The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-15

phrey, the local sprinter, is running
| in excellent form and his running mate
James P. Mccarthy although he IS
handicapped by lack of training is
getting over the ground well.
In the shot put Humphrey, William
Hatch and Patrick Conroy are all do
ing good work, and will be in for the
tussle. 1t is highly improbable that
P. H. Hurley of the Sherwood House,
Worcester will do the starting, al
though he is the man that was select
ed. Mr.. Hurley was not in worcester
when a Spy reporter called at the Sher-
wood yesterday but his friends assur-
ed the reporter that Mr.. Hurley could
not be secured on a holiday. Conse-
quently the starter will be chosen by
the sporting editor of The Spy, as was
agreed upon at the meeting, in case
Mr.. Hurley could not be secured.
The games will be started promptly
at o'clock and the base ball game Will
be called at $3.50 o'clock. North Brook
field has not yet secured battery for
the day and is on the look out for
good one All the other players Will
be local men who have for the most
part done battle against Spencer be-
fore. The Spy's sporting editor has the
matter of choosing starter under con-
sideration and expects to have man
selected tomorrow.
The athletes of the North Brookfield
High school are agog with excitement
over their inter class field day which
will take place at Oakland Gardens,
Saturday. Their interest is shared by
the other members of the school and
the young ladies in particular, who
will be on hand to encourage the ath-
letes of their respective classes There
is great rivalry between the classes
for the honor of winning first place.
The humble sophomores will strive with
might and main to lower the colors Of
| the naughty seniors, who count on
| winning out by comfortable margin.
The juniors have but three boys to
enter while the freshmen are an I'M
known quantity. Nearly all the events
| bid fair to be closely contested. Her
| bert Sergent of the senior class is
| looked upon as the winner of the
sprints, but the captains of the other
| three classes will be pitted against him
and all expect to make him run to his
! limit to win Captain Ward Smith, of
the juniors, Captain Brooks Maxwell,
of the sophomores and Captain VIM.
| Finnican Of the freshmen will all
compete in the sprints, and because
of the rivalry between the classes they
will represent, the race between Max
well and Sergent will be watched
| with more than ordinary interest.
AIaxwells classmates believe that he
is capable of at least coming in very
| close second. In the distance runs it
looks as if Matthew Sullivan of the jun
ior class will capture the quarter and
half mile runs. Sullivan is a plucky
little runner with abundance of speed
and endurance, and will make a good
race. Then seniors have a good high
jumper in Tarbell, who is booked to
win first in this event. Tarbell is
scheduled to win the shot put with
Walter Downey of the freshman class
second, and Fred Redeman of the SEN
iors third.
Young Downey has surprised the
school by his ability with the shot, al
though he is but Is years of age. The
probabilities are that the seniors will
win the meet, with the sophomores a
good second.
Agent Lathers of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company has
been in town the past week complet-
ing arrangements for the telephone ex-
change which is to be put in 1t will
be several days before the machines can
be put up.
Mrs. Perry, one of the victims of the
railway accident at East Brookfield
yesterday is resting as comfortably as
could be expected today.
At st. Joseph's church this morning
the banns of marriage were published
for the first time between Wilfred Du-
pre- and Miss Della Bastard.
The Salvation Army workers held a
well attended open air meeting at the
First church park this afternoon.
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