The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-07
SPORTING NOTES.
Providence at the oval today.

SPORTING NOTES.
Providence at the oval today.
When the fans want to know anything
that is going on in the base ball world
they read The Spy.
The Forehand-Griffit match will prove
a drawing card for Worcester Sports
mans Club,
1t will not surprise some fans if four
Eastern clubs finish ahead in the race of
the big league.
Everybody is guessing on the new uni
form which the Worcesters will wear
after Saturday.
It's dollars against hole in the dough-
nut that Cleveland will reach its Tooth de-
feat before Labor day.
Jim Jeffries has made hit in England.
It's nothing to the hit Jim will make
when he meets Mitchell
Umpire Gruber went to his home IN New
Haven yesterday, but VIII be at the oval
in season for today's game
With Montreal and Providence beating
Washington, 1t would seem as IL the East
ern League clubs are a trifie speedy.
All up for local regatta at the lake.
There's more interest in local racing than
in reported competitions of scullers who
won't row.
Charlie Zuber said of a recent game in
Cincinnati: Seymour began the game
with a $4,000 head and ended it with
cent head.
Alexander sighed because there were no
more worlds to conquer Ned Ten Eyck Is
signing because there are no more soul
lers to beat.
ought to be in the game today. He is
said to be a crackajack. His record shows
he is good one.
Worcester has the most active associa-
ton of sportsmen, banded together Tor
support of true craftsmanship, that eX-
lists in the country.
Joe Rickert and Charlie Frisbee enjoyed
the beauties of the lake yesterday. Jim
Ten Eyck roWed them around. No better
guide could be procured.
The st. Louis men claim they cannot get
acclimated in st. Louis They say ma
laria germs Turk in st. Louis and they
can't withstand the attacks.
Manager Selee had a chance to get La
ioie and chance to get Slagle, and he let
both go by, which shows that the best OF
managers sometimes make mistakes.
Worcester is better base ball city than
was shown last week, when good crowds
turned out after the team had losing
streak.
Frank Bonner passed yesterday at the
lake with his brother Henry. 1t was his
first visit to the lake for years, and he
taken place.
By a mutual concession, Charles E.
Forehand and E. @. Griffith of Pascoag,
r. l., one of the fastest men that face
the traps in New England, have been
brought to an agreement, and the match
will be awaited with interest locally.
Arthur W. Walls and Harry Parker
represented the Worcester Sportsman's
Club at the red-hot shoot of the Woon-
socket Gun Club Saturday afternoon. The
20 rd Of FAST
often proved popular.
( Willis has proved the most effective
league pitcher, Doheny second, Nops
third Hahn fourth and Callahan fifth.
were made off Willis in 16 games, to rs
off Nichols in 20 games and g. off Lewis in
IA games.
The quail that were put out by Worces-
ter County Game Protective Associat ton
are said by sportsmen who have watched
them to have bred beyond all expecta-
lions, and Bob White bids fair to again
populate Worcester county covers as in
the good old days.
Henceforth it would be a good idea il
the Worcester players forgot to try for
records and played ball for all they are
worth They should not notice the aver
ages which are sometimes published. They
are not right anyway as "Rooter" showed
in communication to The Spy.
McGraw is being congratulated for his
success in making the trade of Magoon
for Demontreville Baltimore ne%spa-
per says if he continues to make such
trades Hanlon will have to look to his
laurels. The paper says it was trading a
three-minute horse for Nancy Hanks.
A Bostonian said yesterday if the Wor-
cester betting contingent had sent their
money to Boston two weeks before the
Ten Eyck-Maguire race they could have
made some Maybe they could, but Wa
chusett man had 500 In Cambridge for
more than two weeks before the race and
didn't find anybody to cover 1t.
According to Wagner of Washington, he
will have the pick of the Providence play
ers as reward for the release of Cassidy
to Providence. Suppose, however that
the Prudence Club disposes of Evans be-
fore the close of the season? Wagner
SAYS Evans will Join the washington team
at the close of the Eastern League sea-
son.-Boston Herald.
DR.. caves and H. s. Mahoney the Eng
fish tennis experts, have changed from
their former decision and will revisit
won the English championship. but is re-
garded as better than several of the
champions. Mahoney, who held the Eng
lish championship in SO, Is one of the
most popular players on international
courts.
Out in the cove at Turner's Landing
yesterday morning sat lone fisherman,
iigging a frogs leg merrily along on the
surface of the water as supposed allure
ment of the shy pickerel. What are YOU
getting?' was the question of a land
lubber. "Sunburned," was the answer
waited back from the briny deep. And
he of the lonesomeness piled his craft
the hard4r.
Except Philadelphia and Chicago, there
Is not better base ball city In the eoun-
try than Cincinnati, is Charley Zuber's
opinion. Add Boston and New York to
the exceptions. None of the cities mem
toned supports loser like Boston. That's
one of the best tests OF patronage. New
York, nominally, is the best base ball city
In the country, but "the best base bail
city" can be killed by suicidal methods
The Lakesides should continue their
training, even n they have no definite OBJ
iect In sight. They showed themselves
true sports in not crying over their defeat
by the Crescents. But those who know
the facts appreciate that the Lakesides
did great work With only ten days
practice, the war canoeists went against
crew that has been padding together
for three years And II wa an'f haafen an