The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10

These figures show that Worcester out
batted Providence, Hartford Syracuse and
Montreal, and was .outbatted by Roches-
ter, Springfield and Toronto. The Farmers
were outfielded by every team except To-
ronto. There is an interesting study in
Montreafs figures. That team batted the
weakest of the lot against the Worcesters
and yet defeated them the most handily
winning games out of Is, and scoring 80
runs on 1870 hi s. This could only be done
by the best kind of team work and by
played gilt-edged and clean base ball all
through the season, and no one grudges
them their high position IN the race.
Providence has the proud distinction of
being the only club to win a series from
Rochester, the Rowdies by hook or crook
managing to down all their other oppo-
nents. The Clam Diggers also defeated
Springfield and Syracuse. Springfield wins
Hartford defeated Springfield only, while
poor Syracuse secured a single series to it's
credit by making Hartford easy victims.
Toronto took the scalps of Providence
Hartford and Syracuse, and broke on
even terms with Montreal; and Dooley's
Royals vanquished the four New England
clubs and Syracuse
The season is over, and on the whole
Worcester has DONE as well as it has any
reason to expect. 1t is likely that the Of
fetal averages will show the team at the
bottom Of the list in fielding, though pos
sibly at the top in batting. 1t is true, the
nine has played uneVenly, but think of
Toronto or Providence, who have slump
ed" ten times worse, Springfield has had
hard luck all the season, and deserves
credit for finishing so well as it has
Worcester's outfield is the best in the
league. and the corps of pitchers, possibly
excepting Lampe, is the equal of any
other clubs pitching department. They
have been hit hard at times but so have
all the other twirlers; and far more
games have been lost to Worcester by bad
fielding than by heavy batting on the OPP
ia1d hslx
not been surpassed as backstops. 1t is the
infield to whom the club owes third place
instead of second, or even first. Hickey
seems a good man, but he came too late.
Klopf just misses giving satisfaction If
he were a stronger batter one could par
don his occasional misplays In the field,
and If these misplays came little less
frequently his inferior batting might be
overlooked. AS 1t is he just falls short in
both departments.
Kuhns enters into a ball game with all
his heart and soul. He is a capital hitter
especially in emergencies, and several lost
games have been pulled out of the fire by
his timely batting. He is a poor base run
ner, and brings in fewer runs in proper
ton to number of times reached first than
any man on the team. He is very excita-
BILE. and apt to go into the air at critical
points, and has furthermore been accused
Of being too timid to put out an adyanc-
would indicate he was too light-waisted
for an Eastern League baseman; yet he
may overcome these defects, as he did
that of wild throwing Early in the sea-
son he used to throw to the club house at
least once in three times, but latterly no
infielder has thrown so accurately and
swiftly as he. On the whole the announce
ment that Kuhns may be held next sea-
son for the outfield is welcome one
Carr is a man whom 1t has been the
fashion to score severely, and much. of
this has been unjust. He is not an ideal
first baseman; but he is a sure fly catch,
no matter how high or difficult, swift
and straight thrower, and he is at least
as sure on ground hit balls as any other
inflelder. He is also the steadiest and
surest batter on the team. He is not to
be depended on to hold thrown balls, and
thia 10 his worst fault and a earfntta ono