Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-26
DELANEY IN TOWN.
The Exeter Trainer Talks About
Today's Meet in Boston.
He Figures That the Worcester High
Schools Ought to Score II Points
and Win the Championship.


came to Worcester Friday evening to
spend the night. Delaney had business
in Boston connected with his athletic
work, Friday, and as he has no men to
represent the school at the Boston meet,
he thought he would come back to Wor-
cester to give the high school team a
! few words Of encouragement before
they leave for Boston this morning
Before going to Exeter, Delaney spent
three or four weeks training the high
school candidates, and at the time of
his departure, he felt fairly confident
that the high school would win the
meet. Notwithstanding the rumors
that have been afioat, to the effect that
some Of the high school men were stale
and over-trained, Delaney has still
great faith in their ability to creditably
acquit themselves at Boston today.
, why, don't see how the high schools
are going to be beaten tomorrow" said
Delaney to a Spy reporter who saw him
soon after his arrival Friday night. IF
they are anywhere near the condition
they were in when l last saw them,
they ought to land first place. Since
coming back 1 have been told that the
team has been going down hill rather
than advancing, but this seems TO me
unlikely. Some fellows, fear, who
think that high school boys ought to be
as proficient as college athletes, have
been telling them discouraging things,
and this may have had it's effects. Sew
enteen points, 1 should think, would win
! the championship this year. and the
high schools ought to get that num-
ber
You can't tell me that if Butler is in
fairly good condition, he will be beaten
by Duffy or any other man in the
sprint Butler is a better man today
than when I took him down to Boston
year ago, and 3-5 seconds win not
prevent him from finishing ahead in the
!, final scramble. Capt, Butler should also
win the 300, and do it close to record
time. To my mind, Evins of Waban
school will give him the hardest rub
} The high school followers should not
overlook Jourdan in this race He is
only a few yards slower than his cap
tain, and it would not be at all sur
. prising If he, too, helped TO swell the
high school total.
1 concede that Moran is unlikely tc
do any thing in the 600. Rust of Noble
& Greenough's has been overrated ii
my opinion, and will do well If he scores
at all. If I were called upon to make
a forecast of this event, / should say
that Bacon of the Boston English high
school was by far the most likely man.
Greene of the high school I consider
the probable winner and logical winner
of the 1000 yards run. The fact that
Batchelder of Waban school is the New
England half-mile champion should moi
cause Greene a particle of worry. He
won the race that gave him that title II
no better time than 2:10. Out of door
Batchelder is justly considered a goot
: man, but in his indoor work, so far as
: have followed him, he has given no evi
dence Of being Greene's equal. Knowle;
of Hopkinson should also score.
The As yards hurdle race will be wor
more through luck than superior abili
ty, as is usually the case. Converse, ,wh
. last year ran for the English high school
l and Cole, VINO is running this year un
3 der the e. H. S. colors, are the mos
I likely men. l have been told that tn
high school has man in Henry who i
equalling the record in his practice. l
this Is true, why hasn't Henry as goot
, a chance as either Of the Boston men?
: In the walk I look for some interest
E ing developments. Last year Griffin fin
= ished ahead, but was ruled off for run
ming, first and second places going t
Mohan and Riley Of the Boston Englisl
high This year there is another judge
1t is Hale OF Harvard whose style Of
: walking IS almost identical with that Of
Grlfhn'S. Ii he considers that he walks
square in races himself he will surely
aet Griffin Stav on the track. This will
give the Worcester man at least ar
equal chance with his Boston competi-
tors. Hagberg Of the high schools, If he
walks fast enough, will get place for
no one can question his style.
AS usual the high school looks for a
few points in the three field events. I
do not see how they can consistently
reckon on an increase in their total in
either the high jump or shot put In
the pole vault they have a fairly good
man in Streeter, as you said in the Spy
last Sunday. Streeter's style of vault
ing resembles that of Bascom johnson.
He has been in some open competition
which will work to his advantage. Ten
feet should not stop him. Penney of the
| Academy he has most to fear.
You may think this is a rather liberal
and partial apportionment Of points to
! Worcester high school. But you can
save quite a number off the total and
still have II left, the number. I have
said would be sufficient to win.
In case 1t is shown tomorrow after
noon that the high school boys are af-
f1icted with that much-dreaded ailment,
staleness, the fight is going to come be-
| tween Hopkinson and Boston English
High, with the chances likely in favor
Of Hoppy. Neither Waban School nor
Noble & Greenougt's has ever cut much
of figure in the point summary, but
| they should be well up this year. The
Academy has a few good men but
don't see where they can expect to get
many points. It Is true that Exeter will
send no men to the Boston meet. She
/ doesn't care at all about these inter-
scholastic contests. The age limit has
| worked to her disadvantage more than
to that Of any other school, ana as long
! as 1t is in vogue, Exeter cannot send
| raprazanfa team one that will do
her justice to the interscholastic meet
i ings. It was for this reason that the
bows this year decided, after entering
their men, that they would not send
them down as participants. Some of the
1 athletes and several of the students will
attend the games as spectators -
The two meetings that the Exeter
| bows hook forward to with most inter-
est are those with Phillips Andover and
! Worcester Academy, both Of which have
taken place in the month of March.
This year, however, it will not be sur
prising if there is no Academy-Exeter
contest.
There has been an unfortunate hitch
in the selection Of date, and the prob
lem is no nearer a solution than it was
a month ago. The students at the
| school did not want the games to come
off before March 19, because If they took
place before that time the team would
not be in prime condition.
! The Academy students, on the other
hand, have taken a directly opposite
| stand, They claim and not without
some truth, that they have been in
training ever since the first of the year,
and that some let-up is necessary. If
] they continue their work two weeks af-
ter the interscholastic sports, they feel
they have done all that can reasonably
be expected of them. AS matters stand