The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-05
Duffy Made Record
Time in 40 yd Dash.
HE WON TWO.FIRSTS
Holy Cross Whipped Bos-
ton College in Team Race.

Boston, March 4.-Worcester and
Worcester Academy apparently have
a. monopoly upon first indoor sprinters
this season
Those who follow the athletic game
began to think so a couple of weeks
ago, after watching a Worcester boy
gather IN the 40-yard handicap and the
t0-gard novice at the B. A. A. games.
Now they are convinced that their
first impressions were we'll founded, for
this evening, at the annual Boston Col
Iege indoor games, practically the same
crowd saw another Worcester boy re-
turn to the heart Of the commonwealth
a double winner having placed to his
credit the big sprints-the 4O-yard han
dicap and the 4o-yard invitation.
Two weeks ago it was little Scheuber
who was the winner, and those who
saw him run at that time were watch
ing for him this evening. But before
they realized 1t. however, they had en-
tirely lost all thoughts of Scheuber,
through the brilliant work of another
Worcester lad. In fact, they entirely
forgot that Scheuber was not at the
games at all. Their eyes were upon
another fellow, and they were looking
for no one else.
Popular favorites, it has been said
are made and unmade in an hour.
Surely, Scheuber two weeks ago became
popular favorite in less than that
49, II.
MS successor any longer to install him
self prime faworite, a winner and a
wonder.
1t seems a bit curious and to the Bos-
ton athletes it is certainly a bit gall
ing to think that at the two important
indoor meetings of the season Worces-
ter should be able to furnish a. double
winner in each, while no other COM
petitor has succeeded in winning two
frst prizes. Both OF these boys were
prepared and fitted for their perform
anoes at Worcester Academy, by Train
or Pouch Donovan. 1t is truly a great
combination.
A. >. Duffys running tonight was
wonderful. This can be said without
the slightest sextravagance He not
only captured the invitation 4o-yard
dash, but he finished first in the 40
yard handicap, admitted by all to be
the hardest event on the card to win
ana b1e easiest to lose.
He was ON the scratch IN each race.
ne ran In six heats. He was second
In one and he won all the others.
Every heat In which Duffy competed
was 3-5 seconds, while in the other
heats 4-5 and 5 seconds were the fash
ionable times. Duffy, as a glance at
the summary shows, ran through the 40
yards straightaWay five times at a gait
as fast as any man has ever attained
iEt IL oh
ers the honor of holding the worlds in
door record at 4 3-5 seconds. Not only
did Duffy's running show him to be
fast. 1t showed that he is slayer.
He will go to the scratch I'm the 40
yards dash at the interscholastics a
week from this afternoon, hot favor
tie. There is no one in sight either
within or without the Boston schools
that looks able to stop him.
In the dressing room before the race
Duffy said to a Spy man: 81 will make
few of those sprinters know we are
on earth, tonight" and as he said This
he "set," and a second later was off on
miniature sprint all by himself down
the dressing room floor. Duffy made
good his promise.
However, Duffy was not the only
thing labelled Worcester that found a
prominent part in the race. The Holy
Cross Boston College team race proved
one of the features of the evening"
likewise it proved to be a victory for
the Worcester runners, and defeat
for the Boston men. At the last indoor
meeting, more through a technicality
than otherwise, the scheduled team
race between Columbia and Holy Cross
did not materialize and the New York
team was awarded the race by forfeit
Tonight Holy Cross was not giving 9TH
er institutions so easy and so hollow
a victory. They We're not to lose with
out a fight, and Boston College real
lied that she had been in the Warmcst
sort of a struggle and at the same time
q losing struggle.
The Worcester team ran great race,
and because the boys representing the
Purple ran so well they won. A team
with less courage and less speed would
surely have suffered defeat. At the
same time, Holy Cross should not re-
greet that Kiley, who was running num-
Der three for Boston college, stubbed
his toe just when he did and where he
did 1t may not have turned defeat
into victory, but at the same time 1t
helped Holy Cross and acted as detri-
ment to Boston college
All the team races of the evening
were close, in fact this feature of the
program was far in advance of the
team races at the 3. A. A.. or any other
big meets. 1t was a rank Boston col
two teams appeared upon the track
for the warming up process the crowd
went fairly wild Boston college flags
and colors were waved from every di-
rection and good sized delegation of
Boston college students, stationed in
one section of the gallery added to the
general din by giving number of col
lege yells
Holy Cross won the toss and. of
course, took the pole. j. f. Sullivan
ran first, meeting Reilly of Boston col
lege. The Worcester man got the start
at the pistol and did not lose his control
of the pole throughout the three laps
At times Reilly pressed him uncomfort-
ably hard but Sullivan managed tc
keep in front and he even gained five
yards over his man. Then Eddie
O'Connor took up the relay. running
with Mccarthy of Boston college. Me-
Carthy could not get the pole away
from him, and O'Connor Finished as he
had commenced, at winning gait.
Kiley set sail after Charley OConnoi
with a vengeance. For a man who
has had so much experience in indoo,
running and Ia as fast as Charley o..
Conner. it was surprising that Kiley
could have taken the pole away from
him before the course had been hall
covered. O'Connor made big atten1p,
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