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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
INDIANS
CLINTONS.
90 NOT COME TO TIME.
Fitchburg 6owers Evidently Fave No Oe-
sire to Meet Snerwoods.

Thus far Manager Mccain of the Sher-
woods has received no answer from the
Fitchburg bowling team relative to a
money match game.
The Sherwoods challenged the Fitch
burgs with the idea of having a friendly
game or two. But the bowlers up in
Worcester's sister city evidently had i'm
plicit confidence in their ability to defeat
the newly organized Sherwoods, and
wrote down that if the game was to be
for 500 or $500 side Fitchburg would
consent.
Mccain talked it over with the other
members of his team and it was decided
to roll for money. Mccain commune
Gated that information to the Fitchburg
team in a letter Sunday evening, but since
then he has received no answer.
1t has, however, been stated in a.local
paper that if the Sherwoods desired to
make the match their representatives
must so to Fitchburg.
In conversation with a Spy man last
evening, Mccain said that he would will
ingly go to Fitchburg if a match was in
sured. He desired something official in
the matter before he made the trip, how
ever. If no word is received in the course
of day or two the Sherwoods will con-
clude that Fitchburg does not wish to
bowl either for fun, for money or for
marbles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
MELLEN'S QUERIES.

Then Representative James H. Mel
len asked if since ne ceased to be a
member of the commission, the com
missioners had received any new light
upon the depression plan. The question
developed a controversy between Mr..
Mellen, Chairman Reed, Mr.. Logan and
MI. Comins.
When the commissioners answered
Mr.. Mellen regarding the plans which
they had discussed during his member
ship on the body, ne pointedly told
them that they had never discussed
the plan for depressing the tracks.
he said the new route plan was sent
to the railroad officials as a tentative
scheme to draw them out and give the
information that he was the one who
made that motion at the meeting of the
commission.
Mr. Comins said the knowledge he
received from the report of the Allen
commission was sufficient to show him
the impracticability of lowering Mill
brook and the tracks.
Mr.. Mellen-"Are you content with
those reasons?"
Mr.. Comins-'Yes, 1 am"
Mr.. When did you become
content?'
Mr.. Comins-"I can't tell when"
Mr.. Have you no other rea-
sons?"
Mr.. Comins-"Yes, but those are
enough"
Representative Mellen said that when
the commission went to Baltimore City
Engineer Mcclure sat with him and
said the depression plan was the best
Continuing, Mr.. Mllen said the COM
mission never discussed any other plan
than the plan for round the city. He
made a hit when he mentioned the
bridge question in this wise:
Talk about handsome bridges, why
you might as well tell man with a
glass eye that it is thing of beauty"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
WAS A DOUBLE-HEADER.
Two More Basket Ball Matches In the
Catholic Society Series.

One of the most exciting basket ball
games of the temperance club series was
played in Father Mathew Hall on Green
street last night when the Sacred Heart
fteam and the St. Stephens Joined in
match.
The game was the first ever played in
the hall, and the accommodations for the
spectators were not of the best. One
third of the space of the hall, running
We're given to the spectators, while the
players occupied the remainder of the
floor space.
The game was interesting from the start
to the finish, and enthusiasm ran wild
among the spectators throughout The
L -ig showed up IN good form, each
player doing good work when the oppor-
tunity came his way. The st. Stephen s
team also must be credited for hard work
and timely passes, but the players of the
team did not carry themselves as well as
! the Sacred Heart men. The ball was
continually going from one end of the
hail to the other, there being only a few
Dolan, who played centre for the Sacred
Hearts, did fine work throughout, and
was the cause of the ball being Gagged on
more than one occasion. MCGEE OF the
st. stephens, who Is quite speedy
player, played good ball. making several
close tries in landing the sphere in the
cage.
The Sacred Heart team, however played
in more unison, and won out by caging
three balls from the field and two on
Stephens.
After the ramc the Father Mathew
team and the st. Johns Guild lined up
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
p BEAUTIFUL DEGREES,
District Meeting Of Knights of Fythas a
Perfect Success.

