The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-27
BIG ROW BREWING.
Webster and South
bridge Are at Log
gerheads.
THE FIGHT IS OVER BASE BALL.
Charges Made of Unfair
Dealings Are Prompt
ly Refuted.
THE FIGHT IS OVER BASE BALL.

southbridge, July 26.-Southbridge
and Webster have got at it again, hot
and heavy, and all over a ball game
which occurred last Saturday. Both
factions are banging away at each 9TH
er and accusing the other of all kinds
| of meanness and treachery
The trouble seems to have arisen be-
Saturday, which Webster had figured
on capturing The game was the fourth
in a series of five which are being
played between the two teams, and
Southbridge in winning tied the score
each team winning two games.
Webster now accuses Southbridge of
treachery in making change of play
ers for the game, and that the South
bridge management resorted to all
kinds of underhanded deals in order to
accomplish their defeat. This talk is
simply baseless and without any foun-
dalton. Either team had a perfect
right to put any man in the game they
saw fit; this is exactly what the South
bridge management did, and because it
worked successfully Webster opens up
with a Characteristic howl of unfair
ness.
So far as trickery is concerned, Web
ster might be called to account for, a
few shady deals which they are shy Of
mentioning.
How about that little ball Farmer
Putnam had in his overalls pocket,
which he had in reserve for long fly in
right field which Horton discovered
protruding from his pocket and obliged
him n fOrL daa hoe ~
far succeeded in playing the game with
one ball at time, and the thoughtful
ness of Putnam will long be remem-
bered
The general lovers of baseball are be-
coming Disguised at SO much uncalled
for talk, and if the two teams can't
play without "scrapping" every time
they meet, it might be advisable to dis
continue relations altogether. If the
feud does not get entirely beyond con-
troll the fifth and last game in the Sc
ries will occur a week from Saturday
afternoon in Southbridge at o'clock,
though at the present ~asiting it looks
doubtful If Webster will walk up to the
dough dish and abide by the contract.
Harry L. Hathaway, Phil Cross and
Arthur Booth arrived last night from
Tim lake, Me-, where they have been
on two weeks camping and fishing
trip. The boys report very good luck
and brought home some very good
sized fish
Jacob Edwards and Howard Latin
are expected this week from the Range
ley lakes, having been camping there
for the past month.
Miss Anita L. Cady is visiting in
Westford, Conn, guest of Miss Wini-
fred M. Kinney.
Henry Durfee left this noon for the
Worcester City hospital, where he will
undergo treatment for an enlargement
which has lately formed on his neck.
The Boston Plate Glass Company re-
placed today the large plate glass win
dow in the post Office, which was bro
ken during the Fourth of July celebra-
ton by the explosion of cannon.
The Southbridge brass band will give
concert tomorrow evening on the
town hall lawn at o'clock, it being the
f1rst one of the season. The band has
made arrangements to give a concert
once fortnight lin Globe Village and
down town alternately.
The New York Speciality Company
continues to- draw immense crowds to
Fair View park, both afternoon and
evening. The performance is by far the
best seen here this season.
Charles A. Rice and family will occu-
py the Reynolds cottage at Alum lake
the remainder of the month.
Several Southbridge people are plan
ming to attend the G. A. r. encamp-
ment in Philadelphia in September, and
nave already secured hotel accommodate
tons. Among them are George w.
Corey Miss Emily Corey, Miss Ida M.
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Torrey
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Aldrich.
DR.. William s. Metcalfe returned yes
terday from an outing down the Provi-
dence river.
Mrs. Harry Gordon is quite i'll with
gastritis Drs., Olin and Edwards are
in daily attendance.
District Deputy Robert A. Beckwith
ana suite publicly install the oficerg-
eject eject OF Mt: Sinai Lodge, Knights Of
: n mas, IN webster tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Charles p. Phipps and daughfer
maud maud, are spending the remainder Of
the week in Stafford, Conn.