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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
READY FOR PLAY.
Harvard Squad Make
Ready to Meet
Williams.
FIRST GAME TOMORROW.
Practice Faster Yesterday
Than 1t Has Yet
Been.
FIRST GAME TOMORROW.

Cambridge, Sept 2S.-By means of care
full yet vigorous training, the Harvard
foot ball squad is at last getting into
shape for the first game with Williams
on Saturday Not only was the practice
today freer from fumbling than before,
but it was also fierce and full of snap in
the case of every man. There is some
doubt as to how the line will play Satur-
day. Burnett played centre in the squad
today, and seems well able TO take care
of Sargent, The tackles on the first
eleven, Swain and Eaton both need
Strengthening, and have the fault of
playing too high. Baldwin, a freshman,
who comes from Exeter, was tried at
quarterback today, but as he was not
used to the Harvard way of swapping the
ball back, he was erratic in passing.
Parker who distinguished himself in
the Pennsylvania game two years ago,
was tried at left halfback Kendall to
right half, and Warren playing with the
substitutes. Kendall seemed to play
better game on the whole while Parker
made some brilliant runs Until he re-
ceived a temporary injury and was re-
placed by Sawin, he played a strong
game and seemed worthy of a place on
the eleven.
meeting of the Harvard freshmen
foot ball candidates was held this eve
ming. One hundred and twenty-five men
responded to the CALL most of them ends,
quarters and halfbacks There were very
few centre men. Coach Dibblee and
Capt Burden of the varsity eleven ad-
dressed the men briefly, calling out for
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
YALE YEAR BEGINS.
Entering Classes Show
Gains in All De-
partments.

New Haven, Ct, Sept. 2S.-Yale uni
versity began it's 199th academic year
this morning. From present indica-
tons, there will be an increase in the
entering classes of both the academic
and the scientific departments, also of
the law school, The other depart
ments will apparently hold their own
1t is not possible, today, to give accu-
rate figures as to the registration of
students. A leading professor said
this morning that the slight decrease
which has manifested itself for few
years, has apparently ceased and that
the entering classes are growing in ev-
cry department The ROTATIONS today.
were perfunctory, and consisted mainly
in the meeting between students and
instructors, for assignment of work.
The occasion will be President Hadley's
first meeting with the students, as the
university's executive.
Manager Rockefeller of the Yale
Foot Ball Assoc ton this morning an
nounced official. that Yale's head foot
ball coach for this season will be ex-
Capt. James O.. Rogers, 49, He is now
here and has been in full control of the
work of the candidates for several DAYS
Mr.. Rogers who Is at present studying
in the Harvard law school, will be UNI
able to spend all his time in New Ha-
ven. He will. however, be there as
much of the time as possible. The
plan is to have Capt Fred Murphy.
'97, who is studying in the Harvard
medical school, act as coach in New
Haven when the head coach is com
PEELED to be in Cambridge.
Walter Camp will also devote as
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
THE FRESHMEN WIN.
Tech Cane Rush Results in
the Sophomores'
Defeat.

