The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-30

First place in the Eastern League
came as easy to the Worcesters as tell
ing things that are not so does to a
policeman.
Worcester was advertised to play
Syracuse at the oval, yesterday, but
ney didn't. They played with SYRIA
cuse. The Stars didn't play at all.
They made a bluff at it part of the
time, but the greater portion of the day
they spent in worrying.
1t was hard for the Stars to lose.
Their expectations were too high when
they started in. For several weeks
they have been figuring on beating
Worcester and with that end in view
they wrapped up their crack pitcher,
Villman, in cotton batting and oil
and laid him away carefully. They
took him out yesterday and gave him
gentle rubbing down to timber him
up and then let him loose at the Farm
ers
Villman had a "just-see-how-I-do-
It air when he placed his foot on the
rubber in the centre of the diamond
and threw up few that looked like
streak of creased lightning when they
and jollied Villman along into be-
lieving he could do things to them.
When they got him believing that they
got after him just like fellow
mother-in-law when she thinks she can
scent things on his breath. When ii
was all over, Villman looked like a
man who tries to light his pipe in
powder mill
The score was only 10 to f. Had the
WOTpoafere efa rfnd in at the Dp0ln-
ming, instead of letting Villman get
a good opinion Of himself, the figures
would have been reversed, with the ''9''
before the -
1t wasn't all Villman's fault. His
comrades helped him wonderfully well.
There are some plays that never ap-
pear in the score because nobody ever
had the hardihood to invent any sys-
TEN which would put those plays on
card For a good part of the time
those were the kind of plays the Stars
nut up. Then, too. they made errors
Errors are not always the worst things
IN ball game, and yesterday was one
OF the times when they weren't. The
Stars threw the ball around as care
iessly as a bartender handles change
belonging to the house. Sometimes 1t
Was necessary to throw the ball to
certain place, but they rarely accom-
pished anything by so doing. In the
majority of instances, however, Il
wasn't at all necessary. 1t was then
mat the Stars were sure to throw 1t.
hobedanZ was on the rubber against
Them. He had all sorts of things that
pitcher is supposed to have ana II
vas more enjoyable than circus Tor
MIN to throw that ball against the
stars. He squeezed it so hard that it
Shrunk in size until it was no bigger
man a marble before he tossed 1t TO-
ward the plate. A Star swung his bat
sgainst it smilingly, expecting TO see
II gong the other way at rifle pan
speed, but his smile turned to look
U disgust when he heard it PUNK into
9ransfeld's hands and Doescher's nu-
scaI voice calling him out OF the
trance Once or twice Klobedanz got
20 thinking of the best way to spend
ms money and forgot to squeeze the
oall. The Stars took advantage OF
nose occasions to hit it aud they hit
Il hard. 1t didn't last, though. Kobe
yanz came out of it, and when next
ne pitched it wasn't as big as a pea,
mere was enough batting on the
s'Ge Of the Worcesters to win hair a
Sozen games. Every man had a MT
win him and some had several up
rIelr sleeves which they let loose at me
tloPer timer When they got golhs
properly they made ,Villman think OF
=, production of the bombardment Oh
Natanzas for his especial benefit
ol2r a few innings there was consul
aole interest in the game, although
n9pody had any hopes the Syracuse
Hgh would win. When they began 70
linen the victory, the crowd was
creased, but when they riveted 1t on
g.; 'e other side the spectators lay back
~ ~ the seats and laughed at the futile
NIoIts Of the Stars to stem the toe.
Billy OCOnnor of South worcester
.tas given a chance in centre field with
LIe Worcesters, and considerable in
sest was manifest in his playing. He
0lun have much opportunity to dis