The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-05
ST. PAUL'S
MEN W IN.
Diocesan Athletic Champion
ship Remains Here.
J. F. POWERS THE STAR.
He Lands 25 Points For His Team-Dr. j..
A. Smith Pushes Him Hard In Two
Events-Field Day Poorly Man
aged-A Disgraceful Fight
Ends Ball Game
J. r. POWERS THE STAR.

athlete but few who would compete
| under its Colors were entered by other
Worcester organizations. Had St.
Anne's unbrok9n team competed there
would have been hot rivalry with St.
Paurs.
]. Fred Powers was the bright par
ticrlar star but there were others who
| shone with first magnitude light DIR.
j. A Smith of Sacred Heart Lyceura
| threw frightful scare into the Powers
camp He pushed Powers hard in the
running broad, and was beaten half
inch only in the running hop, step and
jump.
Tom McQueeney in the hurdles, Nor
an and Deadly in the middle distance
runs, Charlie O'Connor and Malloy of
North Adams in the sprints and DR..
Smith and Tom Cannon in the novice
races were other good performers.
The Sacred Heart Lyceum sustained
its reputation on the ball field by de-
feating the st. Johns Guild, in a we'll
played game, considering the character
of the grounds on which they had to
play.
The Worcester delegation left this
city yesterday morning on the 7,30
o'clock special train over the Boston
and Albany railroad and reached West
field in good season, making the run
in time to be there at o'clock
The trip to Westfeld was without in
cident, save for the presence of a
couple of street singers who reaped a
good harvest When the excursionists
arrived, they were met by the delega-
ton which had gone, the day previous
and which reported a merry night in
Westfield, mentioning, among other
things, the disappearance of cot beds,
which compelled a member of the St
Pauls Lyceum team to bunk on the
floor.
While the parade was forming, the
spectators were RECALLED with something
not on the program. A float, which
contained party of young ladies, mem
| bers of the Ladies' Aid Society con-
nected with the Father Mathew Society
| of Westtield broke down and for a mo-
ment there was a vision of lingerie and
! things. Worcester boys rode past in
tallyhos and vehicles of various de-
scriptions, FOR they were out for the
best in the town, and they got it, too.
| The Worcester division was the last
/ in the line. 1t was headed by the
Notre Dame Drum Corps of 10 pieces,
| w. H. Liberty leader and Ernest
! Gagnon drum major. Following the
music came the Father Mathew Pioneer
corps, 16 men, under Owen A Gilrein
The men attracted more than their
share of attention on account of the
immense beaver hats which they wore
Behind the pioneers came the knights
| of Father Mathew, So men, commanded
| by John j. O'Hara and d. T. Flaherty.
The Father Mathew Society came next,
40 men, under command of John T.
Brosnihan. Then came the st. Johns
Guild, which had 40 men, in charge of
Henry j. Cummings. Neither the st.
I PauPs Lyceum nor the Sacred Heart
! Lyceum marched.
Directly back of the Worcester con-
tlngent came one of the prettiest COM
mands OF the line, st. Joseph's Society
| OF North Brookf1eld. 1t was headed by
me me Gaaet ME ana drum corps of North
| Brookneld. The society was dis
tlnguished in more ways than one. Rev.
l James +. Tuite, now pastor of st.
| Anne's in this city, but for many years
| aIstandby of the society marched with
mem, being the only priest to stride
| with his boys. The men wore black
| clothes, white gloves and large green
badges trimmed with gold, which gave
| them a handsome appearance. They
| marched with the precision of drilled
/ troops and gained considerable an
piause along the line. A prize was Of
| fered for the best appearing society
| IN line, and the North Brookfeld men
! had many supporters, but it went ia
1 Sacred Heart Society Of Springfield
However, the North BrookfieId men
and st. Jeromes of Holyoke received
| honorable mention.
When the hour for starting the field
sports arrived, everything was chaos
on the track, and several officials were
missing. Volunteers took hold and had
! things going well in short order.
There were no surprises to the unini-
tiated except in the 100 yard dash
| which was conceded to Charlie OCon-
nor of ST. Paurs. Malloy of North
Adams sprung a big surprise when he
easily beat out O'Conpor in the final
heat. Moran of st. Stephens, with
Eddie O'Connor,, was thrown out for Cn
4 making three false starts in the heat
for second men. Moran, by the way
had beaten out OConnor in the first
heat, although the judges gave the heat
10 OConnor. The three timers stopped
their watches on Moran, and were
greatly surprised when the announce
ment of O'Connors win was made.
The greatest rivalry in the athletic
i contests was between DR.. j. A. Smith
of Sacred Heart Lyceum and j Fred
| Powers, st. Paul's crack in the run
ming broad jump. Smiths friends had
| all kinds of money that he could beat
| Powers who is the champion of New
England, in this event, and has made
the best long jump ever made in New
England. They scared the Power mer
so much that the latter asked for odds
which were properly refused in the face
of Powers well known ability. HAD
the Powers men backed their choice
they would have doubled their win
nings AS it was they pulled out a
| goodly sum-
Considerable feeling arose over the
heated competition. Each had ardent
supporters among the field judges who
intended to see their man got every.
thing that was coming to him A dis
pute arose as to whether Smith had an.
other Jump when he failed to reach
| Powers mark, the decision finally be.
ing that he had. However, he refused
to make another trial, thinking prob
ably he would save his friends money
| Another unpleasant incident occurred
in the early part Of the games. C. j
Carmody was acting as starter, and st