The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19


He was laying for Marvel tonight,
however. He had fitted himself care
FULLY for the race and it is safe to say
that had Marvel started out with eight
yards to the good Dadmun would have
passed him before the 800 yards had
been covered.
Another very good team race was
that between the school teams repre-
sentng the Boston and New York
school boys. For couple of relays the
New Workers showed the way to the
local runners, then a Boston man cut
out into the lead on a turn and the
fourth Boston runner cinched the vic
tory
The Harvard class race resulted un-
ausfactorily, the leading two teams
pelng disqualified, which gave first and
second places to the teams finishing far
In the rear. The trouble all came in
The first relay when there was so much
or a scramble that one foul was com
united and another man was thrown
from his feet Capt. Roche told The
spy reporter after the games that he
thought likely the race would be run
over at some subsequent meet The men
wanted to run it off tonight but Train
er Lathrop put his foot down upon any
such plan
Harry Dadmun was determined to
run IN some race other than the team
race, and being unable to participat tie
IN the 500 yards handicap, as has al
ready been explained. he appeared for
the word in the 1000 yards Neither
Marvel nor Hollander came out. so
9admun with his u yards handicap.
was as good as scratch. Early in the
race it looked as though Dadmun
would win, although it was generally
known that he had not been running
m practice for so long a distance con-
timing his work to the $50 yard distance
which he was called upon to negotiate
in the relay. Dadmun ran as close to
the pole as he could get all the way,
and on every turn went by two or three
of those who had been more literally
dealt with by Handicapped Moakley.
With three laps to go Dadmun was i'll
fourth place, and if his strength could
hold out for the 800 yards he was a
sure winner. The clip and the josthe
in getting by other men earlier in the
Trace had told upon him and Dadmun
gave 1t up. He could hold his own, but
had made up all the ground possible,
and finding it was impossible to win,
he dropped out
The tWo-mile invitation race brought
seven good middle-distance runners and
gave Alexander Grant, the University
of Pennsylvania runner an opportunity
TO win a race both easily and grace
fully. Mcclellan, an East Boston ath-
lete, set the pace for nine laps, but
that worried neither the other starters
nor Grants very numerous friends in
the audience Then Eddie Mills, the
interscholastic champion of a couple
of years ago, and now wearing the Har-
ward colors, moved into the lead and
Tor several laps set the pace. McGira,
the New Yorker, sprinted out and
around the bunch after a mile
and half had been covered. The
crowd was now getting warmed up to-
the race, and when, with six more laps
TO go Eddie Mills went into
the lead again, he was accord
Grant all this time had been jogging
along in fourth or fifth place, but with
four more laps-little less than quar-
ter OF g, mile-tha man in the red and
blue jersey went into the lead and he
was not passed until he had crossed
the line and had won for University of
pennsylvania her first prize of the eve
ming.
The meet this evening was attended
by fully as large a number of persons
as ever turned out to see the crack ath-
letes of the east do battle under B. A.
A auspices. The attendance proved
that athletic meets properly conducted
are Just as popular as ever. On the floor
IN addition to the athletes and trainers
mere was quite a coterie of well known
men who acted as officials William r.
Curtis of New York, known the world
over as the father of athletics" Off
clated as referee. The gentleman. how
ever, VINO attracted the most attention
was Harry S. Cornish, who was down
on the program TO act as clerk of
course. Owing TO the unpleasant pub
Ilclty he has received in connection
win the Adams poisoning case Mr..
4 inc 70 tolr
IN pulling off the games. He was. how
ever on the floor and chatted pleasant
~ with his former associates of the r.
A. A.
Ihere was not happier man on the
Hoor of the building at the end of the
games than Jerry . Delaney of this
city, who is coaching Exeter's track
team. For the first TIM in the his
terry OF the two schools AnGover ana
Exeter met in an indoor relay race.
ana Delaney was happy because his
New Hampshire boys had won a dis
finctiYe victory over their Massachu
setts rivals. Exeter had the lead all
the way after the first relay and the
work of the quartet showed how we'll
Jthey had been fitted. The two Hersey
boys, George and Walter We're the
strongest runners on the winning
team, Walter having the second relay,
while George was depended upon to
PICK up whatever ground Exeter
might need in the last relay of the
race. Exeter had the race well in
hand before George Hersey started out.
nevertheless he ran II through to the
finish and made the best time of his
team.
The following is the summary:
40-yard novice. first heat in semi-fnals-
Won by f, Schuber, Worcester Academy;
il: g. Davis, Andover ID Time. sec,
Second heat-Won by G. H. Colby. New
t11urNport II. S; S. Crosby H. A. A., I'd. |
Third heat-Won by e. NJ. Hill. Hopkin-
son; c. 5, Edgell Harvard, I'd. lime.
Final heat-Won by F. scheuber. wor-
cester Academy; r. T. Davis Andoyer
"a; e. NJ Hill, Hopkinson, Sd. Time, AS
4o-yard handicap, first trial heat-Won
D py Is. Lancy, Brookline high az ftD. !
Second trial heat-Won by Neil Seaman.
Third trial heat-Won by H. BuIlard IT
a A, t6 IT,. Time, As sec.
Fourth trial heat-Won by e. G. Scheu
per Worcester Academy G ft.l. Time 3-5
FIFTH trial heat - Won by J. sullivan
Holy Cross (r2 ftD. Time, AS sec.
Sixth trial heat-Tie between 5. Crosby
u a. a. 6 it,, and W. A. Corcoran 4
NJ. G; A.. @ ftl. Time, 40 sec.
seventh trial heat-Won by J. c. Baylev.
IL A. \. % IT.. Time As sec
Eighth trial heat-Won by NJ L. Bern
stem, H. a. a. C4l2 ft). Time, "a sec.
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