The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-28
LABOR DAY SPORTS.
Interest in the Hol-
land Mclaughlin
Race is Great.
A CROWD OF 5000 EXPECTED.
Cliques Are Forming to
Capture the Pig
by Strategy.
A CROWD OF 5000 EXPECTED.

| The general committee in charge of
the Labor day program Of sports at
the oval at the field day of local labor
organizations, met yesterday afternoon,
in labor headquarters.
Returns from the sale of tickets
amounted to more than 5000, and it was
reported that the committee in charge
had assurances of being able to sell
5000 tickets. P. h Hurley will officiate
in the match race between Mclaughlin
and Holland, and will also act as
starter for the track events in the
field day sports. J. K. Churchill will
Iact as timer and will have assistants
not yet chosen. Jere Regain has con-
scented to be one of the judges, and an
effort will be made to have Harry
Adams act as referee.
Entries We're received yesterday
from the Brewers Union, No. 1856,
lin the tug-of-war contest, and the
team from the Building Laborers'
Union has notified the committee of
its intention to compete in this event.
The refreshment committee reported
that booth will be erected near the
grandstand for the sale of holiday ac-
.sessories.
In the mile and two-mile bicycle
races, open to members of labor unions,
much interest is being taken. Jack
Lawler, of pugilistic fame, will make
his debut as a cycle racing man and
will represent the Plumbers Union
Con Rogers, of the Steam Filters
Union, is getting in condition and has
speed and Drawn to help him in win
ming the cash prizes hung up for the
events. The greatest rivalry among
the union bicycle racers is between
Anderson and Wilkinson of the Paint
ers and Decorators Union. Talk con-
corning the ability of the men to reel
off fast miles on the track has been
flying back and forth. and the men
are just itching to get a chance at
each other. Both claim the speed nee
essary to run away from the other man
as if he was anchored, and neither will
admit that the other has a ghost of a
chance of winning
| President Thomas f. Harvey of the
committee in charge of the field day
sports will secure the pig for the
creased pig race today, and the crit
ter will be prepared for the event. He
will go to the training table tomorrow,
and when the event is called at the
oval Labor day, the pig will be the
smoothest article on the grounds and
an all-round slick fellow.
While Chairman Harvey and the
committee are working to devise means
whereby the pig will be fast and slip
perry enough to elude pursuers, cliques
are being formed and the leaders are
quietly whispering that invitations to
a barbecue will be issued soon. One
select society, known as the "Pigsters, "
had a secret meeting yesterday.
The apparent success of the plans
made caused one of the pig chasers to
get enthusiastic and divulge the plan
| for capture. Two dozen ears of corn
are to be purchased and "Baldy Dan, "
one of the speediest runners and an
| all-round thrower of ICON" games and
hammers. will be the principal figure
! in theschase and proposed capture. He
| will start from the line when the
chasers are ordered out for business
and will make an effort to break away
from the main body of chasers. I'm
der his arm will be the corn and ears
will be hurled in the path of the pig
| When the "critter' stops to devour
the chasers will swarm in with tarred
hands and scoop in the pig and march
away in triumph.
Novel plans for capture have been
made by other rings, but the committee
in charge claims to have an eye on
lpig which has a record of being the
events, coming out without being cap
tured. Betting on the Holland-Mc-
Laughlin match race has not begun in
| earnest, as sports are waiting to get a
| line on the best performances of the
men in practice. This has been i'm
possible. Eyes have covered from the
outside of the oval every knot hole in
the fence when the men have been at
work, but neither has been unwary
enough to scorch the cinder track. In
training the men do not speak.
Holland and Mclaughlin sit back to
back when they meet in the club house
Unless this feeling gets the better of
the men and one tries to lose the other
at the start, the race will be holly con-
tested. The winner will know that he
has been in a race, and the event gives
promise of being the hardest one in
which the men ever contested.
The general committee will meet
Sunday afternoon at o'clock when re-
turns for the sale of tickets will be
made.