The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-31
ATHLETES LIVELY.
Nearly Every Branch
of Sport at the
Oval.
INTEREST IN POWERS WORK.
Moran, Moynihan, Holland
and Mclaughlin Train
ing Hard.
INTEREST IN POWERS WORK.

Athletes Aocked to the oval yesterday
and the green sward and cinder track
had men from nearly every branch OF
sport at work.
Interest in the afternoon centered in
the appearance of j.. Fred Powers.
Powers is doing light work for the
Westfield games Labor day, and is al
ready in prime condition. Yesterday
he tried pole vaulting, and sailed over
the bar at 10 feet, but made no effort to
go higher, simply keeping his style in
good working order. Fred threw the
discus, and on several of his trials came
dangerously near Sheldon's record OF
l22 feet 33s inches. In a recent exhibit
ton he hurled the saucer shaped weight
more than 1913 feet. but the record does
not go. After the diocesan games,
Powers VIII get in shape for the Cana
dian championship games at Toronto,
Sept. 16, and his last appearance in out
door sports will be at the oval Sept 49,
Jers Moynihan got in some fast work
for his match race with Billy Moran,
and the latter went into training for
the event yesterday Moynihan is in
good condition, anS is running strongly
Moran did no fast work yesterday, but
was strong after a half-mile jog and
440-yard sprint.
Tom Cannon of the st. Johns Guild
put ON the spiked shoes yesterday and
trotted around the cinder track to get
off flesh. Cannon is entered for the
diocesan games, and has done no hard
training yet. Hennessey and Dixon
the high school distance runners. were
out conditioning for the Fitchburg Y
NJ G. L. games Labor day. The boys
are entered in the mile, and are run
ming strongly. DiXons stride got him
over the ground in good shape. Hen.
nessey was never in better form, anG
II the high school boys do not lane
places Labor day, it will be because
they are up against crack Jacks.
On the ctnder track, Jimmy Casey
Carni and A. G. Smalley reeled of
| laps in fast time. Carni's work was
the most conspicuous of any in the
| bunch Time and again Casey tried tt
Jump the Century rider, but earn
chung to his rear wheel. In severa
hot sprints, Carni gave good accoun
| OF himself. Casey is working morninl
| and afternoon for his match pursui
race with Major Taylor, and when tn,
event is pulled off will have a big adj
vantage over the whirlwind in knoWl
| edge of the track.
| Holland was out yesterday mornin,
and made good time. In the afternoon
| friends said that he had finished stron,
| after half in two minutes fiat. Ton
| has not let himself out for a mile bu
is credited with being able to do tn
| distance close to 440, and keep within
| himself at that.
| Mclaughlin was out for light worl
| IN the afternoon. Jimmy has not rur
under the watch for the full distance
With odds against him, Mclaughlin
does not appear respondent. In con.
versation with The Spy man he said
II am out to win If l do not, it Will
be because Holland is a better man.
do not know how fast l am going, but
know that 1 am getting faster every
day."
The old time speed has not entirely
left Mclaughlin, but he is not running
within half minute as fast as wher
he was the sDeediest amateur in this
vicinity. Half mile is his best dis
lance, and the mile seems to stagger
him a bit. Mclaughlin has the same
amount of grit as formerly, and upon
this rather than speed his friends bank
his chances of winning.
Betting on the match race was brisk
er yesterday than at any time since
the men signed articles. Neither mans
money fioated around in awe inspiring
amounts, but several 5 to bets with
Holland on the big end We're made in
Mechanic street sporting resorts.
Griffin, the Holy Cross pitcher, and
Billy Dyer, the shortstop, limbered up
on the diamond for Saturday and La
Dor day games. Dyer will pIay with
Attleboro and Griffin is down to pitch
for Ware Saturday afternoon.