The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-08
He SCORES THE POLICE.
Secretary of the Association
Of Cycle Clubs Makes
a Statement.

The delegates of the Associated Cycle
Clubs, representing the clubs of the
city, met in the rooms of the Worcester
Cycle Club last evening and listened to
report of the committee in charge of
the recent bicycle meet at Westboro.
While the meet did not come up to
the expectations of the management in
financial way, still as far as the rae
ing went and the interest it aroused, it
was an unqualified success, and the
delegates do not feel the least dis
heartened over the financial outcome.
The committee in charge Of the re-
cent parade also reported progressive
~. The secretary of the association,
after the meeting in an interview with
The Spy man, said:
The police department wants us to
have another lantern parade under its
guarantee that it shall not be inter-
tered with The association has de-
cldea not to do so. We do not feel like
going to considerable expense for the
purpose of giving the police depart
ment an opportunity to show what lit
tie they may have learned about pro-
lection since last week.
II notice that down on Waldo street
they don't have very high opinion of
my accomplishments, in fact, they say
| haven't competency enough to man
age bicycle parade or anything else
l am perfectly willing that the man
agement of the parade should be COM
pared to the management of the mob
and allow the public to decide which
was the better handled.
1t seems to me that the efficiency of
any organization could be better prov
en- by test of its ability to cope with
an emergency rather than a cut and
orled affair in which all preparations
are made. l would suggest that those
who are interested arrange a few mock
ourglaries, fake murders or sham
street fights. Probably thousands of
The citizens of Worcester would he
glad to pay a nominal admission fee
for the sake of seeing the police de-
partment give an imitation of dutiful
performance"
While the meeting of the delegates of
the Associated Cycle clubs was being
held, the judges of the recent meet net
and endeavored to untangle the snarl
regarding the position of Mattson of
the Vikings and Carni of the Centurys
in the two-mile handicap race. The
judges were at loss what to do so
they sort of shifted the responsibility
and referred the matter to L. A. w.
authorities.
The Viking Cycle club has strength
ened it's ranks by the addition Of one
of the speediest men of the Green
woods, John S. Johnson who was adj
mitted at the last meeting last eve
ming. The Viking with Victor Ekberg
and johnson in their ranks undoubt-
ar1l Io oh
al riders in the city, and will bring
many prizes and good deal OF glory
to the club.
Action of the matter of holding q field
day, this year, in order to allow Arvid
SvenSon an opportunity to break the
track record at Quinsigamond park
this year, was deferred till the special
meeting which has been called for July
F16. Charles Nobeck returned yesterday
from Ware, where he competed in the
10-mile road race handicap on the
Fourth. He won the first time prize
and fifth place from the enc minute
mark from field of 80 starters. The
other members to be admitted are Os-
car Bloom and Emil Benson.
About 20 members of the Newport
Cycle club attended the dance at Au-
burn, conducted by Charles Fisher,
Charles Browning and Thomas King
dom. all members of the club. The par
ty met at the corner of Elm and Park
avenue, and there the start was made.
The boys were accompanied by their
lady friends. The Worcester Light In
fantry orchestra furnished music for
dancing.
The board of directors of the Krafve
club met last evening and decided to
defer action in the matter of chang
ing the name and electing new officers
of the club till the next semi-annual
meeting, which comes August /.
James w. Grady of the Century Cy-
Gle club has received notice Of the
raising of the suspension of the speedy
young rider of the Century Grub. E. G.
oliver, from E. R. Robinson of the L.
A. w. Carni, Hepworth, Al Smalley and
Hinchley of the Century club will ride
in Springfield a week from Wednesday.