Tech freshmen are henceforth en-
titled to The privilege of carrying canes,
the result of winning a cane rush from
the sophomores at Bliss field yester-
day. The cane rush has come to be an
annual feature of school life at Tech.
THAI IF yesterday was rather tame and
not up TO the standard of the previous
rushes, the custom being of recent es-
Enlistment. When hands were counted
yestei day, after the rush, the freshmen
had II hands on the cane, while the
sophcmores had but nine.
The juniors fostered the rush. Rich
ard NJ. Mitchell, K. o. Truell and
the juniors. They presented the fresh
men with black cane. silver clipped,
on which was inscribed the classes.
The freshmen challenged the sopho-
mores for rush, and it was promptly
accepted. 1t took place yesterday aoout
8 o'clock on Bliss field.
Prof. L. N. Conant and Instructor C.
r. Harris were umpires. Instructor d.
F. O'Reagan was starter and timer.
The duration of the rush was to have
been three minutes, but it was ended
in about I'm. 40s.
L. ID. Gilbert captained the sophie.
moros, and Frank Walsh the freshies
Gilbert won the toss, and chose the
crook of the cane for the hands of his
men, leaving the freshie's the west side
of the field, which was considered a tri-
f1e better on account of a slight SLOPE
to where the men with the cane were
placed. Three men from each class were
lined up with hands on the cane, and
the other members of the classes sta
toned ten yards away. There were
about rs in each class. The freshmen
were for the most part attired in blue
jeanc. Their faces were smooched t.
aid in recognition. There We're several
on each side who are candidates for
foot bali places.
One hand on the cane counted for a
point Three fingers on one hand was
considered a hand, the thumb being re-
garded as finger.
w. 5. Emerson, E. S. Parsons and c.
S. Me5lor of the freshmen class, and
Philip Loft, H. N. Harding and L. o.
R. Clark of the sophomore class, were
given the cane in the center. The sig
nal was given, and both classes rushed
forward. The onset proved too much
for the men holding the cane, and it
was forced to the ground, which made
the rush slow. The freshmen didn't
give much promise of winning The
outer circle was composed almost en-
tirely of freshmen, most of whom stood
around doing nothing, except watching
the struggling bunch However, the
freshmen who got close did great exc
cution. They laid violent hands on the
cane and won out. They had II hands
on the cane. The sophomores had
nine.
Louise Beatty and Philip Loft of the
sophomore class were injured. Beatty
got foot wrenched. Loft was under
the struggling bunch the greater part
Of the time, and was exhausted when
time was called.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
ALARGE TEAM.
Holy Cross viii Have 20 Men Ready to
Meet Brown.

The football squad at Holy Cross was
out during the noon recess yesterday.
and after tackling practice Coach Con
nor lined the first and second eIevens
up for % minutes play. All the old
players played in their regular positions
and their work showed that the few
days spent on the scrub had not been
without its good effect. Coach Conner
is making strenuous efforts to strength
en- one tackle. McQuaid falls far short
OF the mark set by ex-Capt. McDon-
ough last season. Noonan is out of the
game, Chagnant has failed to report for
the last day or two and Lawlor, who
displays the most ability of all, is too
light. and besides was laid up yes err
day with stiff leg Shine has donned
a suit again and may be played later
IN the season. He knows little or moth
ing about the game, but works well.
Baldwin is slated to fill MERGERS place
at left halfback. He is a good man, but
will hardly be in proper form for the
game tomorrow Morrison, the new
man from the Brighton high school
eleven, still holds the attention of side
line watchers and will probably be
worked against Brown 1t is the in
tention of Coach Conner to have at
least ~ SUBS at the oval and to put in
fresh man as soon as any player
SHOWS signs Of weakness. Capt. Ken
ney, Powers, Toohig and Conner were
very much in evidence against the sec
ond eleven yesterday, while Murphy, ].
F. Sullivan, Batters and Shine did the
best work for the other side Capt.
kenney called the squad out at s
O'Clock for signal practice and for more
than half hour the men We're kept
busy forming interference and drilling
themselves to obedience to Kelley's
directions.
Rev John F. Lehy, s. j., who has
Teen in Boston under the care of Tjr
John Bossidy, ard whose return home, |
now that his health is rapidly improv-
ing, has been daily expected, sad yes
terday that he would probably re' arm
tomorrow to see his boys do their duty |
against their old opponents from proyi- |
dence
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
THE ACADEMY TEAM.
Coach Donovan Was Assisted by Har-
ward Men in Handling the Players.

Coach Donovan Was Assisted by Har-
ward Men in Handling the Players.
Coach w. F. Donovan of Worcester
academy foot ball team was assisted
in his work yesterday by James McDer-
mott of Boston and Frank Clark, who
played back on the crack academy
team of three years ago. The latter
played with Harvard freshmen last
year, and was to try for the varsity
this season, but sustained an injury
which developed water on the knee.
The principal work yesterday was in
breaking through and stopping punts.
The backs of the first eleven were play
ed on the scrub team in order to give
the end men faster practice than they
could get otherwise
Norris was not out He injured his
ankle few days ago, and laid off yes
terday He will be all right tomor-
row, and would play if game had been
arranged. Nelson, the best centre at
the school, who is laid off from prac-
tice on account of an injured knee
watched the work closely and practiced
until the lineup. Coach Donovan is
taking no chances with him. He is
rapidly improving, and the coach fears
to risk a setback.
No game has been arranged for to-
morrow. The eleven is well satisfied
that none could be arranged, as the lay
off gives the injured men a chance to
get back te playing form.
Coach Donovan received yesterday a
letter from Manager Anderson of the
Brown team, asking him to officiate as
referee or umpire in the game with
Holy Cross at the oval tomorrow, but
he was obliged to decline, as he wants
to coach his men.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
SPLIT IN TWO.
A Large Number Of
Entries in PA
Trot.
IMPROVIDENCE AND EDNA COOK.
They Were the Winners
of the Two
Halves.
IMPROVIDENCE AND EDNA COOK.

