The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-11
SPORTING GOSSIP.
The spy's Spicy Observations Of Day
Carefully Compiled.

Toronto today.
Both outfields played magniicently.
The bowling season is on the decline.
Harvard plays at Princeton on Satur-
day.
St. Louis persists in keeping the front
seat.
Leahy played on the Dartmouth team
in 1894.
Toronto's left fielder is Gray; so is Ban
McTigue will probably be able to go on
the trip today.
A mile track is what Worcester wants
and ought to have.
Holy Cross is putting up winning ball
of gilt-edged variety.
Wilder picked a beauty off the ground
when the bases were full
Such a game as that of yesterday is
what the cranks delight in.
Harry Davis, late of the Washingtons,
has signed with Providence.
In the fifth Brennan and Fox let an
easy foul drop between them.
Horton will pitch for Worcester today.
The fans have confidence in him.
President Eliot of Harvard favors a
three-mile boat race instead of a four
Kelley was given a warm welcome by
his old comrades when he stepped to the
plate.
Harvard's crew will use Gales Ferry at
Norwich, Conn, this year, as training
quarters.
HOLSTERS are undoubtedly slow moving
but they're express trains to players who
fall asleep.
Mary B.. 2:161k. will be sent to Bur
lington, VT, where she will be again bred
to Alexander. M
Two doubles with bad error between
did not give Toronto a run in the eighth
Gt1Ph a nOn1hin fipp with those results is
seldom seen.
Nelson Jones has a green mare that is
said to be one of the best Of them She
is a Maine product.
Harry w. Smiths thoroughbred, The
Cid, has been purchased by D. A Hamil-
ton of Hotel Pleasant.
No charges of professionalism have
been found against e. r. Sweetland. Cor
nell's great foot ball player.
The Tufts men looked like pigmes
alongside of the Holy Crossmen; but they
can play ball just the same
Amherst got one Of the severest wollop-
ings at the hands of Harvard Tuesday of
any college team this season.
Wilder stood on second when there were
two hands out. and Kuhns flied to Ban
non. That's not ball playing.
Harry Bemis played second base in
grand style Some Of his Marlboro friends
were present and gave him hand.
Jimmy Bannon was always a favorite,
and the bleacherites were as pleased with
his good work as with that of a Worces-
ter man.
The game was unquestionably the most
exciting of the season Not until the close
was Worcester's chances considered en-
tfrely gone.
Mccarthy was on the bench yesterday
at the Holy Cross game. Before play was
called he gave the boys few pointers at
the batting net
Horsemen at the Fair ground track are
cutting cycles round a surveyors stake
tnat stands out conspicuously from the
center of the back stretch.
Every member of Worcester Agricul-
tural Society has a different proposition
for investing the money in hand from the
sale of the Fair grounds.
When Frisbee stole second Rothfuss
threw far over the.head of Wagner who
covered the sack. But Bemis was behind
and caught the ball. 1t was an excellent
object lesson for Worcester players.
James H. Quinns Allerton colt Jessup,
purchased at the Fasig SALE is developing
rapidly. When the youngster was brought
to Worcester he was as untaught as an
Indian.
The cops" horse got a little frisky
and had a little fun trotting about the
Holy Cross diamond. None of the players
were anxious to make gallant catch of
the beast.
NOW comes -7Cy seymour anu says ne
will not play with the New Yorks this
season, as he has made all arrangements
to play with an Independent club al one
of the summer resorts. 1t is reported that
he is to get $500 a month.
johnson of Hartford is doing the best
pitching for the team. There's a funny
story told of him. Manager Barnie wrote
to another manager of the league recent
" that he would have to release some of
his pitchers and johnson would be the
first to go. Since then Johnson has done
better work than any of the pitchers. It's
a good guess that he won't go for the
present at least.