The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-08
TRIALS
For Places on High
School Team.
Bigelow Brings Out Some
Promising Men.

E ti4S iIlih puiiulIS yesterday as lover
of amateur athletics would desire to
witness
Several young lads of the Worcester
high school whose eyes are trained in
the direction of the interscholastic
sports in Boston a week from Satur-
day contested for a place on the team
which will represent the Worcester
high school at the games
There were two vacancies in the 600
yards delegation and the runner to car
~ the blue in the 1000 yards has not
been selected.
Trials were run yesterday under di-
reotion of Frank II. Bigelow and Will
liam Moran, captain of the trackteam,
| TO settle on the best men. There were
six candidates. for the two vacancies
in the 600 yards run. The trials in
the 1000 will be run today, as some of
the 600 yards men want to try for'that
distance.
The men who ran yesterday were
Perry, McCauley, Warren, Dowd, Dixon
and McAuliffe, who finished in the or
der named. They ran under the watch
the decision being on the best time that
was made.
Mr.. Bigelow did not reveal the time
to anybody except Capt. Moran Perry
was two seconds faster than anybody
else. McCauley came next. He had
only margin on Warren and Dowd.
But ii was faster than either, and he
was chosen. The third man entered
is capt. Moran, who outclassed all 9TH
efs when the first trials were made.
The men who viii probably try for
the 1000 today are DoWd. Durgin. NH
shen and Hennessey
Inc time made by Perry, particular
ly in his trial yesterday, stamps him
as good one, and gave the high school
ooys hope that he viii land next to
Moran. who is the acknowledged win
ner OF the 500 yards. Perry is certain
~ running fast, and is coming all the
tllne, being new man at the game
warren has not been running much.
nut he did magnificent work. Dixon
also showed great promise He has
peen IN practice a week only, and was
not far enough behind but that he
would make the others worry if all had
run together
The representative of the school in
the mile run was settled at the Boston
College games Saturday evening. The
three men who wanted to try for that
event We're entered in the mile handi-
cap IN Boston, understanding that the
man who finished ahead of the others
would be chosen for the mile RIM AT
the lnterscholastic games.
by the rule of. the association only
Two entries can be made, and but one
lIaH can go 10 the mark. The trio that
started in Boston Included St John
Clifford and Mushen. They were on
the fO-yard mark. st. John was nearest
10 the tape when the race was finished
ana earns his place on the high school
interscholastic team
Ihe list of high school entries will be
complete today, the date appointed for
the closing of entries. Capt. Moran
purposely avoided sending in a fuIl LIST
early. In the making out of the pro
gram last year the high school lads
were punched in the heats. Capt Nor
ans purpose was to get them separated
IN order that they will not compe tie
against each other in the heats He
sent several entries early in order that
the men might get good positions on
the starting line.
The positions are drawn according TO
the time of receiving the entries. THE
high school lads have been shrewd for
several years getting their entries in
as early as possible, and when the men
were called to the scratch. they had
their competitors in the best positions.
Jourdan and Kenney of the sprinting
squad went to the large room under the
grandstand at Agricultural park yes
terday, where a straightaway 40 yards
dash can be run. The purpose Of the
change was to guard against a habit
Of quitting when the distance is half
finished, a practice which comes nat
urally in the rink as but littlee more
than 20 yards can be run at full speed.
Kenney wears a leather anklet since
Saturday evening, when he slightly in
| iured his foot in the competitions at
Boston. He showed up in great form
| yesterday and beat out Jourdan to the
| tape. Henry, the fastest hurdler of the
team is suffering from a sore leg. Mr..
| Bigelow gave him careful directions to
| nurse it for a few days