The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11
The unexpected doesn't always hap


pen.
Everybody expected Worcester acad-
envy would win the interscholastio
championship in walk at the oval
yesterday, and it did. 1t scored more
points than the rest of the schools add
ed together, and scored three times as
much as any other school.
The fight of the day was between An
dover academy and Worcester high, and
the latter was obliged to dip its colors
to the Andover boys.
Worcester academy won 60 points,
Andover had 20 and Worcester high on
ly is. Trott of Medford high won the
mile Four other points were all that
escaped to other schools.
Worcester academy won nine firsts,
five seconds and as many thirds. Incl
dentally three of it's athletes broke rec
ords of the association. Andover won
one first, six seconds and three thirds.
Worcester high got two firsts, one sec
ond, three thirds. Medford high got a
first, English high of Boston a second
and third and Brooklyn high won third
place in one event.
There We're several stars of the first
magnitude, among whom are Duffey
Scheuber, Gardiner and Norris Of Wor-
cester academy, Moran of Worcester
high and Trott Of Medford high.
Duffey scored more points than any
body else. He won first in the 100,
22O and running broad jump, getting
Is points for his team. Scheuber got
first in the low hurdles, second in the
pole vault and in the century dash.
making nine points. Gardiner won first
in the high jump and first
in the pole vault. making 10 points. The
trio made "a points, within a single
point of the combined athletes of
Worcester high and Andover.
Moran was bright member Of the
galaxy. He won the half in close to
record time and got second in the
quarter from Gallup, who ran fast
race He tried for the broad jump but
had spent his efforts
Three records went by the board, all
by Worcester Academy men. Duffey
cut a fifth Of a second from the 100
yards dash mark and placed 1t at an
even 10 seconds. Gardiner jumped 8
feet 8 inches and made a new record
for the high jump. Norris threw the
10 pound hammer 1873 #. in, making
a new record. Scheuber's mark of
&c s. for the low hurdles is practically a !
record The record of the association |
for that event is rs AS s., but It was |
made on a straight way course, where |
as Scheuber ran around a turn. Metz |
ger Of Andover broke the record also in |
the hammer throw, winning second |
place.
While the academy lads did brilliant |
work and piled up points. Moran |
showed himself a great little man |
chuck full Of gameness. He won the |
half mile in 2 m, IA As s., and then |
in the quarter, giving Gallup, |
Worcester Academy, neck and neck |
race for 200 yards. He was complete
ly undone by his effort but made gal |
liant try in the broad jump.
The games were not a success from
any standpoint. The fields We're too !
small in the several competitions and |
the slim attendance put the associa-
ton IN the NOE HHducldllys II d.
practically a three-cOrnered meet be-
tween Worcester Academy. Andover
Academy and Worcester high, with
Academy making runaway
race of it, The Boston schools and
schools of its suburbs showed no inter
est in the meet. They sent no athletes
except an occasional one on whom
they relied for a point winner.
Worcester Academy alone seemed to
> II IT. ,r.N in, ha oruf
was a respectable delegation of stu
dents from the institution on the hill
but the high schools were absent.
Many a time a larger delegation Of
high school students has attended /
games in Boston. There were not 400
at the games. Very little display Of
colors was made.
Worcester high furnished the great
est enthusiast OF the day. A young lady
attired in white with q large black hat
whose name is spelled Lncln with an
- and 20" inserted. couldn't sit still
She even led cheering for high school
boys and very gracefully led the cheers
for Worcester Acade my in one event
The Academy lads acknowledged the
by a rousing cheer for the
nigh schools which discounted any
,heering the high school lads had done
themselves.
II was a good day for athletic work.
There was no wind and the sun did not
thine to sap the strength of the young
,ters. The smallness Of the fields made
he meet a short one and failed TO
arouse great interest. but there were
many good performances.
The places won BY the several schools