The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-26
More About Trying
to Sell 1t.
1T WON'T BE DONE
There VIII Be No Trip
to Paris.

One of the high school crew has re-
Gently written to Fred Go.ham, one of
the original collectors of subscriptions
for the purchase of an eight-eared shell
for the high school crew. asking his
opinion regarding the ownership of the
shell
Lawyer Charles NJ. Thayer has re-
Gently been consulted by 6u official Of
the High School Athletic Association as
to what measures yhould be taken to
prevent the sale of the shell by mem
bers of the crew.
There are several oarsmen and young
men who labor undeT the dclusion that
they are oarsmen who are nursing a
pet project to go to Paris next year
to compete in the eight-oared interna-
tional race. They represent no club,
have no she'll or no money with which
to purchase a shell. There are high
school young men who allege that these
oarsmen are responsible for a deal by
high school shell.
One of the high school crew let the
cat out of the bag a certain afternoon
in the training quarters If the crew
in the tower of the English high school
building. 1t was Immediately after the
coach, Mr. Ten Eyck, decided to dis
continue the training of two crews and
cut down the rowing squad to dozen
men.
1t was that action of the coach which
there was given an inkling that the
plot was on. The conversation was be-
gun by the remark:
1t too bad there is no second crew.
Ihat does not speak we'll for the pros
poets of a high school crew next year.
There's no use talking about next
years crew. There'll be no crew next
year. Wen sell the boat this year"
the party already referred to said,
If we don't get money enough to pay
our expenses for this year we will sell
the boat"
There were four or five young men
present, all or nearly all of whom have
been training on the eight-oared ma
chimes to make the crew. One of the
young men spoke up at the question:
If you do sell the boat" he said,
of course, the money will go to the
athletic association"
will it?" said the first speaker. 81
guess not. What makes you think the
money will be turned over to the as
soCiation?"
But the association owns the shell, .
persisted the young man.
What reason have you for think
ing it does?"
The young man said he could prove
the Shell belonged to the association,
and called attention to the fact that
the receipt for the last money-$9S,
paid James S. Aborn-was made out in
the name of the High school Athletic
Association. The first speaker laughed
and said he didn't care anything about
that The young man who thought the
boat belonged to the association en-
deaVored to keep up the conversation,
but the other would say no more. He
laughed away all the other questions
which he was asked.
A letter has been written to Fred
Gorham. who is now in North Dakota,
to learn his opinion regarding the own
ership of the shell. Gorham was one
OF two men who collected the money
which purchased the shell. The other
Is Frank j. Kerns. The fact that this
letter was written to Gorham to inquire
lis opinion regarding the ownership of
the shell, is known to high school boys.
and they wonder why one of the high
School crew was anxious to learn from
Gofham his opinion concerning the
ownership of the shell.
Officers of the High School Athletic
Association have been laying plans of
late to protect the association in the
oF hershlp Of the she'll A teacher at
one OF the high schools knew the
Scneme was on. He has been in con-
sultation with some of the officers of
the athletic association concerning it,
and advised the boys in their efforts
20 mead Off the plotters. Through hts
Co heao off the plotters. Through his
advice. Lawyer Charles M Thayer was
consulted. MIR. Thayer was asked his
opinion as to the ownership of the shell
ny an official of the athletic association.
Mr.. Thayer was seen yesterday by
The Spy man. He was asked if he had
been consulted by anybody connected
with the high school regarding the
ownership of the boat and what means
should be taken to prevent It's being
sold without the authority Of the ath-
letlc association. Mr. Thayer told The
Spy man that several days ago a young
man came into his office anc asked him
to give an opinion concerning the own
ership of the shell. Mr. Thayer said he
did not know the 5oung man. and be-
fore saying anything concerning the
boat asked him il he was a reporter.
The young man repli I'd that he was not.
Then Mr. Thayer asked him his pur-
pose in asking the question. The young,
man replied that ne was deeply con-
cerned in high school athletics and
wanted TO know in order to protect the
High School Athletic Association. He
informed Mr.. Thaver concerning the
heading of the subscription papers, and
the claims of some young men on the
crew concerning their ownership of the
boat. Mr.. Thayer told the young man