The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-08
SPORTING NOTES.

Syracuse went up, but it didn't do as
the brick did-stay up.
To be or not to be, is what-is bothering
the Krafve club these days.
Wee Willie Keeler still leads them all
in hitting. Willie has about 10 hits to
his credit now.
Major Taylor and the. Buffers arouse
as much interest as when a score of
riders were chasing the circuit
Syracuse went up without changing its
position in the league. The Worcesters
We're up and they are staying up.
Lajoie made his Tooth safe hit Fourth
of July. 1t was a good way to celebrate,
Tor II means money for Lajoie.
Major Taylor is showing those speedy
westerners how to get over~th eir~handle-
bars and dig out for a startling finish.
The Worcester admirers of the "major'
do not take any stock in fakes about his
being suspended by the L. A. w. au-
thorities
Mccain seems to be out of it for good
at Brooklyn. John Anderson has been
given turn on the bag and has been
Donnelly, who is still on the Stars
waiting list, can be had fos 80 cents,
marked down from about $500 cost price.
Syracuse Herald.
Worcester seems to be playing with
toy with them for the regulation period
and then win out
The L. A. w. authorities are not liable
TO suspend the only rider of any ability
now riding under their colors, in the per-
son of Major Taylor.
brought out the fact that the novices
are riding faster than the men who are
supposed to be cracks.
Every club in the Eastern League has
club, with a single exception. Toronto
has yet to beat Springfield.
George HepwoAth, the gritty little
plugger of the Century Cycle Club, sur
prised every one by his riding at the
Westboro races the Fourth.
James T. Moran, who bore the maroon
Of the Vernon Bicycle Club, is. riding
like a fiend, and will surely win that
inter-divsional championship.
Frisbee is up among the top-notchers
in hitting. He has a record of 1926 since
joining the Boston, and as he did not
strike his gait for several days, it's pretty
safe guessing that Frisbee will stay there.
Again an American wins at Henley.
Now, if Howell and Ten Eyck could only
meet in the lQuinsigamond international
regatta and settle on American waters
which is the better man.
The secretary of the. Newport Bicycle
Club, g. G. Scott is very thankful to the
speedy. trio of that club for winning that
boro races, which is proving so useful
to the secretary.
Everybody familiar with the doings of
the Eastern League knew when Syracuse
went under, it was only move to Gust
Mynheer Kuntzsch and put the club in
other hands The prospects for Sunday
ball in that town are. better. than when
Kuntzsch had hold of the club
Wonder where that Wilkesbarre man
has gone who made the prediction that
Hartford and Worcester were dead ball
towns and that they would not last the
season? Hartford and Worcester are
both raking in the shekels while the
Wilkesbarre management are selling
their players to crawl out Of very small
hole.-Hartford Post.
"Frsbee is all right. At first he did
not strike his gait, but now he is playing
great fielding game and is especially
saved yesterdays game in Baltimore \
when he backed up a poor throw and
then nailed Brodie at third. He is fast
on the bases and plays ball all the time
Manager Selee Of the Bostons
It's long time since. an Eastern
League scheduled game has not been
played because of teams disbanding,
as happened yesterday at Syracuse
but hitherto the quitting magnates have
given the league sufficient notice to
transfer or reorganize the club in time
TO keep scheduled engagements. Kuntzsch
has always been an enemy to the game,
because he was IN it for every dollar
he could get any old Springfield
Union.
Harry Elkes will enter stiff game
when he meets Charles w. Miller, the
six-day champion, in their proposed 100
mile race. Miller, after winning his
share of the money in Europe will ar
rive in New York tomorrow. He intends
to ride in shorter races now that he has
proved his right to the title of long
distance champion. and as soon as he
reaches home an effort will be made to
match him against Elkes In a century
on the track With motor pace, such as
was seen at Waltham July 4, the relative
abilities of the pair should be proved be-
yond question.
That Umpire Doescher's work is not
satisfactory this season is no secret. His
Judgment on balls and strikes especially
Is away off, and can only be improved by
Doescher standing behind the batsman
more frequently. Another fault Of his
Is that he pays too much attention to
wrangling players who object to his de-
cisions Arguing with a player after a
decision has been made will not help
matters. any. Doescher should take d
day or and witness game which
O'Loughlin umpires. He might learn
some points. Springfield News. He
might become disgusted and give up the
business, If QLoughlin umpired as he
did IN worcester Wednesday,.