The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-16
WILL HOLD NO MEET,
The Weather Is Too
Cool for Bike
Racing.
TALK OF A BASKET BALL LEAGUE.
Many Contests at the Asso-
ciated Cycle Clubs
Fair.
TALK OF A BASKET BALL LEAGUE.

| The members of the Associated cycle
clubs have practically given up all hope
of conducting another race meet this
fall, and have abandoned the idea of
having match race between Royal A.
Carni of the Century Cycle Club and
Emil ]. Leclaire of the Worcester Cycle
Club. The clubs had forlorn hope
in the completion Of the track of the
Agricultural Society at Greendale, but
they have come to regard that as be-
ing next to impossible before the really
cool weather sets in.
They could run a meet at Gardner
| but there being no holiday in the near
| future, and the people of that town not
| liable to patronize the races except on
holiday it was decided not to hold a
meet there this fall The active spirits
of the Associated cycle clubs are we'll
aware that the people who patronize
| bicycle races in this city have been
| sold too many gold bricks in the past,
and will virtually have to be educated
to attend even good races in the fu-
| ture. They think that the cool wealth
er of the past few days will not be a
great aid to them in their campaign
of enlightenment.
| But the racing season has not been
closed, as might be inferred and the
enthusiasts of this city are likely to see
| Royal A. Carni pitted against Charles
II. Drury, who is supposed to be the
| fastest man in the county. Drury' S
friends have been talking of matching
| him against the Century wonder, and
! CarniS friends are anxious to accom-
modate the Winchendon rider any time
he wishes Carni's riding this sea-
son has surprised even his warmest ad-
mirers, and he is going along now
faster than ever before. He is a late
| season rider and shows all the more
Improvement as the days go by.
| Such match race would be a scorch-
er, and would arouse no end of enthu-
siasm and interest. 1t would almost
pay the Associated cycle clubs to ar
| range a meet if a race could be ar
ranged between the two.
| With the closing of the season, the
| boys connected with the different clubs
are beginning to talk of winter amuse-
ment. Already, the Associated cycle
clubs have arranged for several en-
| tertainments and fairs for the members
and their lady friends. There is also
talk of holding a pool tournament that
Will equal the one held last year.
But the idea that is taking the best
hold on the members of all the clubs
is the formation of basket ball league,
which will be composed of teams from
each club in the association Edward
| A, Parker, former manager of the Wor-
| cester team which played in the Cen
| trail Massachusetts Basket Ball league,
is a member of the Century Cycle club,
and has the endorsement of the mem
bers of that club in his idea of form
| ing & basket ball team from the club
! and arranging for league which will
| be represented by teams from the other
! clubs. There is great material in lne
different clubs of this city for such
| teams, and, as each club has quarters
where the game could be INDUCED in
| praCticing, they should turn out cracka-
| jack basket ball players.
The Associated Cycle clubs meet Mon
day evening at the rooms of the Wor-
| cester Cycle club and arrangements
will be completed for the fair to be held
in Mechanics hail, Thanksgiving after =
noon and evening, and the two succeed :
| ing evenings. Already one candidate
! has entered into the field as one of the
contestants. He is L. c. Hinckley, the
| speedy racer of the Century club. He
| is to participate in the contest for an
! ivory-tipped cue, which is offered to the
most popular pool player in the asso-
| citation. Other contests have been or :
| ignated in which the prizes are: La
| dies bicycle, in voting contest; ladies'
| gold watch, and ladies' or gentlemen's
diamond ring, doll an oak chamber
set, and a silk hat. The Century boys
are confident that the wearer of the silk
| hat will be William Rabideau.
The Viking Cycle club met last even
| ing and completed final arrangements
| for the fair which the club is to hold in
Mechanics hall, Nov. 8, 10 and II. A
| general committee, consisting of Charles
P. Anderson George M. Nelson. Arvid
Svenson, Anton j. Fyrberg and William
P. Pearson, was given fun authority to
conduct the fair. The different sub
| committees are: Printing, Arvid Sven
son, Anton j. Fyrberg, John Svenson
! George NJ. Nelson and Carl Fyrberg;
decorating, c. A. Hanson, Oscar Bloom
! Oscar Anderson, Frank Ekengren and
Carl Lindgren. The general committee
was given power to arrange for pri-
waite social to the lady friends next
month The committee will meet in
the near future and select the exact
date and the hall where the social will
| be- held. Louis Lila was elected to