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The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
LEAGUE is ORGANIZED.
Delegates From Five Basket Ball Teams
Met at the Sherwood.

A meeting of the Central Massachu-
setts Basket Ball Association was held
yesterday afternoon at the Sherwood
House in this city. Delegates were
present from Millbury, Hudson, Clin-
ton, Worcester and the Crescent team
of this city. A schedule of games for
the month of November was arranged
and general business was transacted.
The following are the officers of the
associations: F. H. Sawyer oe Hudson,
president; Frank Booth of Millbury,
vice president; ]. j. McGratty, secre-
tary and treasurer; executive commit
tee, the officers and Rogers OF Clinton,
Parker of Worcester, Healy of the
Crescents,.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
GARDINER WANTS TO GO ABROAD
Chicago Wheelmen Think Europeans
Will Support the Seceders.

Arthur Gardiner, the Chicago boy
who punched firsts on the circuit the
last season, is looking toward Europe,
They want me over there" he says.
And they will give me coin and glory
If l 60"
Can you ride without reinstatement
in the L. A. w?
Can I? To be sure. The racing men
abroad are with us, and there'Il soon
be an international association. All
tracks will be open to us. OF course
we can get along without Uncle Jerry
Mott"
Gardiner wants sprint racing. He
wants to be sure of his expenses and a
little roll besides. He is very fond of
the new racing organization, and says
the 40 members will all cling together.
1--WE almost see Major Taylor coming
back" he went on Taylor wanted
records, and he's the boy that ought to
get them
What did the season do for your
1T gave me $5280"
Gardiner has been off on a hunting
trip with his father, and looks to be In
the good condition he claims for him
self If he goes abroad he will choose
the springtime and will be gone about
a year
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
cLUBMATEs ARE PLEASED.
Vernon Boys Discussed Yesterday the
Acceptance of Csssy's Record,

Yesterday was quiet day with the
Vernons. The promise of rain storm
prevented the club from going out any
where, and all day there were members
in the club room talking over matters
of wheeling interest. Among the boys
there is a great feeling of satisfaction
because of the acceptance of the record
made by their favorite rider, James J.
Casey, between New York and Boston.
During the afternoon there was a
short meeting, at which the members
discussed the arrangements for the
private social which is to be held Nov.
H. Truda's orchestra has been en-
gagged to furnish music for The dance,
and the general arrangements for the
event are in the hands of James Keane,
John FACasey William A. Dean. Pat
rick Reynolds, w. J. Tansey, P. J.
Bellevue and Frank Russell.
The Vernons had arranged 10 club
run for yesterday, and in this respect
they were not disappointed in the wea-
ther. Shortly after o'clock a party
OF eight young men started out on a
cross-country ride and walk, which oc-
cupied their time until the latter part
of the evening. Those who went or
the trip were Frank Russell John Pow
ers, P. Reynolds. Edward Seymour
Miles Sweeney, john Kelley and rhom-
as Raymond
The trip included a ride to Millbury
on the trolleys, a walk to North Graf
ton, where supper was served at {
o'clock, and then a ride to Worcester
on the Boston and Albany train, which
reaches this city at 7.35 O'Clock.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
RACING MEMS BAD YEAR.
Credited With Having Won Less Than
Usual the Past Season.

Racing men undoubtedly had a bad
year, but the statistics made up by a
circuit chaser do not tell the true story.
According to the figures, $94, APO were
put up in prizes for S3S professional ra-
ces, and of the 500 registered profess
slonaIs only 1859 have won more thar
$lO. McDuffee is credited with having
won $500 but if he cleared $1,000 after
paying his expenses he was in luck.
Michael is said to have captured $500.
but he didn't get it all and probably
Jared about the same as his great rival
Iom L1nton's purses are said to have
figured up to $1,000, but Tom didn't take
that much to France These three mid
dle-distance men head the list and Ma
1or Taylor leads the sprinters with
$4,000, but he is still waiting for some of
it. French Taylore is ticketed with
$53O0. but where he got it is hard to tell
In all probability, most of these purses
were made of paper. The men would
have been given these sums if the gate
had been large enough, like one case not
many miles from Chicago, where the
men were supposed to ride for $1,000
and the winner cleared Just $50. Bald
is said to have won $3400, and Gardiner
@205, but as the Chicago man won more
races than Bald and with as large
purses in every one of them, this state
menI should be taken with grain of
salt. Gardiner says he won over $4,000
this yeal. If the $94 420 said to have
been put I'D in prizes We're divided by
two 1t Would be nearer the mark is the
statement made by one racing man.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07

