The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31
CLOSE.
End Of Basket Ball
Season at Y.M.C.A.
ANNUAL BANQUET.
BANQUET.
Congratulations Profuse
Over Successful Year.

The eliminating event of the basket
ball season at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association took place last even
ing at the Association rooms. 1t was
THE Stars " night, the winners in the
basket ball league, and right royalty
did they entertain their friends
There was first reception in the par
lors, where Messrs. John Dobie, Jr.,
George Thompson and William MoCor-
mick did the honurs of the receiving
committee. This was followed by
banquet and after-dinner speaking in
Curtis Hall, where about go people sat
down to bountiful repast furnished
by Caterer Adams. At $50 o'clock, or
thereabouts. the banqueters returned
to the .parlors, where the concluding
part Of the evenings thoroughly enjoy
able program was concluded
All in all. last nights function given
by the basket ball players of the Young
Mems Christian Association was no.
table success. 1t was the kind of an
occasion that the men of another year
can do well to emulate. 1t was the
first banquet, and according to the pro-
gram, the intention is evidently to
make it an annual affair. The COM
mlttee OF arrangements was w. G.
Goodwin, George Thompson, Josiah
Judd and William Mccormick.
1t was considerably after scheduled
time when the company sat down to
the banquet table. Josiah Judd, acting
as POSTMASTER, made few preliminary
remarks and then grace was pronounc-
ed by Rev. Leo Boone Thomas The
next hour was quietly but busly spent
In getting away with the choice viands
from well selected menu. Then came
the postprandial exercises, where wit
and humer, with occasionally solid
facts pertinent to the evening, held
tary of the Gardner Young Mems
Christian association, was introduced
as the first speaker
Mr.. divers remarks were of a con-
gratulatory character; he congratulate
ed every one, paying possibly particular
attention to the members Of the Stars
team. He said the equipment of the
local gymnasium was equal, II not SUI
| perior to those of large cities, and that
| the quality of the work done testified
to that fact. The speaker developed
| the idea of right use of our opportuni-
| ties. referring to the strength gained in
| the gymnasium, and impressed those
present with the extreme care that
| should be exercised in the use of what
was the product of strict, conscientious
and hard training in the gymnasium.
| In closing, Mr.. Oliver said he wanted
TO leave three words which seemed to
him to incorporate the essentials Of an
all-round man. They were: Symme-
1 try, system and success. Tersely put
| he SAID that aiming at symmetry and
using system, success is a certainty.
| POSTMASTER Judd introduced Physi-
cal Instructor =. w. Wilder in a happy
way and complimented him for the uni
| fornly satisfactory manner in which
the series Of basket ball games during
the winter had been refereed.
| Mr.. Wilder was received with cheers
and spoke for about Is minutes in an
interesting strain. He said that basket
ball was of a. comparatively recent
origin and that even seven or eight
years ago the game was in its in
fancy, the rules were crude, the play
Ing cough and Individuality a point
OF excellence. This he compared with
the present game, where science, team
play and all the essentials of a we'll
| developed sport We're in evidence The
physical instructor then brought out
the rather interesting idea Of estheti-
cism In sports, comparing the methods
Of play and general roughness now in
vogue with the games of a 100 years
ago, where sham battles with clubs
were thought to be the real thing. The
softening lines in athletics In these
latter days, said the speaker. produces
| indigestion, liver troubles and other
complaints that were unknown in form
er time. These, he said. caused the
gymnasium to spring into being where
well-ordered exercise is thought nee
essary to counterfeit the daily routine
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completed his talk by urging all his
hearers to keep at it," for that would
only produce a perfect man in the
gymna6tfc sense Of the term.
General Secretary Hammond was the
closing speaker, and he furnished no
end Of amusement, ecngratulating the
players, the company, the physical in
structor and even congratulated the
Telegram and Spy representatives that
they were willing TO sit down together
at the same table.
This ended the banquet and the COM
pany then passed to the rooms below.
where there was speaking, singing and
the presentation or the trophy cup and
the medals to the members of the Star
team. Mr.. Wilder gracefully passed
the cup into the keeping Of the victo-
fious team. and to each one he pre-
sented gold and silver medal with
this inscription: Basket ball, 1898,
7. M. G. A.. Worcester, 1st." The for
tunate winners OF this medal were.
Chester Reed. left forward; Guy e.
Stephen, right forward w. c. Goodwin
(captain), centre; George Smith, right
back; and Harry Overend, left back.
Those participating in the program
We're; T. Manning Marshall, Miss
Blanche Barker and John Dobie, Jr.,
who sang selections, and Rev. Mr..
Thomas. The latter was an excellent
story-teller and he kept the audience
in roar of laughter all the time he
was speaking. In his serious mo-
ments. he said that he wished to leave
for his hearers consideration three
thoughts namely, Individuality. inge-
nufty or ideas, and the ability to look
straight ahead with def1fifte purpose
IN mind and determination to seek
the right end, If within the reach of a
possibility
This closed the formal part of the
first annual banquet. and the rest of
the evening was spent in singing col
lege songs
Among those seated around the BAN
quet table were:
e. w. Wilder and wife, Miss Bertha
Neeland. j. F. Healy, Miss Luie M.
Costello, Josiah Judd Leo Boone
Thomas, Miss Dudley, William Brattle
Oliver and wife. H. Hammond and
"AANt NhioS lDlhti w. bdTldIlQs II. a.
Henderson, r. II. S. Bond and wife,
Mics Bertha Whitman. IT, p. Frost,
Miss Eva Hines, c. A. Reed Mrs. e.
=. Newcomb Mrs N. A. Whitaker. S.
f. Whitaker, Miss r. S. Adams, ] B.
Adams, Miss B. f. Barker G. F. San
derson, A. o. Holden, Miss c. f. Moore,
George G. Gilmore, Miss Minnie r.
Clark, Walter B. Taylor Miss Sylvia
NJ. Taylor, Clair Goodwin, Miss Minnie
Newton, N. G. Goodwin and wife. q. w.
Thomson, William H. Mccormick. Err
nest c. Reed, Arthur b. Carter, Guy K.