The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-24
Is AMAZED
BY Spencer's
Claims.
LEICESTER ATHLETE
Says Things For PubIica-
ton Regarding the Matter.

Leicester, Nov 23.-students Of Lei
cester Academy. and especially the
foot ball team. are amazed at the high
opinion the David Prouty high school
eleven holds Of themselves, and wonder
why they condesceHd to play with
Southbridge and schools Of a similar
class when Harvard University Yale.
Amherst and Williams are so near at
hand
To Judge from their talk. as eX-
pressed in the newspapers, Leicester
Academy athletes never have been and
never will be anywhere ness equal to
the David Prouty high scholars. Harry
NJ. Grout, a former member Of the
board of officers Of Worcester County
South A A. was shown the article in
The Spy this morning, giving spencer
reasons why the N. c. s. A. A. is about
TO give up the ghost, and the union be
tween the schools comprising the as
ISOLATION is doomed to be dissolved.
The suggestion that there should be a
dual meet between SOuthbridge and
Spencer, as they are the only schools
who stand any possible chance of win
ming the cup. particularly aroused Mr..
CIRCUITS wrath against d. P. n. ).
Why should they" said he, they
say that Leicester and North Brook
field never stand any chance when Lei
cestcr secured second place in both IS
and 81. In '96 D. p H. 5. beat Leices-
ter in the number Of points won, while
in 81 s. II. S. Won out, and the redoubt-
able D. P. II. :. was whipped by l.. A.
All of the three other schools should
stand better chance than Leicester
as the towns are much larger and can
have a far greater number of students
to pick from. This year L. A had no
show. but in former years the boys
have made D. p. H. s. see defeat
The implication that l.. A. does not
play a good clean game of foot ball IS
resented deeply by all the Leicester
boys. The facts Of that memorable
foot ball game between D. p. H. 5. and
/. A. on October l. when the Spencer
team won p to @, have been so badly
twisted about that the real truth Of the
affair viii be interesting. 1t has been
stated that H. D. Bullard, Spencer s
coach. was kicked by a Leicester player
while acting as referee in the second
half. Billiard was an official in the
first half 4)uT mis- actions in coaching
his team White acting I'M that capacity
were resented 10y l.. A. and he was
supplanted by another Spencer man in
the second half Billiard rushed be
tween Dermody Of Spencer and Bell of
Leicester while they were having lit
Tie dispute, gHd was given a kick for
his pains This gave an opportunity
for the crowd 10 rush i'm and pay up old
scores with Bullard and they took the
chance.
MI Grout said. That Billiard
makes me tired IN the first half Lee
rs-I7o al Gov. r;
Drabbie Of Leicester two or three times.
] turned to Billiard and said: Did yGu
soc that?" He coolly replied, Yes. and
it serves him right for playing off
side How is that for a fair and square
official Of sportsnanlike team? Lee
weighs 20 or 80 pounds more than DraD-
bic and the statement made by GrOut
is verified by others, The Spy reporter
Included.
Leicester could rot live up to the
agreement of the w c. A A this wear
as there are not enough players in the
school to make a decent team. Spen-
Ger was informed of the students and
outsiders who should play and won
their game. Both n. 3. II. s. and S
II. S. played games with the l. A. and
there was no trouble and no back talk
Leicester Academy boys do not wish
to have any dealings with d. p. H. S
in future. Spencer beat Leicester fair
~ and Squarely. and could pTOba bly
have done the act a second time but
Leicester resents the mean talk agains
their sporting qualities.
The marriage of Richard p Kane Of
Worcester 10 Miss Annie NJ Hanlor
of Leicester took place at 4 O'Clock tIIi.
afterneon2at St. .Joseph's Church. Rev
John # Redican, pastor of the church
performed the ceremony before
company Of 200. The bride wore a gown
Of blue poplin, trimmed with lemon col
ored brocade. satin and duchess lac,
and wore a bouquet Of yellow roses. The
maid of honor, Miss Nina Foley Of
Cherry Valley, was maid of honor ant
Daniel Lundregan of Worcester bes
man. Miss Foley was dressed in
costume identical with that Of The
bride and carried a bouquet of pinl
roses
After the ceremony the happy cou
pie drove to Worcester and took the
, o'clock train out Of the Union depo
for Boston, where they will spend
week After the return, Mr.. and Ms
Kane viii reside at 81 Ward street
Worcester, in which place Mr., Kane Il
employed. A reception was held a
the home Of the brides mother, Mrs
Catherine Hanlon Of Waite street. las
evening, at which the wedding pres
ents We're inspected
The Shakspere club met at the hoEl,
Of Mrs. Henry /. Watson on Tuesday
afternoon and the last part of Ham
let was read. The next meeting vii
be held a week from next Tuesday