work of the next few weeks will be
rather light, and will consist mainly in
teaching them the minor points of the
game in which they were so woerully
lacking in the game against Harvard.
The Quakers showed Saturday all the
evils resulting from having but one
coach, who is supreme in all things. AS
regards general harmony and perfect
ing one style of play, the "one supreme
man" system is probably the best one
But when there is a necessity of teach
ing a number of men a great number
of things in a short space of time, the
Harvard system of one head coach
with number of subordinates, is by
far the better. This was strikingly
true of Pennsylvania. The game being
her all important one of the season,
came too early to allow WoodruH TO
coach his men in the little points of the
game to the standard they have always
shown at the close of the season. 1t is
needless to say that in the games to
come with Carlisle and Cornell, the
Quakers will be up in those minor
points, and will rip things to pieces in
furious style.
After his exhibition of yesterday, it
is safe to say that Coomhs will no
longer grace the varsity lineup. me
other places will remain uncnanSeu. II
was a severe blow to the Pennsylvania
team to loose their one big game OF the
season and thereby to lose at one
stroke every claim to the champion
ship to which a victory would have
entitled them. There was too much the
air of the conqueror IN the PennsylVa-
MIA team when it came on the field,
and the old maxim, pride goeth before
a fall was never fulfilled more truly.
The Cornell team is in a badly Grip
pied condition at present, as was
shown by the lineup against Williams
Saturday. But five regular mon played
on the team, whicn accounts for the
small score of twelve to nothing scored
against the Berkshire boys. They
have plenty Of time, however, to get
into good trim before Thanksgiving,
when they meet Pennsylvania. 1t will
be good game between the two, as
the Ithicans have made special study
of how to stop guards back, and solved
the question, as was effectually shown
in last years game, when the Quakers
scored but 6 to 0, and that with great
difficulty. The three -cornered collie
giate contest will be settled next Satur-
day between Williams and Dartmouth.
The Hanover lads, with the prestige of
the victory over Amherst Saturday,
should be slightly the favorites. Will
liams has her best team in years, and
will give a good account of herself. The
game of the week, however, which will
be the Mecca for all foot ball enthu-
sasts, will be the Yale-Princeton game
at Princeton.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
HE GAVE UP ATTEMPT.
Heavy Roads Caused Hersey to Abandon
Ride Against springfIeld-Bo Eecord


Ride Against springfeid-Boston Record.
W. G. Hersey. the Springfield wheel
man. who intended yesterday to make
an attempt at lowering the record be-
tween Springfield and Boston, did not
start on account of the bad condition
in which the roads were left after the
storm. Hersey was on hand at the
time he was scheduled to leave the
Springfield city hall. and his pacemak-
ers were there also ready to start on
the trip.
At o'clock the outlook was far from
promising for a successful journey. and
so the trip was abandoned Hersey
had every arrangement made, and had
the day been fair he is confident he
could have lowered the record
The would -be-record- -smasher tele.
phoned to his men along the line few
minutes past O'Clock that he haf
abandoned the idea of starting, and tc
The Spy reporter he said that he would
not be likely to make another effort
He thought that he could have created
a new record for the distance and was
disappointed at the condition of things
which prevented it.
The rider had been provided wifi
pace from Springfield to Spencer il
Ben Hall and Doc Cooper, and from
Spencer he was to have been led into
Worcester by J. ]. Collins and V. f
Balbone Jimmy Casey and William
Dean of this city were to ride as PAGERS
into South Framingham. On the re.
turn trip fresh crew We're to carry
Hersey into South Framingham ant
rest of the distance was to be paced
by the riders who went over the course
on the down trip.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
GAMES IN link.
Worcester Basket Ball
Team Opens Season
Thursday.

