The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28

Murphy being pressed into service, be-
cause they didn't think he could play
ball any better than the rest of them.
One of the little barrels which O'Connor
brought to the grounds was placed at
first base, and if there were 50 fences
around the diamond, no such a thing as
home run could have been made 1t
was rather warm playing ball, and the
stuff in the little barrel was cool, max
ing 1t harder for base runner to go
past without stopping than for a rich
man TO enter the kingdom of heaven.
They played for a time, nobody knew
how long, and called it off. Some of
them made runs, but how many or who
made them, nobody knew, and they
cared less. The scorer said it was
three to three, and he said the Boston
men were out because they hit the ball
TOO many times. The Providence men
hit well, also. Both teams showed an
ability to hit high ones which even sur
passed the ability of professional ball
players, and some of them are first
magnitude men on the high ones.
The feature of the game was the
umpire work of Jim Cavanaugh. Jim
realized the weakness of the players
for high ones, and wouldn't let any
thing pass them. He was the most
ooliging umpire that ever stood behind
COUtIul
OF the players. If any hard hitter
drove the ball oeit a mile and wanted
to halt at first for a moment to hold a
conference with the custodian of the
little barrel which was used instead of
a base, Jim allowed the batsman to
stop without being put out
They intended to have other sports.
among them a tug-of-war; but came
to the conclusion that they felt too
strong for such light work as drag
ging heavy fellows over the ground, and
called them all off
After the game, they adjourned to the
grove to enjoy a barbecue which Bob
hessell prepared for the entertainers
aad entertained alike.
1t was savory dish. Sides of beef,
sides of pork and chickens were roast
ed, and enough bread to feed a multi
tube was toasted. Tubs full of celery
were Placed near by, and a big dish of
melted butter was used to add flavor
to the feast. There was no formality
about tho feast. The primitive style
was strictly observed. The meat was
cut up and placed between pieces of
toast, and nobody asked If any knives
or forks had been provided.
In the dining hall, on the ground an
orchestra which called itself the Elite.
played music which was sweet, and
dEpIuptldle. Inerc was one stirring
tune which was intensely popular. Just
what it was, nobody could tell. for the
orchestra didn't have music sheets to
play from but somebody said he once
heard it called, How dry l ami"
They stayed at the grounds until eve
mng, thoroughly enjoying themselves
in any way they chose, and no one to
question them. They returned to the
city on two special cars which were
provided by the Consolidated Street
Railway Company Late trains to
their respective homes carried off the
visitors.
The guests of the Worcester Rioters
We're: Providence-N. S. Church, Ber-
nard Donnelly, H. G. Rowe, j. H. Mof-
fit, w c. Connors, Thomas Stone,
John Callahan, Albert Sprague, Charles
McKenna, Thomas Tully, Michael
Boyle, Owen O'Gara, Henry Moulton.
Thomas Curley, w. L. Tanning, Rich
ard SCHNEIDER, John w. Atkinson, Pat
rick Cannon, James F. Riley, James H.
Barr, David j. Barr and Charles Cor
man. Thomas M. Morris and Frank
Quirk of Bristol accompanied the Prov
idence delegation.
The Rooters from Boston were:
Charles Christian, Joe Riley, Charles
Knapp, Michael Moriarty, Park Hag-
gerty, John Urann, Robert Campbell ].
Swan, Charles Sangster, Joseph SWING
er, c. F. Brown, M. J. Murphy, John
Doyle, John Dolan, Walter Downs,
John Lackas, John Driscoll Dennis