The Worcester spy., 1899-08-21
AS A PROFESSIONAL,
Mclaughlin Makes
First Appearance
Labor Day.
WILL RACE 7. E. HOLLAND.
Plumbers Union Presents
Good List of
Sport.

James J. Mclaughlin, the champion
amateur foot racer of this city, has
made his final appearance on the Gin
der path as an amateur, and will make
his debut as a professional Labor day,
when he meets the acknowledged cham
plon of the professionals of this city
in the person of Thomas E. Holland.
Articles were signed yesterday, bind
ing both men to appear in a match race
for mile, at the oval, Labor day, for
purse of 5000 side. winner to take
all. The articles were signed by both
men, and Thomas F. Harney, president
OF the Plumbers Union. was a witness
to their signatures.
The relative abilities of these men
have been discussed by the many ad-
mirers for the past two or three years.
When the rivalry between the St.
Anne's and the st. Paul's temperance
societies was at it's height, the men
we're both members of the rival organ
izatlons. Mclaughlin was the star
man Of the st. Annes, and his various
match races and the excellent luck he
had in winning them, made many sug-
eest that he should turn pro" and give
Tom Holland run for his money. Hol-
land at that time was the athletic di-
rector of the victorious st. Pauls team,
and was figuring quite prominently in
the professional games that were held
IL. this city at the time the local tenn
perance societies and the Worcester
Athletic Club got mixed up together.
In those days the merits of both men
was the subject of a good deal of con-
lecture, and to each mans friends he
was easily the best. Now when Nc
Laughlin has quit the amateur ranks
for good, in order to give Holland a
race, the local sports can be expected
tQ be around with rolls of the long
green, to bank on their man winning
out. Mclaughlin has been in the rae
ing game ever since childhood, and has
inquired in all sorts of races His first
race was run at the Washbutn &
Moen Wire mill on Grove street, where
ne was employed as a youngster He
then ran a fellow the distance of the
yard Tor small purse of money, and
won. Later, he ran races about the
common for the local clothing stores,
who took that means of advertising
their goods by giving a suit of clothes
to the fieetest-faQted youngster. Nc
Laughlln won many a hard-fought race,
running around the common till he
gained quite good deal of notoriety
by~it. 4..
Jerry Delaney also worked at the
Grove street wire mill, and the two
We're Just beginning to get regulations,
Their friends got together one day and
proposed a race. Without further ado
Inc two met one noon and ran about
the mill yard. Mclaughlin trimmed
Delaney at the time, and forever after
he was in the racing game.
He first became known as a runner
Wien he Joined the old Worcester Ath-
letic Club, and his winnings attracted
attention all over New England. He
vas then under the charge of that ex-
rert trainer, Pouch Donovan. and he
Proved worthy pupil. He figured in
ices i over New England at the time
whe he New England Amateur Ath-
le0 station amounted to some
r when the local temper
'ooh such an active part
- ~ connection with their
annual ~, GcLaughlin Joined the
ot. Annes, 40 has remained with that
organization white q had anything Ia
90 IN the athl6uc Inc.
his match rae are McLaughlin,s
chlef source Of pride. He has been
matched with the tas.as. roer of New Nv,
Ehgland and has won mo match races
in Ihan ne lost. He has raced frank
Rowe, Billy Clark of the = A. A Ne-
Aney OF the w A. c., Moyh bsa 1s t6a
q. =. z. and Remington of thu b a C
Inc greatest race of his life wa yg..sn
ne peat Frank Rowe at Boston ln !
nlatch race for one thousand yagaz
rowe nad previously beaten McLaug.
I'm and had won the right to represent
the n. E. A. A. A. at the worlds fair
IN chicago. Mclaughlin was bound TO
retrieve his reputation and he met
hoWe IN Boston in a match race for
one thousand yards The race was q
record-breaker' and Mclaughlin won.
DONG the 1000 yards just two seconds
slower than the worlds record estab-
nsned oy Lon Meyers. Another one of
ms great races was that one when he
met and defeated Billy Clark of the
SUFFOLK Athletic Club at Boston in a
mile open. That race was done in very
near record time and a few days later
At DoWners Landing he again cantured
the mile open from a field of fast men.
HIS Two match races with Jerry De-
fancy at the oval and the rink gave
MN more notoriety than any he has
ever run and there was more interest
taken in those races by the general
public than will be taken in any for
some years TO come. He defeated De-
ianey in the first race, q mile. at the
oval and the following winter he again
deteated him at the rink in the 100O
YARDS match race. He met Remington
AZ IHo Hidlcn races at the oval and in
fltchburg, and was defeated twice. He
also lost his match race with Tommy
burke at the oval. The last match race
that he figured in was as a loser, when
ne met Jere J. Moynihan of the HOLY
cross college last winter The race
was for 1000 yards, and he sustained de-
1eat at the hands of the doughty little
runner from Mt. st. James.
Tom p. Holland has been a profess
slonal foot traces for a good MANY
years and has an enviable reputation
as one of the best men that ever put
on spiked shoe. He beat Tommy
Keane formerly Of the Suffolk A. G. at
the fair grounds the day the local
temperance people held their field dav
one fourth of July He had a match
with Jimmy Trainer Of this CITY and
trainers hackers forfeited. He en-
oeaYored to get q match on with Fred
failed. Dut
Inc men met yesterday and agreed
upon articles TO run foot race the dis
lance mile, at the Worcester oval
Labor day, Sept. 4. under the nanage-
ment OF the Buildings Trades Counril
ana the Central Labor Union for a
purse Of $500, winner to take All
To Thomas +. Harvey belongs +ba
credit of getting these two men toI
gether. The committee on sports baHya
selected a program that promises 70 re
sport for those who attend Te arst
event viii be ball game for the char
pionship OF all the union. to be nIavad
between mines representing tbe n,o,1,a
prq and Mum harc nh 10 .ASNAA