The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-05
MAY join UNION.
Athletes Are Capable
Of Competing; With
the Strongest.
A LARGE CROWD AT LASHAWAY.
Warren, Brookfield and
Spencer Road Taxed To
Its Full Capacity.
A LARGE CROWD AT LASHAWAY.

North Brookfield, June 4.-There is
every probability that a team of ath-
letes will compete for the st. Joseph
c. r. a. S. at the annual field day of
the Springfield Diocesan Temperance
Union at Westfield on Labor day. Since
the team showed it's decided superior
ity over the Holy Rosary athletes of
Spencer on Memorial day, the members
of the st. Joseph Society have become
more than ever interested in athletics,
and the plan of joining the diocesan
union so that the society can have the
privilege of being represented in the
contests, has been talked over, with the
result that the majority of the members
would like to see some of the North
BrOokfield men go up against the ath-
letes who contest for supremacy at the
Labor day carnival.
Not that the North Brookfield men
have become inflated over their victory
and think they car capture everything
in sight at Westiield, but they do be-
lieVe that if the team which whipped
Spencer on Tuesday completes at West
field, it can make q very cTeditable mi
t:al showing, and capture points in
more than one event. The great draw
back to the project is the heavy eX-
pense it would entail on the society if
it undertook to train a team and send
the men to the field day.
The boys are not much daunted by
this, however, and as the members of
the society are in the habit of attending
the field day every year at their own
expense they think that the same plan
can be worked successfully, and that
the athletes viii be willing to enter in
this way. If a team is sent, and it is
likely that one will be, it will comprise
about all the men who competed at
Spencer Tuesday.
D. f. O'Brien, a member of the So
ciety, and now trainer of the University
of Maine team, is expected home this
week, and mis- advice will be sought in
the matter. Mr.. O'Brien was a point
winner for the st. Pauls of Worcester
in the sprints for several years, and
understands more thoroughly than any
one else in town what chance North
BTookfield would have to score at the
annual meet.
At St. Joseph's church this morning
Rev. James p. Tuite, president of the
st. Joseph Society, expressed pleasure
at the splendid victory achieved, and
thanked the pensioners for the sup
port given to the Memorial day meet.
Lashaway park was the Mecca of all
pleasure seekers this afternoon, hun
dreds of North Brookfield people going
to the park to listen to the sacred con-
cert and to enjoy boating at the lake.
The traffic was heavy all the after
noon, and Superintendent Jefts of the
Warren, Brookfield and Spencer Elec-
trio road had cars running on 20-minute
time in order to accommodate the pub
lie The balloon ascensiOns of the past
few days have proven very interesting
and were entirely successful.
Prof. J. c. Belmont, who was en-
gagged to do the trick, is badly broken
up from a fall some time ago, and
Jack Sawyer of Leominster, a daring
young aerial tourist, substituted most
acceptably. Sawyer, who is well known
to The Spy reporter, is of the dare devil
type, and, although young in years, is
considered as clever a man with a par
achute as can be found in this part of
the country His experiences are va
ried and interesting, and as he talked
with The Spy reporter, he told OF eX-
periences that would turn Jules Verne
green with envy.
A. B. Patten of South Hadley and
Rev. John l.. Sewall of the First Con-
gregational church. exchanged pulpits
TODAY. Rev. Mr.. Patten preached this
morning on "Friendliness," and tonight
took for his theme, Christian SON
ship"
p. L. Omstead and w. r. Omstead
OF Worcester wheeled to North Brook
field today. and visited Willis Parmen-
ter. They did the trip in 1 hour and
20 minutes.
Miss Marion F. Cooke, with a party
oe college mates from Wellesley, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Cooke.