The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
Town Has Good Ma
terial and Plenty
of Grit.
A TEAM WILL PROBABLY FORM.
Martin Bergen Adds Five
Cows to His Well
Stocked Farm.

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are bright that this town will be rep
resented by first-class football team
the coming fall. While no definite ac-
ton has yet been taken toward the for
nation of such a team, The Spy re-
porter finds, in conversation with the
athleticly inclined young men of the
town, that the sentiment is very much in
favor of having a strong football team,
and there is little doubt that one will
be organized.
| Football has always been given fair
support in North Brookfield, and there
is reason to believe that if the town had
strong representative team it would
be accorded the best of support. Pres
ent indications are that the high school
will not have a team in the field, al
though the school has good material for
light eleven of good players.
In this case the only football club in
| town is the Tiger team, composed of
boys from Is to II years of age, which
proved itself invincible against all
comers last season. 1t is proposed to
select the players for a town team from
! those who were formerly on high school
! teams, as we'll as other young men in
town who have played the game.
or the old high school team of 80,
which won the championship of Wor-
cester County South Athletic Associa-
ton, several of the men are still in
town, and capable of playing as good a
game as ever. During the time this
team played it was excellently support
| ed by the public, and a winning team
can easily be run here during the com
ing season.
One object of the young men who ia
| Vor the organization of a team is to
Wrest from the crack Brookfield team
! the laurels it has held for several years
Of being the crack team of this end of
| worcester county. Among the men
| who are mentioned as good material for
a team are George Rollins, who has had
| experience rs a payer on the M. l. T.
eleven; d. F. O'Brien, who played on
his class team at Brown university;
Thomas Humphrey the best kicking
| back the high school team ever had
and also at one time one of the strong
est players on the Childs business col
| lege team of Worcester; John NJ Moo
nan of the high school champions of
| SO, Matthew ]. Sullivan captain of last
years high school team; James P. NC
| earthly, one Of the st. Joseph C. T. A.
S. athletic teams crack sprinters:
| George H. Spooner who played fullback
| Raymore, who established reputation
on the now defunct Cycle Club team,
! and many others who have had more or
less experience, and who, with practice,
would become good men at the game.
It is probable that a meeting will be
called within a few weeks to form a
team, also to take steps toward organ
Ilzing a league with the surrounding
| towns,
Charlie Hoar wants to be detective.
This statement may seem very strange
to those who know Charlie, but is not
so very strange in view of the fact that
hundreds OF young men and boys be-
fore now, after reading of the wonder
full exploits of Nick Carter, have be-
come imbued with a spirit to camp on
the trail Of red. handed criminals and
have gloated, yes, actually gloated, as
they saw in the minds eye the sudden
railing and nervous tremor as with
Hermanlike move the steel bracelets
were being slipped on some poor wretch
while were being Kissed the terrible
words You are my prisoner"
Charlie is well known here, although
his home is in New Braintree, as he
formerly attended school here. OF late
he has been attending business college
in Worcester, and it seems that he
must have fallen in with some bold,
bad boys in the Heart of the Common
wealth.
Anyway, he has decided to become a
detective, and he advertises as a spe-
cialty shadow!ng and tracking, so here
is good tip for John Bunco Reed and
Paul Mueller to keep out of his way
Charlie has become affiliated with a Sc
cret service scheme, and now considers
himself full-fedged Old Sleuth ex-
cept, of course, that he is lacking in
experience.
Charlie is young, very young for his
age, which is about 10, and it is likely
that some of his pent up enthusiasm
Will suddenly explode when his rela-
tiveS find out the course he has mapped
out in which to utilize his business edu-
cation.
Martin Bergen evidently likes being
farmer. He has purchased five cows
to add to the live stock at his well
kept place, west of the village, and in
tends to have his family well supplied
With milk while he is teaching the
other catchers of the big league how
to play the national game.
Manager Howard is still looking for a
game out of town for Saturday. He in
tends to secure about five new men to
strengthen his team, and is now look
ing for game with West Warren or
Ware.
Patrick Hartnett, proprietor of the
Batcheller House. was summoned to-
day to appear in court tomorrow morn
ing to answer to the charge of keeping
liquor with intent to sell.
The European Speciality Stars are
proving a banner attraction at Lash
away park this week. Large crowds
are in attendance at each perform
ance.
A deal has been practically settled
whereby A. P. Damon will go into bust
ness at H. E. Cummings block, on
Summer street. Mr.. Damon will take
part of the business. He was formerly
a dry goods dealer here.
Miss May Girdler of New York, who
Is camping at Laura Lodge, Podunk,
visited friends in town today
Frank P. Stoddard and Waldo
Thrasher have consummated a deal
whereby Mr.. Thrasher becomes the
owner of a house on Arch street, which
has been the property of Mr.. Stoddard,
and the latter takes Mr.. Thrashers
house lot off Gilbert street.
Miss Florence Rice Of Athol and
William Rice of Gardner are guests at
e. p. HaskelPs home on Spring street.
Charles Coughlin of Spring street is
confined to his bed by illness.
The Batcheller Hose Company had
it's regular meeting tonight, and tested
the water power at the factory.
Daniel Mahoney Leonard Reynolds
and Mortimer Howard of the Sunbask
Club were entertained at Canesto cot
tage, Lake Lashaway, last night, and
succeeded in hooking a good string of
fish.
Patrick Bagass, who has been as
sistant to Water Superintendent John
r. Southworth for several years, has
gone TO Worcester to eater the employ
of Contractor Thomas Hennessey of
Jefferson, for whom he formerly