The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
EASY FOR FOREHAND.
Harrington & Rich
ardson Employees
Outclassed.
FIELD DAY AT THE OVAL.
The Winning Team Put
Heavy Hitters in
the Field.
FIELD DAY AT THE OVAL.

ne employees OF the harrington &
Richardson and Forehand Arms COM
panies were given an afternoon off yes
terday and combined in holding field
day at the oval The feature of the
day was a ball game between teams
from the respective establishments.
There were sports on the track, in
which only men from the Harrington
& Richardson shop competed. They
consisted of foot races and a bicycle
race. When they We're finished the ball
teams took possession of the diamond
and played until two men were out in
the last half of the eighth, when Jack
Sharfott of the Worcesters, who acted
as umpire, called the game on account
OF darkness. 1t was fortunate for the
harrington & Richardson team that he
called the game, as the players did not
seem to have the ability to get out the
third man.
The game was cinch for the Fore
hand team. Before it started the men
on That team boosted they would de-
teat their rivals by 25 runs They
oldn do 1t, but they came so near it
tnat NOBODY cared to hold them to their
statement. There was considerable
money wagered on the game, and the
rorehand employees were happy as a
consequence
The first event on the track was a
miie match race between Everett Ad-
ans and George Edwards. The former
Won In 6m. rs. Then came a 100-yards
match race, in which the contestants
We're Martin Pendergast and George
Arnold. Pendergast trotted across the
line first in 10 1-5s. A 100-yard dash
for men Weighing 1870 pounds and more
was next started, the contestants being
Fred Carlson, John johnson and John
Brusky. Carlson won. The time was
13 Ass.
A 1OO-yard dash, open to all en-
pIoyees OF the Harrington & Richardson
company, brought out dozen starters
Arthur MoTammany had the n5nsf
speed, winning in 12 2-5s. Ole Paulson
was second. A mile open bicycle race
was won by Carl Nelson handily. T.
Hanion was second. The time was
Pm. so 4-5s.
A quarter-mile rum in which there
were three starters, resulted in a de-
cls,on OF dead heat between William
Healey and Daniel Mccarthy, in i'm
2-os. There was to have been a tug
oI-War between teams from the fourth
ana third floors of the Harrington &,
Richardson shop. The third floor team,
was on hand, but the fourth floor men
dtd not put in an appearance, and the
victory was given to the third floor
team by default.
The bah game was started after the
quarter-mie run had been finished Al
the outset the superiority of the Fore
hand team was manifest Among the
players Were several who have been
prominent L,I " on strong anna teur teams of
THIS city in the last few years. They
acteo as If they had done a little prac-
tlclng for the game while the PLAYERS
on the other team seemed awkward.
The Forehand men started off with a
rush and were never headed. In one in
ming only did they fail to score, and to-
ward the end they piled up runs pretty
rast. There was little good playing on
either side. Girard of the Forehand
team has earmarks of a ball player in
his work but he was the only one.
There were several good plays, some
OF which were undoubtedly accidental.
and the men who made them were even
more surprised than the spectators. A
one-handed catch by Gordon of the
Forehands was feature of the game.
1t was a line drive which he couldn't
reach with both hands. There were sew
eral plays which amused the spectators
greatly, the most prominent of which
was the tagging out of Edwards at third
by Doe Crotty There were two on
bases and two out when Crotty fumbled
grounder that allowed Edwards to
move up to third and filled the bases.
The Richardson men were happy as
CLAIMS in high water and a crowd of
them stood around third. Crotty con-
cealed the ball under his arm, and
Pitcher Murphy stood with his hands
closed as if holding the ball Although
the bunch of coachers surrounded him,
Edwards walked off the base and
Crotty gave him the touch.
Lowder and c. Childs We're victims
of a double play which aroused laugh
except among the ardent supporters of
the Richardson team. Childs was play
ing off second and Girard threw down.
He was run down on the line. Lowder
who was on first stood watching the
play and before he woke up the ball had
him headed off
Lowder and Gordon got in a slight
mix-up at second in the third inning.
Lowder went into Gordon a little too
forcibly to suit the latter and Gordon
gave him one on the point of the jaw
Lowder stood off and talked until his
mates got between him and Gordon,
when he struggled bravely to get after
the little shortstop. His struggles were
ineffective, however, and the game con-
tinued
All that was interesting in the game
is contained in the score which is as