There was a large number of Knights
of Pythias in Worcester in attendance
upon the district meeting of that order
yesterday. Besides the board of grand
officers there were delegates from near
ly all the lodges of the order in Wor-
cester county.
The exercises were begun at 2.30
o'clock in the afternoon by a meeting
in the hall of Freedom lodge, SIT Main
street. Degree work was exemplifled
by Frank r. Hayden of. Worcester
grand instructor of the district, who ex
emplified the unwritten work of all the
ranks, and by the degree team of Con-
cordia lodge of North Brookfield, who
worked the rank of knight, long form.
In the evening a public meeting was
held in Horticultural hall, at which was
present the members of the order and
their friends.
speeches were made by Grand Chan
cellor +. c. White of Boston, Vice Chan
cellor Col. c. l.. Young of Springfield
and others of the Grand lodge and the
local lodges.
The Grand lodge officers were escorted
from the Bay State house, where thew
were stopping. TO the ball by detach-
ment OF the uniform rank of Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
O'CONNELL TAKES A HAND

Alderman O'Connell kept after the
city engineer to show that the railroads
can be lowered about 20 feet without
Affecting the change in the grade of
the street.
Alderman O'Connell-''If you thought
the depressed tracks plan the best for
me city of Worcester and that Mill
brook could be lowered, would you not
consider it the best plan?"
CITY, Engineer McClure-"Yes; l
should say it would"
Alderman O'Connell-"Do you think
Mill brook cannot be lowered for that
distance for $3.50, 000?"
City Engineer McClure-"No: I
would not say so"
Alderman O'Connell then asked how
many manufacturers along the line
from Grafton street to the junction
would be affected.
city Engineer Mcclure mentioned
Fs--r- ---s
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
THE TROUBLE BEGINS.

councilman Timon asked if the COM
mission had considered the divided plan
TO elevate the northern roads and to
depress the southern. Mr.. Reed an
swered that the objection was what
he had mentioned. Such a plan would
also prevent the opening of new streets.
lie said in reply to other questions
bearing upon the same matter, that it
would be awkward for the transfer Of
passengers and baggage at The Union
station.
Questions were then directed at Citv
Engineer Mcclure being asked concern
ing the depression of the southern
tracks and the elevation of the north
Srn, he mentioned as one difficulty the
impractical ility Of arranging for the
transfer tracks, and another difficulty
was the lowering of Millbrook.
Councilman Timon-"Did the com
mission think of abolishing the Nor
wich and Worcester tracks by relocat-
ing Southbridge street?"
City Engineer McClure-'I cannot
say positively, as it did not require such
work on my 2art."
Councilman Timon then asked il the
commission considered a plan of divid-
ing the sewer system into an easterly
and westerly part.
City Engineer Mcclure replied that
the city was at present engaged on
that work.
Councilman Timon-"Is it an imDos-
sibility as an engineering feat to lower
Millbrook severe"
City Engineer McClure-"No. it is not
an impossibiliry. but it would be at
tended by great difficulties. Millbrook
is built on quicksand and when the
concrete invert was nut in there was
great difficulty in building it. 1t is a
serious matte,r to undertake a work of
that kind. Still l would not say that it
is an impossibility.
Alderman O'Connell suggested that
some other member of the commission
might like to express an opinion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
TO TROI' ON ICE.
Benton NJ, 2::lO, is Shipped
to Canada.

Benton NJ, 2:1O, is in Canada.
Ezra M. Marble, his owner, is with
him.
Mr.. Marble took the famous chestnut
stallion into the Dominion this week
for the purpose of racing him in the ice
races that are so popular there and are
so profitable to the winners.
Mr.. Marble has kept his intention a
secret but he has been working out
the stallion on the roads and rivers
about Sutton and quietly shipped the
horse to Canada without confiding his
intention to any one.
AS track horse two or three years
ago, Benton M. was counted one of
the very best in New England; then
an ankle began to all, and for a year
or more he was thrown out of training
altogether.
Last fall Marble worked him a little
for speed, and the fellow stood up on
his game leg as well as ever He has
shown tendency to favor it since then,
and Marble confidently expects to fin
ish ahead Of the bunch in every race in
which he starts against the Canucks
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27

