The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-23
is DOOMED
To Become
Extinct.
THE COUNTY SOUTH
Athletic Association APP
parently Losing It's Grip.

Spencer, Nov. 22.--It looks very much
now as if the Worcester County South
Athletic Association will no longer ex-
list. This association was formed in
1890, at that time being composed of
the high schools of Spencer, North
Brookfield, and Leicester Academy.
The association was composed Of these
three schools until 1895, when the high
schools Of Southbrdge, Warren and
Barre were admitted.
One championship cup has already
been won by Spencer, while the one
which is now being competed for has
been won two years by Southbridge
and one by Spencer.
At the first meets of the association,
much interest was manifested by the
followers of the different schools, and
the meets were a decided success. For
the past two years however, the meets
have not been as well attended and sup
ported as they might be, not only by
the spectators, but also by the scholars
themselves. The athletes even have
seemed to lack the interest necessary,
and it certainly seems that when things
get to this pitch something is necessary
to be done.
For the past two years the days set
for the meets have been stormy and
in consequence the association has
gone considerably in debt, having at the
present time quite a heavy debt hang
ing over it.
What at present seems to be the
wishes of the Spencer people in gem
eral and especially the students Of the
David Prouty high school, is to held
next season instead of the annual meet
of the Worcester County South Ath
letic meet a dual meet between the
Southbridge and Spencer high schools.
The annual meet nevertheless has
been practically a dual meet between
these two schools, as they have been
the only two that have had any pos
sible chance Of winning the cup. These
two schools are hot rivals, and are
both in for good fine athletics. while
the other two North Brookfield and
Leicester, hold their views in an entire
ly different direction.
Every athletic team going under
the colors Of the schools which COM
prise this association is duty bourd,
by an agreement of the executive com
mittees of the athletic association, held
last February in Worcester, to play
high school students who are in good
standing in their respective schools.
This fall just two schools have lived
up to this agreement, Spencer and
Southbridge.
These two rival schools are head and
heels above all the other members of
the association, in every branch of
athletics, whether it be on the grid
iron, diamond or track.
What is sure to come in the near
future, however and it seems I'M
doubtedly will come next spring, is a
dual meet between Southbridge and
Spencer, and let the remaining schools
of the association, which are second
raters, fight it out for their honoIs.
Both Spencer and Southbridge teams
are very evenly matched this year
and will make a hot fight in a dual
meet next spring.
The third game of the series of six
which are being bowled between the
teams of Spencer and North Brook
field, was called last night on j. II.
Bissonnette's alleys. Last evening the
local team increased its lead from IA
pins to 50, making the big gain Of rs
pins. 1t looks at this stage of
the game as if the North Brookfeld
boys will be obliged to settle for the
turkey suppers. The following are the