The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11

direction in these matters. He was thu
father of basket ball, which Is now be
come so popular at the college. He in
PRODUCED and taught the game since hl'
advent, and every season brings with j
a class series of games,in which Mike
is conspicuous figure.
He has worked earnestly and Jealous
ly for the interests of the college, no
only as manager of the foot ball team
but as an advocate for the entry OF the
association at the college into the New
England intercollegiate Athletic Asso-
citation. The college is member OF
the American Intercollegiate Associa-
ton, and has been for some time, but al
! the suggestion of Mr.. Thompson, it was
thought desirable to enter the former
organization, as Holy Cross would have
a better show of winning out than with
a college twice her size. An attempt
was made last year to secure MEM
| bership in the association, but all eff
forts proved futile.
But it was through no fault of Mr..
| Thompson, who worked hard and faith
| fully for his colleges interests. Every
| bit of his athletic knowledge and abil-
| ity was brought to bear upon the mem
bers of the intercollegiate association,
| and he was nearly succeeding, but at
| the last moment friends slipped up, and
| Holy Cross was not elected to member
ship. But he has not despaired, and
he says Holy Cross will yet land where
she belongs. Next year he believes
will tell different story. He has not
been idle since the meeting in Boston
last winter, and says he is now able
to feel assured that Holy Cross will be
member of the N. f. l. A. A. A. with
in the year. He has wide acquairN-
ance among college men and influential
ones and they have given him their
| assurances of their votes at the next
meeting.
And not only is Mr.. Thompson popu-
lar at the college, but in the city of
Worcester there is no college man bet
ter known than he. Everywhere he is
known and welcomed and can assure
more favors and friends for the college
when. they are most needed than most
men today. Several times he has been
called upon to officiate at games held
in the city, but owing to his studies and
the fact that it is not an easy matter
| to leave the Worcester college he has
been forced to decline. He was the
| first Holy Cross man to be invited to
officiate at any of the N. f. ]. A. A. A.
games, at the recent contests of which
| organization he acted as official scorer
May 20, at the oval. The yearly con-
tests between the Andover and Exeter
academies are always fought with
much excitement, and the choice of Of
| fcials is nice question for the men on
each side to decide. And this year the
matter was of much more serious char
| acter, so much so that the choice of an
official judge of finish could not be de-
| cided upon among all the athletes con-
nected with clubs and colleges In New
England. Name after name was mem
~ he atfntN Al H
| to one institution would not be to an
other, and at last the name of Mr..
Thompson was suggested and without
| a moments hesitancy both captains
and trainers agreed upon him as a
| choice for official Judge at finish for the
games, which took place at Andoverb
May 81. He was sent for and gave the
greatest satisfaction as judge, never
offering the slightest opening for
kick
Mike" has been a tireless worker
| for the interests Of his college, and has
given up his days of recreation work
| ing for the boosting of its athletic in
| terests. His contingent of supporters
have all the confidence in his ability to
pilot the team of 1900 safely through
the season and look to his victory.
Edward j. Corcoran, like Mr.. Thomp-
son, his classmate, came to Holy Cross
in 1897, but later in the year, and en-
tered the freshman class, in which his
standing has always been high. He has
been close student and has shown
great worth as a scholar He has oc-
cupied himself with athletics, but his
popularity made him a good candidate
and his friends thrust the honor upon
him. and seeing no other way out of
it, he accepted 1t. His identity as an
athletic man is lost in his studies, for
there he is best known. He has done
something in an athletic way, figuring
on his class foot and base ball teams.
Last year he was out with the foot
ball squad, under Manager Thompson,
but never made the team. He was
elected at last years annual meeting
to the office OF treasurer of the athletic
association, which office he now holds.
He is Holy Cross man first, last and
always, and works for the interest of
his college, and his friends and sup
lporters find in him a worthy successor
to James ]. Donnelly, the very eff
cient manager of this years team.
In a general way, Mr.. Corcoran's &C
lquaintance is not so wide among
athletes of the college world as his
opponent for the office of manager
and his influence is of a lighter
order. Still, he will go into the
meeting with strong constituency,
who proposes to put up a strong bat
tie for their champion, thinking him
efficient and capable enough to fill the
office to which they Will attempt to
| aIect him