The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-17
MURPHY IN TOWN.
Famous Trainer of
Athletes Visits
Friends.
He TESTS THE QUBAOAG WATER.
Contends It Is Superior to.
Others For Training
Purposes.
He TESTS THE QUBAOAG WATER.

North Brookfeld, July 16-Michea,
G. Murphy OF the University of Penn
sylvania, acknowledged the greatest
trainer of athletes the world has yet
produced, spent today in North Brook
field as the guest of Daniel A. Sulli-
van Of Mt Pleasant street.
Mr.. Murphy's visit to this town
means that in future the greatest tath-
letes in this country will include in
their regular training diet the already
famous Quaboag Spring mineral water
from the farm Of Hon. Theodore c.
Bates in the southern part of the vii
lage.
His object in coming here was to test
the quality of this water, which Mr..
Bates, the owner of the spring, had
called to his attention sometime since.
At the same time he was enabled to
pay friendly visit to Mr.. Sullivan,
who has known him for years at his
home in Westboro. Outside the mem
bers of the family he visited, and The
Spy reporter, very few people in town
knew today that the man whose name
is famous in two continents, was
spending the day here.
He remained quietly in the house the
greater part Of the day, talking over
cid times with his host and hostess,
leaving for Worcester this evening,
where he intends to remain at The
Sherwood house until Wednesday.
Last night, in company with Mr.. Sui
livan, he paid visit to the springs,
the quality Of whose water he came
here to test. Mr.. Bates has not yet
arrived home from Europe, whittier he
went in the interests of the Quaboag
springs, but before his departure from
this country he had aroused the inter
est OF the great trainer in the medici-
nal qualities of the water. AS soon as
Mr.. Murphy made an examination OF
the water, he pronounced it the real
thing, and at once said that it analysed
better than the product of the re-
nowned Poland springs.
To Mr.. Sullivan he Immediately COM
municated his intention of having all
the athletes in his charge partaAe OF
the water while training, in order that
they may receive the benefit of its me-
dicinal properties. With Murphy at the
helm, the success of the springs as a
producer of tonic for athletes, is as
sured. Without doubt he has turned cut
the finest athletes who have ever worn
a spike.
Among those who have shone most
brightly of his proteges are the sprint
ing marvel Of the age, Bernard j We
fers, as well as Tewksbury of the U.
Of p, who has proven himself a wor-
thy successor to Wefers; also Tom
Burke, champion quarter-miler Of the
world; and, last but not least, the great
Kraenzlein, who has made a longer
broad jump than any human being in
the annals Of athletic sports.
The past year at the Univer sity Of
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Murphy turned out
a team that won the Mott Haven
games, capturing eight firsts with ease
A few years ago he trained the team
of the New York Athletic club, which
SO neatly trimmed the Englishmen in
New York. In this section he is bast
known as sStocky' Murphy, and many
an old time runner about here remen1-
bers well his great abilities as a
Splinter, when he was wont to show
clean pair Of heels to aspiring ard
ambitious athletes.
It was in the town of Brookfcld
where he worked in the shoe factory
years ago, that Mr.. Murphy first came
into prominence as runner. His speed
was so remarkable that his rise was
rapid and his success in bringing oiit
young athletes has been something
phenomenal, until now he holds the