The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-12
A ROUGH DIAMOND.
Holy Cross Field Day
Brings Out a Star
Athlete.
CONNOR WINS the GOLD MEDAL.
With No Training He Beats
Out Moynihan and
Other Stars.
CONNOR WINS THE GOLD MEDAL

1t isn't often that the annual field day
of Holy Cross college students has much
interest for any but themselves, as no
pretense is made to attract the pres
ence Of Worcester people, and fer that
matter Holy Cross isn't as high up in
the athletic scale as it ought to be with
the abundant material it has at the in
stitution But the field day at the oval
yesterday made followers of athletics
open 'ieir eyes, for good judges of the
gane@ coul2 see in one Of The athIetes
ths promise Of a man who would
MAKE A NATIONAL REPJT ALTON
for himself with proper handling. He is
Johr Conner of the senior class, who
plays guard on the foot ball team. He
reJoices in the nickname of "Snarkey,"
and he occupies the same place among
his fellows in athletics that the famous
Sailor Boy does among opponents of
the manly art in the world.
Common showed himself a prodigy i'll
the athletic line yesterday What little
experience he has had previously was
shown by the fact that he competed III
the novice 100-yards run 1t is "a re-
Election on students who have III past
years managed athletics at the college
that
DIAMOND LIKE COMMON
was passed unnoticed until his senior
year, when he won two frsts, three
seconds, and as many thirds, capturing
the gold medal offered to the competitor
scoring theselargest number of points.
He did all that without days train
ing. To be sure. he has played foot
ball all season, and Is in good physical
condition, but he is not in form for
good performances on the athletic field.
Conner was the feature of the field
day. He went in event after event, and
scored In every one he entered.
He is a big fellow, over six feet tall
and well built, just the kind OF Z. man
to develop into great athlete. With
out any special preparation, and never
having had special instruction i'll any
line he showed qualities which stamp
him as a natural all-round athlete OF
unusual excellence. Some Of his per-
formances wouldn't be noticed i'll COM
petition with finished athletes, and
would not win him a point, but taking
into consideration his lack of knowl-
edge Of athletics and his lack of prac-
tice, it isn't difficult to see
THAT Common IS CAPABLE
of far greater things than he Showed
cal makeup to stand any amount of
training, Conner can go up several
points. He plainly showed yesterday
that he has a world of natural strength
and gameness. 1t would be a creditable
performance for a trained athlete to
compete in event after event as he did
He scored % points in eight events.
He won first in the 100-yards novice,
first in putting the 16-pound sho+, sec
ond in throwing the hammer, second
in the running broad jump, second in
the half-rnile run, third in the low hur-
dies, third in the 100-yards dash, and
third in the quarter-mile run.
]. ]. Moynihan and ]. Murphy were
tied for second place with is points
each. Moynihan won first in the 22C,
half and mile runs, and second in the
1OO-yards dash. Murphy won first in
both hurdle races, and the running
broad jump, and second in the high
jump.
Both Conner and Moynihan received
little assistance from friendly COM
petitors, Moynihan in the 220-yards
DASH and Common in the half-mile run
Eddie O'Connor had a lead on Mcyni-
han in the furlong, which would nave
given him the race, but he slowed down
and let Moynihan in. Durl1in might
have beaten Conner for secon place
in the half-mile, but he let his class
mate win.
Moynihan complained that the
sprinting and running events were run
off in too quick succession, thereby in
Turing his chances. He limited that
there was a deal on to beat him out
But he complained unjustly He ran
the 220 and 100 yards in quick success
sion, but Connor ran the 100 novice,
100 yards DASH and competed in the
field events at the same time. He was
in constant competition from the time
he went on the field until he stopped
for the day. except for a breathing
spell before the broad jump Moyni-
han, on the contrary, had several in
termissions. Then too, Moynihan had
an advantage in that
HE WAS NOT RUN OUT
in any race except the 100 yards, while