Manager Edward A. Parker of the
Worcester basket ball team has COM
pleted arrangements with Fl. H. Bige-
low for the use of the rink for the pur-
pose of giving basket ball games, and
will open the season with the Millbury
team next Thursday night. Manager
Parker intends to make basket ball as
popular this season as it was a rev
years ago, when played at the armory
by the militia teams For the past
week a large force of carpenters has
been at work, and at the opening game
the Worcester team will have the lar
gest playing surface in New England.
The playing surface will be enclosed by
a wire netting and will be 75 feet long
and 45 feet wide.
The management will cater to the
same class that attended the armory
games, and at the game next Thursday
night, special attention will be paid to
the comfort of women. They will be
admitted free if accompanied by es-
corts. Arrangements have been made
to seat 800 people, and every person that
buys a ticket is entitled to a seat.
Manager John f. Healey of the Cres-
cent basket ball team of this city has
been selected to referee the opening
game, and will pay strict attention to
rough playing. The following sched-
ule has been arranged by the manager
of the Worcester team:
Nov. 1O--Worcester VS.. Millbury, at
| Worcester.
Nov. 12-Worcester VS.. Marlboro, at
! Marlboro.
Nov. Worcester Tvs. Clinton, at
| Worcester.
Nov. 24-Worcester VS.. Crescents, at
Dec. worcester VS.. Hudson, at
Hudson.
Dec. S-worcester VS.. Hudson, at
Worcester
| Many of the best basket ball play
ers in this city are candidates for the
team, and the team will be picked from
| the following players: Jope, Wiseman
Hehir, Holmes, Horan, Frost, Thomp-
son and Connolly.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
TIGERS NOT DISCOURAGED
Many Men Are Crippled, But the Team
BY No Means Comedies Defeat BY Yale.

Princeton, N. J., Nov. 6.-The disap-
pointed Tigers are not yet discouraged
nor in despair and will begin hard
work tomorrow with the determination
to down Yale. The chief obstacle to
overcome is the crippled condition of
the men. Wheeler is in Philadelphia,
undergoing treatment for lame back
Kafer was carried off the field at West
Point unconscious, and will not be able
to do duty tomorrow. Beardsley has
not recovered from the injury to his
knee and is practically out of the game
The condition of Wheeler is more Sc
rious than that of any of the Others
and chances are decidedly against his
playing on Saturday. From the way
things look now, Hutchinson and Ayres
will probably play at quarter and full
backs respectively; Black will play one
half back and Beardsley the other, if
he RECEIVERS from his injuries in time
Tomorrow the team will be put on long
practice. the halves being extended to
the limit
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
RAIN PROBABLY CAUSED IT.
Mrs. A. M. c. Allen Temporarily Gives
Up the Triangle Trip.


The trip of the party of wheelmen
whom Mrs. A. M. C. Allen was to have
paced around the big triangle, was
put off on account of the iuclement
weather. The party, which gave prom
Use early in the week of being one of
the largest from Worcester that ever
went over the three-sided course. in
tended to start from the Worcester
post office at 4.30 o'clock, but at that
hour not single wheelman was in
sight.
Mrs. Allen had planned to make the
event one which those who participa-
ted in, enjoy, and she is dis
appointed in the inability to
make the journey, as it was
planned. Whether the failure to make
the trip yesterday, spoils any further
thought of running over the line, is
not known, but it may be possible that
the arrangements will be carried out
on Sunday.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
FOR SOCIAL ENJOYMENT.
Newports' Pitch, Pool and Whist Toui
naments Begin This Week.

