The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-08

a few days ago, the names are spelled
''Yeager" and ''McQuaid."
Brennan made a great play when he
got MeTigues throw on the bound and
cut off q run in the ninth.
The New England clubs have got a line
on the Portlands at last, and the Maine
team is losing its share OF games.
Trolley car conductors get suspended
for doing as O'Reilly of Holy Cross dld
yesterday, failing to raise the arm.
The Centurys' string of fast riders this
year Is even better than ever and there u
more of them than in the past years.
Coach Mccarthy sent spare men cut
to catch the signs, but Haughton was on
and compelled them to sit on the bench.
The Drury- Hinchcliffe match race VIA
be the leading card of the Associated CyI
July.
Holy Cross will have a tusslo TO trim
University of Pennsylvania tonfQFpow
unless 1t plays better ball than 1t did
yesterday.
Come, come Mr.. BigeIow, let the dia-
mond be skinned of turf. 1t will look
even better than now and make ball
playing better.
That was a great R bit, Of M tSp yS,5s
were needed. He put in double which
cleared the bags
The local riders will enter the many
events on the card at the races at West.
boro next Saturday, and are sure TO pull
out winner in all.
Joe Downey, who is known as the SEQ
ond Jimmy Michael, will perform at the
races at Westboro Saturday, and will be
the exposure of all eyes.
The local admirers of tho major will go
to Westboro Saturday to see the wonder
of the board track work up some of his
fast sprints for the tape.
Charles Lewis Is putting in some quiet
work with his SOULS, and wiz chYrn the
water into steam when he lines up against
some of the accredited cracks.
If the Worcesters and Hartford9 had
started playing yesterday the chanres~are
Burns would have made them finish the
contest regardless Of the rain,
The Worcesters and Hartfords will have
a bigger crowd Friday than they would
have had yesterday. No counter attrac-
ton will interfere with the attendance.
The interscholastic games Saturday will
be a big disappointment In the matter OF
entries. But lack of quantity OF entries
bids fair to be made up In quality or rae
ing.
The loss of Tuesdays game was costly
for Springfield. They dropped from nth
to seventh place, while they would have
landed In fourth position, ahead of Wor-
cester If they had won.
The Worcesters are making money, and
President Marston's plan to allow Wor-
cester men stock Is only to get Voices
Ter men more interested, not because the
team needs more backing.
When Griffin was called on men stood
on second and third. 1t was q hard box,
but he got out of it nicely by throwing
to second and getting the man off. He
didn't pitch ball that inning,
Jimmy Stafford seems to be doing his
share Of the work IN bringing victories to
the Boston team. He is a good hitter and
hard. conscientious player, making one OF
the best utility men In the league
All the local cycie clubs affiliated with
the Cycle Club Association are out to make
the races the Fourth of July a complete
success, and will placard the entire coun-
try for miles about with their bills.
Hartford leads the league In team bat
ting with an average of 3Os. The rec
ords Of the other clubs are: Toronto,
300; Providence .2S9: Worcester 288;
Syracuse .2l; Montreal, .231; Springfield,
.22l; Rochester, 200.
The challenge of the Krafve Cycle Club
70 ride either or both the Newports or the
| Nernons racing teams any limit to be
placed upon the number of riders, does
not seem TO strike responsive chord in
the breasts of the challenged parties.
Blind runs have been called by all the
cycle clubs for next Sunday with the
exception of the Vernons. The other
clubs believe in improving each ieeting
moment, and VIII get the Advertising
matter of the Fourth of July races be-
fore the public.
When the Tatassit canoeists 20 to. a
canoe meet with the intention of racing
they will take precautions to guard against
their experience at Woburn. The racing
men had to pass the night on the ground,
and were so sore in the joints they could
do nothing In the race.
The Harvard scorer mixed himself on
dates. He thought when Haughton failed
to hold Fincke's throw to complete a
double play he should not be charged
with an error, because the runner didn't
get an additional base. The rule refers
to thrown ball, not a muff.
According to a spectator in the grand
stand yesterday, Anderson was a great
iaotQr IN the game. When IonSs went
i9 i've s4s P as one ne e 9f ySr o9 As a9
again, when a fly went 10 centre: Get
under #, Andy.@ DAILY also figured as
-, Andy several times. Such is fame
rowing, and u schools have four oared
crews working every day on the Charles
river. There is great rivalry among the
oarsmeu for q position In tbs eight-oared
fours. When the crew is picked there Is
q likelihood Of def being sent to the
Worcester high school crew.
Selee thinks that Woreester's trouble
is behind the bat.--Boston Herald Seiee
has another guess. The worst "toubie"
is in the middle Of the diamond.--Spring-
held Union, Another guess is coming to
you. The Farmers can hold their own
with the rest Of them yet The Ponies
might give the genial scribe OF the SPRING
field paper a pointer or two.
The Tatassit Canoe Club will not be
represented in the canoe events at the
Boston Athletic Association regatta, SAT-
urday. 1t was expected that Coulson and
Somers would enter the tandem paddle
and Somers the single event, but the
men have had little Opportunity to train
and do not care TO engage with we'll
trained men under tho conditions
Mysterious Billy" Smith is the victim
Of sunstroke, and his fight with Tommy
Ryan is postponed two weeks SPORTING
men remember that billy" has twice
before this met with misfortunes, but
came around and won easily apparently
none the worse for the advertised Tnis-
fortune. The ways that are dark Of
boxers are as peculiar as those of Bret
Harte's heather Chinee.
The Springfield Union pratties about
being on the inside In knowledge Of how
much money players are getting
1t asks: IF the Union should give away
the source Of its Information, II would
no longer be inside, would lt?" 1t hasn't
appeared yet that anybody has credited
the Union with being inside. The only
comments have been in the line Of express
sing doubt-Worcester Spy Well then,
the Union will state positively that It has
inside information from a reliable and
unprecedented source, that the Worcester
club Is violating the salary limit Plain
enough ?-Springfeld Union. Out with IT,
We would like some OF that inside in
formation"
WILL LEAD THE PRAYER MEET