said that he was opposed to and should
fight desperately any attempt to have
the city pay any more than its 10 per
cent of the total cost by any scheme.
He thought that such action would
SAVIOR of blackmail and bleeding. Cues
toned further, he said that the city of
Newton had not paid but 10 per cent of
the amount proportional by law, but
in the case of that city the latter had
given the Boston and Albany railroad
land upon which to locate in connec-
ton with boulevard scheme, which
they were then planning. He did not
think that Brockton had paid more
than the 10 per cent. Nothing had been
said of the conferences with railroad
officials about an agreement on any
plans, but the impression seemed to be
that Worcester must fight out the ques-
ton and agree upon some one plan, af-
ter which it would be time enough to
go to the railroads and ask them to
agree to a plan of abolition.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
1T is GRANTED.

The yeas and noes having been called
for by Councilman O'Connell. the
amendment was declared carried by a
vote of 19'to Z. The vote was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Back, Brannon, Carberry, Ken
dali, Vaughan, WALL Bigelow, Heath.
G. c. Hunt, j. Hunt, Johnson, Lancas-
ter, Lundburg and Mcmahon.
Noes-Barrett, O'Connell, Connolly.
Gallagher, Meagher, Rivard, Ryan
Shea and Timon.
On motion of Councilman McMahon,
the convention then at 1908 a. m. ad,
journed to meet again in joint conyen-
ton on Saturday evening at s O'Clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
FELL THROUGH.
respective sparring Bouts That Did Not
Ma1eria re.

Ma1erialzs.
For a few minutes last evening pros
poets seemed excellent for the arrang-
ing of couple of boxing matches be-
tween local pugilists.
1t was down on the books that Toe
Barrett should meet Edward R.
Clark. at Reagan's sporting house, at
o'clock last evening, to post a for
felt and arrange details for a limited
round contest. One of the men, how
ever, failed to put in an appearance,
and, after waiting around for a half
hour or so, the other prospective prin-
cipal left.
Meanwhile, over in the American
pool rooms the air was full of fight
talk, for there it was expected that
=. G. Kelley's unknown would be on
deck ito arrange a bout with George
). Bolles. Good-sized stakes were to
be involved in this match and Bolles
was all prepared to post a forfeit for
match the purse for which should
be anything up to $780, But neither
kelley's unknown, Kelley himself, nor
any one who knew Kelley, darkened
the door of the pool room. And so the
match still hangs fire, with little
chance of its ever being made.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
FOR TEN CLUBS.
Cleveland and Baltimore to
Be Dropped.

Chicago, Jan. 49, - The Times-H Herald
will say tomorrow: The National League
base ball magnates have practically come
to an agreement on the circuit for next
season. All hope has been abandoned of
pairing the circuit to eight clubs, and the
schedule which will be proposed at the
meeting in New York on Feb. 2S will pro-
vide for ten clubs
The program includes the abandonment
OF Cleveland and Baltimore. The Spiders
League Club at Columbus will be trans
ferred to Cleveland. 1t is asserted on
good authority that Mr. Robson will
probably be in possession of the ST Louis
franchise within a week or ten daYs
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
ZENAS WILL SHINE.
"Mr." Dewey viii Take Part in Tonight's
Cake Walk

Zenas Dewey will shine in all his pris-
tine glory at Continental Hall this eve
ming, when, with Miss Josie Allen, Ban
gor girl, he will participate in the grand
prize cake walk. Zenas and his lady
friend will arrive in town from Bangor at
o'clock, confident that the great white
cake, and incidentally the money prize
that goes with it. will be won by them.
They will have as competitors Harry E.
Stanley of Merden with Miss Viola De
Vine of Putnam, Isaac Jackson of Hart
ter, Ralph r. Smith and Miss Alice King
dom, both of Keene, Nelson Bruce of
Greenfield and Miss Louise Kellarde Of
Palmer
Following the cake walk and the deci-
sion by the judges dancing will be in
order until O'Clock. Refreshments will
be served and good crowd is assured.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27