The Newport Cycle Club has arranged
some interesting entertainment pro
grams to be presented during the pres
ent winter season. The club has de-
cided to abandon club runs for the rest
Of the season. and from now on, their
enjoyment will be had indoors. Plans
are already under way for a series of
games in pool, whist and pitch, and the
tournaments will open during the pres
ent week.
The committees in charge of the COM
busy at work, and they anticipate one
Of the most brilliant events ever held.
Music for dancing will be by the Wor-
cester Light Infantry Orchestra. Sew
eral tickets for dancing have already
been disposed of, and by Thanksgiving
eve. a large number of dancers viii
probably be on hand.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
PLANNING FOR A FLY.

The Worcester Friendly Homing Pigeon
Association is planning to hold grand
fly, Thanksgiving day. the distance
chosen being from Adams square to South
Worcester a fly of three miles larger
any fly this season will probably be listed
Among those who will enter birds are
John Coombs. Joseph II. oliver, William
Pierce, John. Schofeld, John Lord, Luke
Dube and John Libby
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
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The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
THE VIKINGS BOLD.

The Viking Wheel Club will hold its
regular monthly meeting in the rooms
on Lincoln street Thursday evening.
Wednesday evening the members will
begin the series of whist competitions
which they will have during the win
ter months.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
THERE WILL BEAHoT FIGHT
The Amateur Athletic Union Has Many
Matters Of importance to Decide.

The annual meeting of the Amateur
York next month, will have some mat
ters of more than usual importance be-
fore it, in addition to the election of
officers, which Is likely to cause a hot
fight. Representation in the board Of
directors and professionalism are two
of the A. A. U. IS internal affairs which
are causing no end of general discus
sion just now. When the A. A. u.
was first formed there were no divis-
ions in various sections of country as
at present All allied clubs were united
in but one body, and the strong New
York and Knickerbocker clubs con-
trolled the whole. This caused dissat-
isfaction among the others and result
ed in the several divisions, each Of
which arranges the affairs pertaining
to it's own territory and elects three
delegates to the parent body. Three
delegates-at-large are also elected
and the metropolitan division, by rea-
son of its great strength, usually names
these. Notwithstanding this. the New
Workers are dissatisfied and will en-
deavor at the coming meeting TO take
still more power to themselves.
Professionalism in base ball and foot
ball is the other matter which prom
ises interesting discussion. When these
sports were first placed under the pro-
lection of the A. A. U. every man in
either game was compelled to be strict
ly an amateur. Then the colleges were
allowed to hire professional batteries in
base ball and employ coachers for foot
ball The next step was to allow a
paid foot ball coach to play in the
game. The Duquesne Athletic Club has
violated the spirit of the amateur law.
if not the letter, by employing d num-
ber of technical foot ball coaches" and
forming its entire team of them I'm
der the present rules foot ball is al
lowed more latitude than any other
sport. In it an amateur may receive
pay for coaching, end as soon as his
engagement ceases he regains his full
amateur standing. In other sports if
pay is received for any services the re-
cipient is suspended for life.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
MORE HoNoRs FOR MRS. ALLEN

Mrs A. NJ. c. Allen has received from
State Centurian Fay the appointment as
centurian for Worcester and its imme-
diate vicinity. This is a position she
has held for couple of years.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
IT WAS ONLY A RUMoR.

Charles H. Fitzpatrick, Despite All Re
ports Did Not Figure in Runaway.
There was a story on the street last
evening that Charles H. Fitzpatrick, the
well-known professional sprinter, had
been thrown from a carriage in which
he was enjoying a ride around town
Investigation resulted in the knowledge
that the story was without foundation
Mr. Fitzpatrick was feeling fine, and
very different from a victim of run
away accident, when he was talking
with The Spy reporter last evening.
The sprinter was out riding during the
afternoon but he seldom allows any
body or anything to run away with
him
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
A RECEPTION TO LADY FRIENDS.

Members of the Newport Cycle Club
give a reception to their lady friends in
the rooms on Chandler street, week
from Wednesday evening. AT the rooms
yesterday the matter of entertainment
was discussed by several of the mem
bers. 1t was decided TO have talent
from the club furnish the entertain
ment part Of the program After this,
there will be dancing enjoyed Until IL
o'clock.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
STARTED ON THE BIG TR1ANGLl
But Wet Roads Caused the Two w. c.
c. Men to Give 1t Up After Covering
so Miles.

