The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-19
SPORTING NOTES.
syaouse again today.


Hargrove tried so hard to get Kuhns,
liner that he turned a somersault.
WrigIey made a great stop of Rickert's
first i--''ii q :
Nobody knew Carr was catcher, but
he has caught for Rochester and At
lantic City.
can cover first base better than regular
first baSemen.
I'D like to see both win" remarked a
young lady. who sat back of the scorer $
box yesterday.
I'VE want our moneys worthw shouted
ran IN the stand at the opening of the
game. He got his.
ord Tuesday. He struck out Bowling of
the Louisvilles five times.
Worcester and Syracuse play at the oval
today Miller will pitch for the Worces-
ters and Bishop for Syracuse.
That was great work in the sixth, Mr.
hlopedanz, in retiring the side with a
man on third and only one out.
Manager Leonard made big mistake in
sending Iafope In right field with such
good fielder as Miller on the bench.
Keenan had lots of confidence in the
first few innings, but it was Knocked out
OF MIN before the game was finished
Frank Doran of the Normals was in
uniform on the Worcester bench. to 90
behind the bat If emergency required.
Q,Loughlin was hit in the head hv
o Neil when Rickert tried to steal seq
ond. Nobody on the grounds felt a bit
sorry.
Every other city in the league refuses
to have O'Loughlin umpire Worcester
ought to send in a protest to President
Powers.
The Shamrock is to increase the size
Of her sails, in hope to beat the Colum-
pa. What the Shamrock will require is
a propeller.
Bransfleld and Carr made pretty
double in the second inning. Everybody
in the grandstand could see the ball %
past Lynch as he ran to first. OLoughlin
didn't call 1t, though.
Proyide9oe and Rochester played the
same KIND of game yesterday as on the
day before and the score was the same
Providence was shut out both days by
score of to 0.
Burkett is again batting above the 400
s scran J wisb mhde couple Of hits in
day that didn't help his average any.
although they hurt 'Schreck"
Keller made his 15oth hit on Aug Q
His batting average is 1896. Delehanty
made his 15Oth on Aug. 10. His avsrage
is .4l0. He has hit safely in q straight
games, in IS out of 40 and So out of 50.
Carr. did the wisest thing in his life
when he took the advice of The Spy and
resigned his position as captain He
showed by his work yesterday that the
worry of the position affected his play
Ing.
Boyd, the former catcher, made his first
appearance here as knight of the IN
dicator and umpired a satisfactory game.
&c was big Improvement over the work
2 Loughlin has been doing. Springfield
Union
The shift in positions worked well.
Bransfield played a beautiful game al
FIRST, and Carr caught surprisingly well
Now that the captainship Is off Carr's
mind excellent work may be expected
from him.
Some one should go cunning for Jim
my" Collins hoodoo. The lad does not
allow his poor success in batting to in
Bostons would not be ace high. Collins
las not had such a poor batting streak
n years--Boston Journal
Cross is daily demonstrating that he Is
The best shortstop in the league not so
much by the number of Chances that he
nas in every game. but by the difficnlttv
II those he accepts. Cross saves the
pitchers many a hit being scored against
hem by his brilliant fielding. -Philadel-
ohia Ledger
Ter Horst Of Baltimore-B Brooklyn or
Brooklyn Baltimore. will any players be |
from Baltimore to Brooklyn |
even 4 MT. Freedman, II the goodness
George Davis over to Boston, the Brook |
yns will stand pat"
The West End Junior base ball team de- |
feated the Oregone on Salisbury's field |
yesterday afternoon by score of 16 to 3. |
The pitching of Smalley and batting Of |
Parent were the features Of the game. |
The West End Juniors challenge any |
team In the city under IS years 81 age |
Captain, Parent: manager Smalldridge.
The holier-than-thou prating of Harry |
Won der Horst is one of the amusing in |
ridents Of the season. Those persons |
really interested in the New York CHM
nave a right TO be aggrieved on account or |
the loss Of Meekin, but the Brooklyn trto |
and their satellites have no license 10 |
complain The Boston Club did NOT saeir |
Meokin, but Mr.. Soden would have been
foolish indeed IL he had missed the onnor-
tunity TO get MeelSin when 1t was offered |
to him.
The Boston. Herald says Of CARNEY.
sThe rules say that players shall not Be- /
Flowed to protest decisions OF the ,mnire |
Yet It was done repeatedly, and the nm.
,ires stood for y In almost every In |
Itance. Instead Of asserting himself ana
upon the respect HIS poeition |
demanded. Gaffney kept chewing like a !
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