against each other to contest for honors.
The latter did not have the life in it that
the two former contesting teams had, al
though at times there We're some pretty
playing exhibited by individuals.
During the last half of the game Sam
uel O'Gorman, one of the best players of
the. team. was rushed by an opponent
against the side of the wall striking his
head against the casing of the window
The blow knocked him out for the time
being. He could have continued playing
but Manager Leyden substituted Thomas
Powers.
The score as it stood AT the finish was:
Father Mathew IA to 12 for its opponents
The lineup in the Sacred Heart-St Ste
phen game was as follows:
Sheehan, ! f.................. b. Tracy
GoiInclly, l.................... | b. Smith
I Doian, i.'''',.'..-'.'.'...-.... G, Bradley
Koran, p.............,........r I, Dorman
11olIhes' p.'.'.....................l f, MCGEE
The lineup of the Father Mathews and
st, Johns Guild was as follows:
Burgoyne, f...............r b, Sullivan
Maple, Observation-Disclosures h T,eahY
GIrLogah' '..'....,.'.............. C, O'Connor
1AEnern, p.'.'................r t, OGorman
MEYER I p''.'...................l f, McQuaid
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
ODDS AND ENDS OF SPORT.

Major Taylor, the colored cycling
champion, has been dropped by the
outlaw organization because he re-
fused to recognize them at the start.
-Butalo Commercial. Come, come
Buffalo, catch up with the PROCESSION
There isn't anything new in all this
and what's more it isn't wholly cor
rect. The outlaw organization did not
crop Taylor; he dropped them" And
1t all happened months ago at that.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
CARRIED OVER A WEEK,

The Boston bowlers constituting the
Trinity court candle pin and the Master
Builders regulation pin teams will not
roll the return matches in this city this
week, as had been expected. J. p. White
yesterday was informed that the men
from the Hub would find it impossible to
get together until next week, presumably
the latter part.
1t is something of a disappointment to
local lovers of the ball and pin that the
return games have been of necessity
postponed until next week. Meanwhile
both the Infants and the Hancocks will
remain in constant training.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
FIRST MATCH TOMORROW.

Til date for the first match between
the Gardner and Whites regulation pin
bowling teams, mention OF which has
already been made in these columns.
was decided yesterday.
me first match WILDE rolled in this
city tomorrow afternoon on Whites
alleys, with another match in this city
ana two in Gardner. Total pins viii
count and the location Of the fifth game
vii De determined by the toss of the
coin. The local regulation min man
viii tender the visitors banquet after
tomOrrows match
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
MONEY GOES 10 ATHLETICS.

This evening,at the classical high school
building, the Worcester High School Ath-
let1c Association will give an entertain
ment and dance for the benefit of the
treasury. Of the association. The ex-
penses of the crew and the training of the
track athletic team require considerable
money, and the boys expect to clear
neat sum for that work by tonight's AFT
fair. * -
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27

Mason will think this morning when he
discovers that Roberts dropped in to the
alleys late last evening ana put up a 125
game himself, thus tying Mason.
Roberts rolled an 81 half, but of course
could not keep up the phenomenal clip in
the second half. His string by frames
was as follows: 9, 20 sp., 20st II sp., 16
sp., 5, II sp., g. 6, s. Total, 125.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
CAREY WON BY EIGHT BALLS.

Another very close game in the tour
Mechanic street was played last evening.
The contestants were Arthur Carey and
Pink Moynihan, Carey winning by a
score OF lO0 to 80. Play was very even
Der of brilliant shots on two and three
ball combination
The game tonight will be between Nov
nihan and McQuaid
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
HONE IS pRosPrR,ous.

,, me trustees Of the Home for Aged
Women met yesterday afternoon snS
elected the following officers President
~ w. Moen; secretary r.. r. Tolmans
treasurer, William Woodward; finance
yy90,l,ln,mnlttee, {. H. Hutchins, George @.
Whitney and p w Moen.
me report Of the treasurer showed
t the finances to be in a good condition.
the receipts being about $4,000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
MADE MONEY IN. CANADA.
3 lily Marsh Returns From a Tour of the
Provinces.