James Wilson and r. c. White of the
Worcester Cycle Club got around as
far as Attleboro, on their trip of the
big triangle, yesterday, and then they
had to give up on account of the wea-
ther. The two men left Worcester at
u o'clock, Saturday night, and at 800
o'clock. they were in Boston. The trip
down was made at a leisure pace, and
the riders found it difficult to ride fast
on account of the slippery and muddy
roads.
The Worcester boys waited for time
in Boston, and then, accompanied by
a party of Boston wheelmen, they re-
sumed the journey, reaching Attleboro
in a drenching rain storm at O'clock
The distance covered in the trip was
81 miles, and the Worcester boys COW
cred the distance in seven hours. When
the parties reached Attleboro, the rain
was pouring in torrents. and the crowd
all returned to their homes by rail
With the Worcester boys, out of II
starters, only eight finished, and the
local men led the list into the city
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-07
FOOT BALL.
----------------
Princeton and
Yale
TIE ANS COMP AIRED.
Quakers Have No Chance
for Championship Honors.

The work of the past week on Sol
diers' field was wholly in preparation
for the Penn game of Saturday last
without a thought of the more import
ant Yale game to come. After the
hard contest of Saturday, it seems
probable that the work of the coming
week will be light. The next game
which the crimson has on hand is that
with Brown, next Saturday. Under the
new policy of the foot ball manage
ment, this game has been deferred, as
being hard game until the close of
the season. This game promises to be
just what Harvard needs, the prepara-
ton for the Yale game, a week later. 1t
will not be so stiff that Harvard need
put forth all her energies to win it, and.
besides, it will be good preparation for
the Yale game, for the Brown running
game is very similar to that played by
Yale.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-12
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Last evening the ever popular Clover Club
gave a Grand Easter aMonday concert and
ball. st Ingrsham's Hall. The attendance
was very large, IN fact more than could be
comfortably accommodated in the hall.
At the regular meeting OF Netop Council.
No. 2, o. II. A. NJ, held last evening in
Grand Army hall, there was fraternnl Wis
station from America Council, No. 10 OF
Providence and the degree team CT that coun-
Gil under the direction Of Councilran Cozzens,
exemplifed the degree OF Industry on two
candidates.
Fraternity Com mandery, No. 3S3, u. o. q. O.,
met in regular session in Odd Fellows Hall
last evening and received and acceoted an in
vitation to visit Paragon Commandery OF
Pswtucket on the evening of their first ami
verssry. April 10Th.
Last evening Reliance Lodge. No. "a. LOO.
y. OF this town made a fraternal visit to
Westminster Lodge OF Providence and worked
the first degree upon one candidate OF that
lodge.
The annual Easter meeting and election of
officers Of st. Mary's p. Il. Church was held
in the church last evening. The election OF
officers was as follows: Clerk and treasurer.
Henry r. Stoyles: senior warden, George II /.
Huston: junior warden. Robert Lowe; vestry-
men. A. N. Cunningham, ii. L. stoyles, Il. b.
Lincoln. Henry Ruth, II. D. Burdick. q. Il.
Macleod, Asa Gardner, Fred Lowe, John Will
bur. Edward Patterson, Arthur Noyes; dele
gates 70 diocesan convention and Providence
convocation, q. h. Huston, Robert Lowe,
Arthur Noyes, BE. Sioyies: alternates, Henry
Ruth. Asa Gardner. Edward Patterson and
tred Lowe.
The annual meeting OF thewoman's Mission
sry Society OF the Second Baptist Church was
held in the vestry last evening. There was
good attendance
This morning sergeant Monroe brought
from Riverside Alexander simmons who was
accused OF nsssuiting hts wife and using
threatening language toward her. He was
srraigned on both complaints. He pleaded
not guilty and in each case was ordered to
give si0) surety for his appearance in court
on Fri ny afternoon. He was unable 10 fur.
pish bail and was committed.