The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-06
LEAGUE PERCENTAGES.
GAME S TO-DAY.
Hartford ut Worcester; Springfield at
Providence; Rochester Mt Montreal; Syr-
ncuse at Toronto; Michigan-Pennsyl-
vanin at Philadelphia.

There's no knowing what will happen
in a ball game.
In other things a man may know
what to expect, but not in a ball game
If mans motherin-law writes that
she is coming to visit, man don't have
to guess twice. He knows what's COM
ing. To slip on the stairs is a sign of
bad luck, and a man knows he's up
against tough luck if he slips when he
is going down, especially if the stairs
are long and he slips near the top.
But it's different in base ball. Some
times a team may lead all through the
game right up to the last inning and
win, sometimes. There's no telling.
The Springfelds thought they were due
for that yesterday, but they have an
other think coming.
Springfield had an easier cinch on the
game than an alderman has on city
contracts in his line of business. From
the beginning the Springfelds looked
like winners. They started off in the
lead, and when the game was closing
they had such a lead that nobody i'm
agined the WOrcesters would win It
was bullion against gold bricks that
the Ponies would come under the wire
in canter. If anybody had suggested
that the WOrcesters would have won
out, he'd be considered candidate for
the big house on the hill, which cars to
the ball game pass.
The WOrcesters surprised everybody,
including themselves. With a lead of
four runs against them, they made five.
Had the lead been 5 they would have
won just as easily.
When the WorCesters came in for the
last half of the NINTH the score stood
8 to in favor of the Ponies. The WOr-
cesters hadn't been doing any hitting,
and nobody expected to see them win.
Frisbee was the first man up. He
banged the ball past Pappalau so hot
that the pitcher was envelOped in a
cloud Of smoke.
Carr and Yeager went out quickly
and it seemed allover. McQuaid hit a
line fly to the left field foul line, which
got past Dolan and Frisbie scored, Nc
QUAD making third. Bransfeld shot
a low liner over Shannon's head for a
double, McQuaid scoring. Wheeler hit
a ball which Rugged the ground and
when Gleason stopped for it it went
through him like a flock of sheep
through a hedge. Brarsfield scored.
Klobedanz hit close to the left field
foul line. Myers got the ball on the
bound but threw to second, seeing he
mac d CudIlCE ~ 6CN MY 80
Gleason was not near the base ana
Wheeler got there safely. Kuhns did
lust what he ought to do. He lined the
ball over the right field fence scoring
Wheeler and Klobedanz and the game
was over. ,,,,z
Under the rules of the game Kuhn s
score did not count and his drive over
the fence goes for a three-bagger only.
MANY who went to the oval dldn
know the Worcesters had won, LheS
left before the game was finished think
mo II was a certain victory for Spring
field Considerable money was wagereo
and much of it is yet in the hands OF
shareholders as the men who Wagereu
on the WOrcesters gave up men
chances and did not wait for the nll ..7IL
II was amusing to see them scurryins
around last evening looking LOT TIC
Shareholders. .,4 aid yvor-
Never until the last moment dla WI
cester appear to have a chdllGe a. oo,,Id
the chance came before any Oo o,,yy,,essed
realize it. A few may nave up 1.. ~,
a I-isb hut nobody expected TO see Iiie
VVorcas+ers pull out. The SprlnSLtIu9
onDaored to have everything their own
WV and the Worcesters had peGh 80 a.
o,1tclassed that winning seemed Oh u
ter impossibility. ,r,,,,+,r and
Klohedanz pitched for WorceSl'ttl ,, 'l'rG
nitched a good game. he was Ille mn mn
pt't ti,,9es bowever. Springfield was un-
a,s,,niiI fortunate for every hit cam III
i,1s+ I,,ben il was needed. They ulu al an
fbeir scoring in the middle OF the san hif
Nd and - was then they did all thelr M
80 60 rrbev made but two mus Nli il'Ia
IiIs, So. :, the run getting WhiIe
Worcester had SIX ,1ot,, Cross IA
Pappalau the former noly Same for
vorite nitched an excellent gam i,s,i nc
eyf7eId Not until the last lIii iasf
Us he hit to any extent. IN lIe ID
he yrss bit hard, but Dolan ms M 1 JuS
~ ne W a 80 CIeason's error helped dloHe
the hitting and scoring oa felding
Neitber team put up a goou Iei ,Iiis7
game. Springfield haq st Ses slow work
plays, and Worcester put , ~ heIped
and dumb playing, when piIsb
SnrinrfeId along faster thal d IyIoba-
would have done. The battihs VI - of
dam and Myers was the le re- ,Iooo,6s
tbe game, Pappalau broke an 49, 49,, "a :,
nv, Getting in two hits, one Oh tLeii l,r q
5or5ia I'm to yesterday, ne has e. ~
hut two all this season. dt ~, ,,-,ya
Frisbee Bransfield and Shannon "eie
Snringfieid scored first, Bi .e 1IIt n
got a base on balls. Doian NJ la IN
few feet. Bransfield threw SO VIZ C,,sI,
first that Dolan went an Ille Han
aro,,nd Dolan's base on baIs; - 80
T,1tng;s double and Myers single = -,
+ 49, in the fourth. Two more came III
~ - 81 Caro,,halTs single, BroulheIs