown no earmarkS
of that failing here.
BILLY" Dyer of Holy Cross is certainly
putting up a remarkable fast game at
short stop this season.
When Springfield and Worcester meet
it will recall to the older fans the riotous
scenes of years agone.
Cars homer came at the right time.
There were two out and two men on
bases, with run to tie.
1t was the best game of the season at
the oval yesterday, and the fans would
have been uckled to death.
Tod Sloan is up against things on the
other side When he had a hold on the
Derby, Holocauste broke a leg.
Holy Cross lost their eye yesterday for
the elusive sphere; It was about the
worst they have done this season.
Major Taylor has his wonderful sprint
with him on all occasions, and can be
relied TO win any event he wishes to.
McQuaid plays the game as If he knows
what he is doing. 1t is refreshing 10 see
him do the right thing at the right time.
McQuaid made himself solid with those
who saw the game yesterday. He GER
tainly played a magnificent game of ball.
Bransfeld is certainly getting enough
is proving himself equal to the occasion.
Holy Cross goes to Middletown Satur-
day, and fully intend to take revenge on
Wesleyan for the defeat early in the sea-
son.
If Worcester continues to play as IL
did yesterday, Montreal viii be leader of
the worrying committee instead Of the
league.
McQuaid can assist a man out, hand or
foot His assist in the seventh inning
was one Of the few plays seen on tho
diamond.
Jimmy" Smith promised well early in
the season and but for his bad right
wing would have been a red hot favorite
in this city.
When the Associated Cycle Clubs Of
Worcester build that fast board track
local riders will begin to figure in the
record class.
Capt. Brennan makes an admirable man
to lead his team, always cool and collect
ed, and thoroughly acquainted with all
the fine points.
The races at Westboro Fourth of July
will prove great Success, judging from
the interest already manifested by the
local enthusiasts.
BILLY" Balm the promising young
rider of the Century Cycle Club, is add
ing new laurels to his already long
string of victories.
The Springfield players are pretty good
fellows, but We'll have TO lose them to
knock some Of the conceit out OF the
Springfield writers.
Noble & Greenough's school boys don't
do much in the interschOlastic athletic
contests, but they Won the fQur-oared
race on the Charles Wednesday.
Sergt. .MeMurray, sitting on a bench in
front Of the grandstand, caught bird
as fl few past Il wasn't the first time
Sergt. MeMurrayNcaught bird
Stouch and Carr made a double play
on the Worcesters; Carr was forced out
at second, but his interference With