Louisville, KY, Sept. 2S.-There were
three regular races on the card at the
fair grounds today. One of them, the
2:14 trot, filled so we'll that it was split
into two races. The first and most i'm
portant event of the day was the Kla-
tawa stake for three-year-old PAGERS, and
was won in straight heats by the favorite,
Riley B. Favorites were successful in
the other events, also in straight heats.
An extra attraction of purely local in
terest was the gentlemens road race for
a silver cup valued at $3.50. This was won
in straight heats by Jean Ingelow, black
mare, driven by Frank P. Kenney, secre-
tary of the Louisville Driving and Fair
Association. There were six starters in
the first heat, but only three. in the last
one the Others having been drawn. An
aconda, the California pacing wonder,
with mark of 2:06A, made an exhibition
mile in 2:o614, going the final quarter in
20 seconds, the fastest quarter ever made
by harness horse on the Louisville
course. The summary:
KLATAWA STAKE FOR THREE
YEAR-OLD PAGERS, VALUE
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
a FAMOUS FOX HOUND.
Hon. j. H. Walker Buys E. S. Knowles
John R.

Elisha S. Knowles has sold his fox
hound, John r., to Hon. Joseph H.
Walker. The dog is famous not only for
being one of the best fox hounds in Wor-
cester county, but for making a trip over
the roads which opened the eyes of Wor-
cester sportsmen. Last august he went
from Northampton, N. H., to West Rut-
land. a distance of 10 miles The trip
was the more wonderful as the dog had
never been over any section of that coun-
try before Some time previous to his
trip he was at the summer residence of
Hon. John r. Thayer in Pomfret, ct. He
was shipped to Mr. Walker at Newhamp-
ton by train. Mr.. Walker took him out
for foxes and he did not return. Several
days after he turned up a West Rutland,
where Mr.. Knowles had boarded him
The dog was sired by Hon. John r.
Thayers Guess. His dam was owned by
Mr. Stearns of Unionville. He is seven
years old. and although he has never been
entered in any fox hound trials is con-
sidered one of the best hounds in Worces-
ter county.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
L. A. w. NOMINATIONS.
List of Candidates for State OFFICERS
Will Be Announced Shortly.

Nominations for officers of the state
division of the L. A. w. are expected
shortly. Lincoln Holland of this city
was member of the nominating com
mittee which sat few days ago, but
whose session was private, and the
members are under promise of secrecy
regarding the result Nominations are
made for chief consul, vice-consuI.
secretary treasurer and representatives
from all over the state. The exact
number has not been gwen out, but it
Is about the same as last year. when
there were 81 representatives. Worces-
ter is entitled to two at large, one of
whom will certainly be Mr.. Holland
The local consulate will be entitled to
one representative at present, and if the
membership increases at the rate it has
gone lately the consulate will have two
representatives. They will be elected
by the consulate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
ORGANIZER SHIELDS.
He VIII Arrive Today and Swell Me m
the bership of the Carpenters Union.

Tie WIN HrrlVe Ioday ana swell NJ e m
the bership of the Carpenter Union.
Today the work of making the Car
penters and Joiners' Union one of the
most powerful of local labor organiza-
tons will begin under favorable aus
pices. w. ]. Shields of Boston, recently
appointed district organizer for New
England, will arrive in this city and
pass the day in making an examination
of trade conditions.
Tomorrow the business of organiza-
ton will be mapped out, and an effort
will be made to have the meeting of
the union Tuesday evening, the occa-
sion for the reception of scores of new
members. At present there are about
500 members of the local union, and
twice as many more are eligible. In
the field of men who have no active in
terest in the efforts of the local union,
Organizer Shields will labor
Assurances have been received which
indicate that there is no doubt of local
unions being the entertainers of one
national officer, Oct. 6, at the parade
and mass meeting, Vice President P. j.
Mcguire of Utica, N. Y, of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, who is also
general secretary of the Car
penters and Joiners' national organiza-
ton. Arrangements will probably be
made to have Organizer Shields present
as a guest at the mass meeting.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
TO WASH BRUSHES AND COMBS.

