The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22

Jeremiah Kelliher, 3D.; William Cotter,
S.; Mortimer Howard, ]. f.; Timothy
Murphy, c. f.; and John Grady, T. I.
Many of these men have been up
against Spencer on the base ball field
before, and comprise the best base ball
talent available in town.
The athletic team is training falth-
fully, and as the day of the meet APP
proaches, every member grows more
and more confident of victory. All are
in the best possible shape, with tie
exception of John M. Noonan, the
towns crack distance runner, who
strained cord and is trifle lame. No
anxiety is felt on this account, how
ever, as it is believed that he will
round into form the next week and be
ready to lead the field to the tape in
the 440 and $50 yards run.
Despite the confidence the Spencer
men manifest that Patrick Donavon
will beat Noonan, North Brookfield
sports still place their faith in him
and Donavon will find him the tough
est kind of a proposition. The sprint
ers are running well and in a bunch,
and all three are looked upon to score
points. The runners of the team will
be about the cleverest lot ever sent
out from this vicinity, and are depend
ed upon to do the bulk of the work
that must be done to land the team a
winner.
A conservative estimate from local
point of view is that North Brooktiel6
will score between So and so points. Of
So points the boys feel sure, and will
not be surprised if so points are scored
for the st. Joseph's team. They are
preparing to spring more than enc
surprise, and if the men do in COM
petition what they did this afternoon
in practice, it is hard to figure how
the Holy Rosary society is going to
get any better than second.
The sophomore class of the North
Brookfeld high school waxed gladstone
at the social dance in Castle hall last
night, and flushed with their victory of
the afternoon, endeavored to make
life miserable for the seniors whom
they had Vanquished in athletic sports
in the afternoon. The seniors retaliat-
ed and during the course of the eve
| ning's amusement there were engage
ments and clashes between the two
classes that savored of the college
football game or cane rush.
Early in. the evening the sophomores
presented the seniors with a bottle of
ketchup to soothe their wounded feel
ings and to alleviate the sting of de-
feat. Some one remarked that the So
phomores were as bombastic and con-
ceited as their name implied, and withal
entirely too fresh The hint was acted
upon Immediately and a bag of salt
purchased in order that they might be
sailed down. This was presented in
due form, but the sophomores, not re-
fishing their present, the seniors des-
cended from their dignity, smuggled
the shoes of the seniors that had been
laid aside in favor Of dancing slippers,
and filled them with salt, in order to
have corned beef, someone aptly re-
marked.
Great was the wrath of the seniors
when this was discovered and forthwith
a rush was made for the yellow flag
of the sophomores which had been flung
defiantly at them so often. The flag
was secured and hidden for a while,
but finally its owners got possession
of it and the dance ended with every
one in good spirits, the seniors admit
ting they had been beaten fairly and
squarely by a better team.
The work done at the field day sur
passed the expectations of even the
most sanguine admirers of the boys.
Brooks Maxwell, captain of the sopho-
more class, was a surprise of the most
pronounced form, and as a Splinter,
could give a good account of himself
against much faster men than he was
with yesterday. He is a natural run
ner, going over the track with an easy,
graceful stride and with another years
experience will be able to give any
school boy in this vicinity close ar
gument.
Dexter Twiss, another sophomore, is
capable with proper training of making
fast time in the 220 and 440 yard runs
as we'll as the shorter dashes.
An entirely new distance runner came
into prominence in the person of Jas.
Burke, who won the half-mile. Young
Burke has great endurance and long,
easy stride, with chance of becoming
a distance runner of some merit.
Ward Smith of the Junior class gave
a rare display of grit, going into nee
ly everything on the program, and W
ming several points for his class. Were
he to confine himself to one or two
events, it would require a good man
to lead him to the tape.
Paul Omsby of the freshmen class
showed considerable ability as jump
er and distance runner. 1t was the
first track experience that some of the
boys have had, and there is an excel
lent opportunity for good team for the
school next year.