The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25

Worcester and Harvard athletes
shared donors at the annual champion
ship meet of the New England Asso-
-ciation~ of, the Amateur Athletic union
held at Riverside yesterday
The local athletes in the track and
field events succeeded in landing five
f1rsts and two seconds, while the rep
resentatives of Harvard won three
firsts, four seconds and three thirds
]. Fred Powers of this city, whose
prowess in the field events astonished
the western athletes while at Notre
Dame university, totally eclipsed all
other contestants in the field events
He was the particular star of the
games@and the three hundred people
assembled on the grounds, applauded
his efforts literally. He won a place
in every event in which he competed,
and that meant all the field events On
the card. In the running broad jump,
the pole vault and the shot put, he
scored firsts, and in the running high
jump and throwing the discus he took
second place. --.....
He was not content with merely
winning in these events, but also es-
tablished a new record for the running
broad jump, and was beaten only in
throwing the discus after his opponent
- had, established a new record for that
event.
But for a slight misstep Powers
might have won this and established
q record that would have renamed for
record that would have re-
manned for some time, as he
threw the discus 12O feet, bat
unfortunately stepped outside the ring,
making the throw foul. His mark of 23
feet ga inches was established only az
ter hot contest with DAILY of Harvard
who is jumping in championship form
g and should make the Englishmen hus-
tie when he goes over to the other side
with the Harvard track team to com
pete in the international games.
The most exciting race of the entire
day was the half-mile, which was won
by the midget athlete of the high school
track team, William M. Moran, wh7n
it seemed that the race was lost TO
him. He could Ghave made faster time
had he tried. Within 220 yards of tile
tape Kiley of the Cambridgeport gym
was leading the gritty little high school
gan to let himself out and set himself
to cut down Kiley's lead, which he did
after a beautiful sprint for the tape.
He caught his opponent within u
yards of the finish and then romped
home as he chose winning in the re-
markedly fast time of minutes. "a
seconds
The Worcester academy was well
represented by A. F. Duffey h
proved his capability Of upholding the
g record of that school by winning the
: century in 10 seconds fiat, which is a
wonderful performance for schoo
boy. He was pitted against such MGR
as Curtenius of Amherst, and Qulniat
of Harvard who finished in that order
o. after a hot and exciting race.
The Harvard athletic team, which is
. to- compete at the international games
to be held in England, showed up wei
at the meet Capt. Roche did not com
pete. as he is still nursing a sore 1901
which he wants to have in shape tol
the races on the other side. Thomas
e. Burke was also present at the races
but did not compete, except to pace
Holliston in the latter's trial for
a quarter, which was done IN % sec
onds and a fraction.
Moran had everything to contend
against. for he was up against tough
proposition in c. J. Kiley, Boston Col-
lege's best man at the distance; Whlie
Harvard had sent out Walsh 10 VII
the race, and many thought he would.
With the report of the starters pistol