The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-13
Plans for the Har-
ward ale Event.
CAPT. ROCHE TALKS.
Fast Ones Who VIII Com
pete for Crimson,

1 James T. Roche, Jr.. captain of the
| Harvard track team, spent Sunday at
/ the home of his father, PSI Lincoln
street, remaining over on his return to
the university from Springfield, where
he went Saturday TO attend the meet
/ ing of the dual athletic association of
| Harvard and Yale. Following the un-
| derstanding made when the dual games
| were instituted that meets should be
| held alternately at New Haven and
Cambridge, it was agreed by the repre-
sentatives that the games be held at
New Haven, it being the turn of the
| Connecticut City. The date selected
was May IS, two weeks before the an
nual championships of the Intercol-
legiate Association.
| Everything was harmonious at the
meeting of the representatives of the
| big universities. There was differ
! ence of opinion on one point which
was easily settled and Harvard got its
way. 1t was in the adoption Of the
two mile run as an event on the pro-
gram Of the dual meet.
Hale's delegates brought forward a
suggestion that a two mile run be add
ed TO the program. Harvard delegates
were agreeable. But Yale's suggestion
that the event be placed on the card
for the coming meet was opposed by
the Harvard men. The latter argued
that the time of the meet is too near at
hand, and no college should be expect
ed to develop a two mile runner in such
snort period The Harvard men were
! firm, and the Wearers of the blue final
ly gave way. The TWO mile run will not
be on the dual meet program until next
year. 1t is possible that the delegates
were looking closely after the interests
of the respective institutions they rep
resented. Yale can probably muster
some good two-milers immediately,
while Harvard has none at present
which it would bank on in such an i'm
portant meet as the dual meet with the
rival university.
It is almost two years since Capt.
Roche has put on a running shoe, but
he viii Join the squad for the spring
work next Monday if possible. He
wrenched a tendon in one of his legs at
the intercollegiate meet two years go,
and has not tried TO run since. He win
make trial soon, and expects he viii
suffer no inconvenience from his acct
dent after the long rest he has given
/ his leg. If he is able to run his college
mates viii be greatly delighted as he
has shown speed since the first day he
/ laced a running shoe
/ Harvard had a surprise in its sleeve
the day Roche was hurt. He was the
man on whom the crimson relied in the
go although nobody knew it except
members of the track team. He was
running the distance at remarkable
speed, and his mates expected five
points in that event, but the speedy
captain broke down.
The events which will be competed
in at the meet are 100 yards dash, 22)
yards dash. 44O yards run. $50 yards run
mile run, 120 yards hurdle, go yards
hurdle, running broad jump running
high jump putting the shot and throw
ing the hammer. Next year the two mile
run will be added. Harvard has excel
lent hopes as IL has a good string Of
athletes. For the century and furlong
there are Capt. Roche, Butler NJ. l..
Green, Quinlan and Daily. Quinlan was
formerly Of FOrdham College and has
been running fast the last few years.
DAILY is the famous quarterback who
seems TO be a star at almost anything
he devotes sufficient attention to- In
the $40 yards run for a starter there is
Thomas f. Burke, who has Won all
kinds Of championships. He has won
the national and International at that
distance. ard the CORRESPONDING dis
lance at the Olympian games open TO
tho world 2 Athens a few years ago
Burke IS first magnitude star and
Will make any Yale man look tired.
Henry Fish, Worcester boy and his
brother, P. L. Fish, formerly Of Wor-
cester Academy, are speedy men at the
quarter. In the half, Burke will aga in
be candidate. Worcester people who
saw him win from Jim Mclaughlin at
> the oval know that he will do with any
= Yale man at that distance. There are
a others on the Harvard team to help him
, out or take his place if necessary
! Among the best are Bush, Draper and
a Whitman, who won the tennis cham
a pionship Of the country at Newport
last year.
d, For the mile, Harvard Will have Eddie
Mills, famous as winner of all middle
a. distance events in the interscholastil
o. games for years. Clark. Mathews