Billy Marsh, well known also as Fish"
Marsh, returned to Worcester yesterday
afternoon from most successful tour of
Canada and Nova Scotia. Marsh is IN
questionably one of the very best all
around. athletes In this country, but he
excels in the jumps While in Canada he
participated in several important meets,
and used his athletic ability to good adj
vantage. One day he cleared NEARLY S75
in prizes, and on another occasion his NET
prize winnings amounted to something
over $50, Marsh will be in the city for a
week or so.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
AUSPlCIOUS OPENING.
Greenwood Association Draw Big Crowd
To Mechanics Hal.

The Greenwood association opened its
three nights fair in Mechanics hall last
night The Norton Emory Wheel band
played several selected pieces in front
Of the hall and then marched to the
platform where it played at intervals
until the close of the fair for the night.
The attendance was one of the larg-
est for a first night, and it was a
grand success. A short entertainment
was held the first to take part were the
Brunette children, who performed finely.
on their bicycles. These children who
have been popular favorites, have this
year many new tricks which they per-
form without the least difficulty
Voting contests were literally pat
ronized by the friends of the several
contestants and the leaders at the close
We're: Gold watch, Mrs. George Woos-
ter; ladys bicycle, Huda Malm doll,
Mollie Cahill; Winchester repeating ri
fe, Benjamin f. Reeves; billiard cue, A.
d. Gates silk hat, Edward Herme pig,
John G. Kearney
These persons had charge of the diff
ferent booths: Flower table, Helen
Norman and Stella Qu!lliam; fancy ta-
Bile, Jennie Malm and Cora Quilliam;
candy table, Alberta Ottestad, fruit ia
bic, Carrie Taylor and Agnes Sunshine.
soft drink table Albert Dahlin fish
pond Gustaf Bjork; ball and barrel
/ booth Hermon Anderson, John Back
iund ana Peter Anderson; shooting gal
lery; John Btork.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
INCREASED THEIR LEAD.
Winthrop indians We're Perfectly at Home
on Clinton Alleys.

Clinton, Jan. 26.-In the second match
Of the series between the local bowling
team and the Indians of Worcester the
visitors increased their lead of SO pins
made in the first game, to 62 pins The
first team string tonight was very close.
Then the Worcester bowlers drew ahead
and won out easily. The visiting team
returned home on the electrics The
score follows:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
MATCH FOR soUTHBR1pen.

Representatives Of the SouthbridVe
candle pin, team were in the city yes
terday and as the result of their visit
match series of five games was ar
ranged with the infant team of Whites
Alleys; The first game viii take place
on whites alleys some time week al
Ter next, probably on Tuesday, Jan. 81.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
TWO VERY HIGH STRlGNs.

4 couple Of very high strings have been
rolled on Whites alleys this week in the
contest for cigars, Wednesday afternoon
Mason put in a 1875 total at candle pins,
and left the alleys feeling tolerably sure
Of first place. But there is many a slip
'twixt the cup and the lip. That's what
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
A PURSE AS AN INDUcEME-T

AS result of challenge recently is
sued by the Casino, Jrs.; a match bowl
ing ING e game NE in which the disposition Of
s Inal5 slzed purse is involved, will be
next week. The arrangements for the
match We're completed last evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27
HOME TEAM DEFEATED.

Webster, Jan. 26.-The Southbridge Y.
M. G. A. basket ball team tonight defeat
ed the Webster Reading Room Associa-
ton team by a score of 10 to q
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27

Mysterious Billy Smith has aspira-
tons for international honors. Having
defeated everything in sight in the
welterweight class in this country, in
Guiding Joe Walcott, the Denver man
says he's going abroad in search of
the coin. Already an Englishman
named Hughes has challenged Myste-
rlous Billy and a London sporting club
has offered a good sized purse for the
battle.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27

The annual meeting of the New Eng
iand Amateur Rowing Association will
pc held at the American House in Bos-
likely that the location for the july
regatta will be discussed, but decisive
action will be deferred until later
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-27

1t will be good news to his friends in
this city to learn that MHrtin Bergen, the
North Brookfield boy who Catches on tbe
Boston base ball team, will leave the
Massachusetts General Hospital tomor
row. He has practically recovered from
the rest has been of actual benefit to him