The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-10
South County Ball Tossers
Sanguine That They Can
Play the Game,


to have the champions play game
with the local nine, at Beacon Park.
| Ever since Webster has been repre-
scented by the strong nine it has today,
there has been talk of getting here, if
possible, Capt. Duffy's aggregation.
| There has been, however, no move
ment of a decisive nature before to get
the team until Mr.. Hill took hold of
it. He told the local Spy man that he
will push the matter along. He thinks
it would be big financial gain for the
local club, and although the expense
of getting the team here would amount
to something, Mr.. Hill is of the opinion
that the local management would make
a dollar or two. 1t would be the great
est attraction of the season-or, in fact,
several seasons-and the spacious
grounds would be taxed to Mold the
crowd that would attend the game
| Even when the Bostons play an ex-
hibition game at the Worcester oval,
there is always big contingent which
attends the game from all of the sur
rounding towns, and when the Bostons
come to Webster it would be Just the
same. Worcester would, no doubt,
send down a couple of hundred root
ers," if the game was on Saturday, as
well as Southbridge, Millbury, Spencer,
Clinton, Oxford and the surrounding
towns.
If anybody can get the Boston team
here 1t is Mr.. Hill. He is a personal
friend of Manager Selee, and a single
word from him would have more
weight than any other thing that could
be done.
Another inducement is that Webster
is Jimmie Stafford's home Capt. Duff
fy's star utility man, and everybody In
this vicinity would like to see him play
q game on the local diamond
| Mr. Hill is Of the opinion that the
game could not be secured until later
in the season, but that will give the To-
cal team a little more practice for the
occasion.
There is no country ball team around
these parts that is playing any better
ball than Capt. Stafford's team, and
the best part of it all is that the sur
rounding towns are admitting it. The
| two defeats on the Fourth of the
Southbridge team capped the climax.
Managers John H. Conway and Thos.
| F. Hederman are due considerable
| praise for their careful selection of the
good players they have made. Not one
in the Webster team Is in any way
stale, and "glass arms" are not con-
| spicuous among them, either. The
Webster boys will back their team any
where.
| The managers made a good selection
when they secured the services of last
years captain of the Grafton team,
| Charlie Sholta, to cover second. The
managers got all that was coming to
them in the shape of a good ball player.
Sholta covers his position in fine style,
and is a credit to the team. His many
friends in Grafton must be pleased to
see the game he is playing here.
Another strong addition to the team
is Fox and Brennan of Holy Cross
N1,ax n1n holl MIC nd
gentlemen off as well as on the ball
field.
i The team has got one of the swift
| est batteries in these parts in the per-
sons of Tommy Sanders and William
Merritt of Cornell and Pittsburg Ma
tional league respectively. 1t is hoped
/ that Sanders will pitch against the Bos-
tons when they play here.
Tommy Reilly, who covers the left
i garden, although a young fellow both
in years and in the game, is improv-
ing rapidly, and will in time make a
II fast player
Frank Shea is playing the game of
his life on third. He is so we'll salts
fed with the town that he intends to
secure a position here for the winter
and make Webster his home for the
future. He will be able to play with
u Webster next year. He is also good
basket ball player, and Webster Is a hot
town in that respect during the winter
season. Shea would make corking
centre for the team.
With the exception of Capt Stafford
and Sholta, all of the ball players have
gone to their homes until next Satur-
days game with the Carriers Of Frank
lin, and John H. Putnam, Webster
big record hitter, went with them. The
Holy Cross boys can't get over his ter
! rife batting record of the Fourth, when
1,
or five times.
No better selection could be made for
a captain than the present one-John
H. Stafford. Base ball seems to be an
easy thing for the Stafford family
There is a third brother who used to
be corking pitcher, but he has given
up the business. Many a tight place
has been gotten out of by Capt. Stat
fords good judgment.
The local Spy reporter talked with the
, management of the local ball team to-
day, and during the conversation thew
remarked that they are going to have
the Worcester ball team here for a
Wednesday afternoon game providing,
Manager Leonard will agree, and as
there is big money for all, it is without
doubt that he will willingly say the
word.
The game with North Attleboro
which was prevented Saturday on ac-
count of the rain, has been postponed
indefinitely. No date has been arranged.
but one win be made later on Next
Saturday comes the Carriers and the fol-
lowing week the fourth game with
Southbridge in the series will be play
ed
Nearly all arrangements have been
made for the coming muster of the FIRE
department, Friday Sept. l. The line
of march will be Main to Merino, coun-
termarch to Main, to School, Park. Me-
chanic, Negus, Lake, Prospect, East
Main, South Main, Main, Pleasant.
Wellington, Union, where the apparatus
will be left and the procession win
march to dinner.
! The committee of arrangements is as
follows: Chairman Chief Louis e. Pat
terson; secretary, James Newman:
Henry ]. King, John j. Kelly e. w
Tourtellotte, Martin O'Donneli, Charles
Haymann. II. H. Steinberg; printing.
invitation and finance. James Newman
70. W. Tourtellotte, Charles Haymann:
catering committee, John j. Kelly. ri
j. King, James Newman Charles Hav-
Manu. Martin O'Donnell; transporta
ton committee, L. Il. Pattison; outside
| committee of department ex-EnRineers
John Flint Lyman r. Eddy Joseph p
Love, Patrick Brogan; Selectmen Man
rice P. Glare, Henry Brandes, John 7
Love; Dudley selectmen, J. w. Negus.
Francis Mccoy, Ambrose Bigelow; John
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