To wash hair brushes and combs. dis
solve a tablespoonful of Gold Dust Wash
ing Powder in boiling water; when 1t is
nearly cold, dab the bristles UP and down,
to become wet; when the brushes are
clean, dip them in plain cold water. and
dry them either by the fire or in the open
air.
Soap turns the ivory-back combs or
brushes. yellow, but Gold Dust does not
inJure them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
INDOOR BASE BALL.
klobedanz Has Ordered an Outfit to
Start the Game Here.


Start the Game Here.
Fred Klobedanz placed yesterday an
order for two baseballs and four bats
for the indoor game, and last evening
paid a visit to Father Mathew hall to
inspect 1t with view of learning if it
is large enough for the game. When
the materials arrive he will organize
two teams and start playing. The game
is played on a diamond which is 81 feet
square, the pitcher being II feet from
the batsmen. Only an underhand ball
can be thrown, the hand to be carried
below the hip.
The arrangement of players is similar
to that of the outdoor game except
there are two shortstops, a right and
left, who stand on either side of the
pitcher. There are but two fielders,
right and left. The ball is of twice the
diameter of a baseball and much softer.
The bat is about two feet long and no
thicker than q broom handle. There is
little overland throwing in the game,
not because it Is against the rules, but
from necessity such fast playing is not
required. Klobedanz says men who do
not play baseball at all sometimes make
the best men at the indoor game.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
LOOKING FOR A COACH.

Football is looking up at Highland
Military academy, and regular practice
is being entered on. The management
of the team is after ]. D. Delaney of
this city to coach the team. No sched-
ule of games has been arranged, but
correspondence has been opened with
several schools. and the manager ex-
poets to have number of games within
a few days
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
LOOKING FOR GAMES.

The Beatmidgets offer to play foot
ball with any team in the city under
10 years old. Games can be arranged
with Capt. William Hughes, IA Riley
street. The team is: O'Neil centre
Foley left guard, Marley right guard
O'Connor left tackle, Finneran right
tackle, Shea left end, Duffy right end,
Hughes quarter back. Sweeney right
half back, Provencal left half back,
Terrell full back, Lawless substitute
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
EASY WORK.

The Cane Rush lnterfered With Tech
Foot Ball Practice.
On account of the cane rush at Bliss
field, yesterday, Coach John H. Put
nam did not have mach chance with his
fooc ball men. He had them catching
punts before the rush, but after few
minutes work, they had to give up the
field. When the rush was over, he
lined them up, first for signal work
and later against the second eleven.
The play was vigorous, as the coach
intends to give the men a lay-off this
evening, with merely signal practice.
The men showed considerable improve
ment last evening, particularly in plays
directed at the line. The backs started
fast and the interference formed well.
There was 9 lack of consistency in the
however. some of the men not
being able to do the correct play twice
in succession.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
ANOTHER VETERAN GONE.

Leominster. Sept. 2S.-George H. Mer-
rill, veteran of the civil war and re-
spected citizen of this place, died here
at o'clock this morning. He entered
the service of his country at Camp Lin
coin in Worcester as musician in Co.
K, Thirty-siYth regiment. and was hon
orably discharged at Washington, June
8, 1865, at the close of the war He
was in the battles of Blue Springs, Va,
Knoxville, Morristown, Fredericksburg,
Wilderness, Vicksburg, Cold Harbor
and Petersburg. He leaves a widow,
one daughter and two sons.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
PRINCETON TENNIS.

Princeton, N. J., Sept. 2S-The fall
tennis tournament to decide Princeton's
of the intercollegiate
meet to be held Oct. at New Haven.
was finished today. Little and Alexan-
der were chosen to represent Prince
ton. Little, by defeating Alexander,
retains the championship of the univer-
sitV
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
PREPARING FOR AMHERST,
Yale Will Play Her First Foot Ball
Game Saturday.

