The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20


There were times during the game at
the oval yesterday when a spectator
felt more uneasy than when he conf
IDENTIFY looks for the arrival of a bill
collector, and at those times few said
things under their breath which aren't
allowed at a convention of Christian
Endeavorers.
But none Of them felt an error will be
charged against them by the angel who
keeps the record up above, for if ever
there was excuse for prohibited utter
ances il was during the early part of
yesterdays game with Syracuse
Miller was the cause of few naugh-
ty remarks in the grandstand, but he
isn't the only one. Capt. Klopf and
Second Baseman Boyle did things of
which even horse thief would be
ashamed.
But O'Loughlin, he reused the ire of
the grandstand as it was never arous-
ed before, and, if he was before any
other crowd except the orderly one that
4 Worcester sends to the games, he would
have been a fit subject for an autopsy
The crowd grew black in the face try
ing to shout things they couldn't think
of to O'Loughlin. The man who invent
ed the English language never made
provision for describing the work of
an incompetent umpire like O'Loughlin
The spectators used every word that
Is allowed in polite society first, but
they weren't expressive enough and
then the spectators used words which
are not heard in social gatherings but
which are. very expressive.
But as O,LoughIn continued those
words fell short, and a fellow in the
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bill to lybody. who would coin a word
which could express his opinion of
O'Loughlin. Several tried, but rall Of
them We're tame compared with what
theSfan wanted to say. Such epithets
as "robber" and s'murderer' were
compliments to the umpire yesterday.
There was considerable poor playing
in the game but il was one of the most
interesting games of the year. The
Stars made a strong fight for the VIC
tory and although they didn't land it.
they kept the crowd in a state of
doubt all the time. Not until toward
the close, did the spectators feel conf
dent of Worcester winning and the IT,
mid ones never felt safe until they saw
the last ball going where it could be
caught by Sharrott.
Miller was mainly responsible for the
uncertain state of mind of the fans He
was unsteady from the start until near
the close, and most Of the time the fans
lived in dread. His bases on balls came
by far too frequently for comfort and
they came at a bad time. Had the Sy-
racuse men been able to light on him
with any degree of safety, it would
have been all day with the Worcesters.
The support he received was RESPONSE
pie more than he for the victory Then,
too, the goddess of luck lowered over
the Worcester bench and doled out
good things to the farmers
The Worcester infield made more easy
errors than is usual and presented the
Stars with many chances, but that
same infieid gathered itself together in
tcklish. moments and retired the Stars
before they could take advantage Of
the opportunities offered. The out
field, however, was the bulwark against
which the hopes Of the Stars were dash
ed to pieces. Time and again the brill
liant work of the outfield saved Miller
from monument of long hits and held
the Stars who were hustling on to VIC
tory
Miller threw a scare into the fans,
which all but made their hair turn
grey. He couldn't locate the plate
during the early part of the game and
K the Stars soon appreciated his wild
ness. They would not hit unless COM
PEELED to and several walked when he
failed to put the ball over. An occa-
sional error sandwiched in made the
chances Of the visitors seem so good
that the spectators hardly dared to
think Worcester would win.
And the worst of It was that all the
time Bishop kept pitching good ball
ana the Farmers couldn't touch him.
They started off as If they would send
him to the stables but they soon shot
their bolt and Bishop had them guess
Inns for several innings. A few hits
were all they could get off Bishop, but
they had the good fortune to get those
when hits meant great deal. The
Stars did not play perfect game. but
x not one Of their errors had any effect
on the score. The only one made IN
an inning when score followed cost
X nothing, as long hit which followed
4 would have scored the man regardless
0f the error. s