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 2S.-The prac-
tice of the Yale foot ball candidates this
afternoon was in preparation for the
game of next Saturday with Amherst
College, The work was short and snappy
and devoted altogether to work in adj
vancing the ball as in a regular game.
The trying out of candidates was aban-
doned for the day, and only the best and
most experienced men tried on the uni
versity and college sides.
Head Coach Rodgers, Coachers Muir
p,hy and Cutten paid especial attention to
the rush line, while Coachers Bull and
Butterworth coached the back field and
Ely looked after Wear. The varsity was
permitted to score kut once on the col
lege side. This was done after short and
rapid. rushes down the field, the college
side holding well the rushes of the first
eleven.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
M'GARR AT HOME.
His Season as National League I'm
pire is Closed.


James j. McGarr, umpire of the Ma
tional league, is through for the sea-
son, and returned to his home in this
city yesterday. McGarr is looking the
picture of health, and enjoys his posi-
ton, despite the strain man is sub
jected to. He has OBLIGATED on bases
almost all the time since his appoint
ment and is considered one of the best
umpireS on the lines in the big league
The reason for finishing before the
close Of the season is peculiar. BY the
arrangement of the schedule of UNI
pires, seven men were sent to the east,
while but three are left in the west The
latter will finish the season umpiring
alone where it is necessary, and Me-
Carr being the nearest home, President
Young decided to wind up his work
He will be back at the cid stand next
season. He has done such good work
on bases. showing excellent judgment
and a fearlessness to make decisions,
that he may be placed behind the bat
next year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
LUTHERANs MEET.

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-The first formal
session of the 27th biennial conference
of the Lutheran Evangelical council
was held here today 1876 delegates, rep
resentlng 100000 communicates in every
part of the continent, being present
Addresses were delivered by DR.. George
Haas, president of the New York mir-
isterium, and DR. A. l.. Yount, presi-
dent of the Pittsburg synod.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
GENEROUS BUT EFFECTIVE

Philadelphia, Sept. 2S.-seymour today
gave ten bases on balls and struck out
eleven batters, He was very wild, but
when he cut the plate the Phillies could
not hit him. Errors by the locals helped
to fatten New York's score. Prince Ran
jitsinhji and several of his English crick-
eters witnessed the game. Darkness
stopped play at the end of the eighth in
ming Attendance 2S7S. Score
NEHN XnuLE
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
TOO COLD FOR GOOD BALL

Baltimore, Sept. 2S.-Baltimore won
from Brooklyn today by daring base run
ming, reinforced by Indifferent work in
the field by the visitors. Neither Howell
nor Dunn was batted hard, but the chilly
atmosphere made rapid playing difficult.
Attendance, 1917 The score:
d nv
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29

much Of his time as possible to the
work of the foot ball eleven. The final
decision and the entire responsibility
Of the work Will be with Head Coach
Rogers. however. The appointment
gives very general satisfaction at
Yale, and Mr.. Rogers was heartily
cheered this morning on the campus.
Capt. Allen of the Yale university crew
has fixed Saturday, Oct IA, for the an
nual fall regatta.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29

Earned run. Brooklyn; stolen bases,
Keister; sacrifice hits. Lachance, Jen-
nings, Sheekard; double play, Keister and
Lachance: first base on balls. off Howell
I! off Dunn 3; hit by pitched ball. An
Howell 5, by Dunn 2; wild pitch, Howell:
left on bases, Baltimore 6, Brooklyn g.
Time, hours. Umpires, Emslie and
Dwyer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
CINCINNATI.

Earned runs. Pittsburg 2, Cincinnati 8;
two-base hits, Beaumont, Ely, Lever,
Corcoran; three-base hit, McCreery; sac
riftce hit Mccarthy; double plays,
Smith Ely and Dillon, Selbach and Beck
ley; first on balls, off Lever 8, off Friske
2; struck out by Lever 4; wild pitches,
Friske 2; passed ball, Bowerman Time,
hours. Umpires, O'Day and Latham
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
WADDELL INITIATED.

St. Louis, Sept. 2S.-The ST. Louis team
gave Rube Waddel the first humping to-
day that he has received since he made
his debut in the big league. With two
men on bases in the third inning, Blake
was sent up to bat for Heidrick, who in
iured his leg, and Harry Buelow ran.
Score.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
BUDLoNc BEATS cHAcE.

: Providence, r. l.. Sept. 2S.-Clarence D.
Budlong defeated Malcolm Chace for the
state tennis championship this afternoon,
6-3, 4-6. 81, Ga, Ga. 1t is the first
time that Budlong has succeeded in de-
feating Chace in years. Chace took mat
tiers too easily until Budlong had the
game.