The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-06
Sporting Notes
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Jesse Burkett is well fixed for 1902
That much is sure, and no one feels ag-
grieved. Think of drawing $4,000 and
more for two seasons of baseball efforts /!
Jesse is going to do it, "
The American League is no dinky
organization, according to the belief of
Jesse Burkett The Worcester boy saw
the color of the money before he talked
American League for 1902, and although
some of the prophets say that Jesse Is
only drawing the National League club on
for more money, Burkett declares that he
is located for two years.
Worcester High School and Highland
Military Academy didn't have a practice
game yesterday, but Worcester High
lined against Highland Military Academy
and pierced its line and made long end
runs. Highland Military Academy and
ferent when estimated from a football
basis.
The greatest wrestling match of the
year is booked for tomorrow night at
Cleveland, when Tom Jenkins and Dan
Mcleod will meet. Jenkins believes that
victory is sure to fall upon his massive
shoulders, but the canny Scot says that
Tom will have to make excuses to the
Cleveland audience.
-Shakeups in the Yale eleven are daily
occurrences, but when the blue trots on
the field Nov. % at Cambridge, the team
will appear like unit It's a great way
they have at New Haven of under-estt-
mating the ability of the football team.
There's no chance for over-confdence
when such methods are adopted.
The Tech football team doesn't pro-
pose to drop off the earth for the season
of 1902 and in its two out-of-town games
arranged by Manager Loft, splendid OPP
portunities for a display Of defensive
strength will be afforded.
Coach Maurice J. Conner of Holy
Cross is assisting in the preparation of
( Exeter for its game against Andover,
Saturday. Coach Conner works on the
/ linesmen and Perry Hale. the former
| Yale fullback, keeps the back field hus-
| Ting.
Arrangements for the erection of
new stands on Soldiers Field for the
Harvard-Y game will insure seats for
! $1,000 people. This number of people is
| expected to be in Cambridge Nov. % for
the big game.
| In New Haven. It is said that Harvard
/ is not feared as much as Princeton. I'm
| til the Cornell-Princeton game, the Tigers
| thought they had every chance of defeat
ing Yale, but the sky has changed.
| "A week from Saturday Dartmouth
will meet Harvard. This game should be
unusually interesting, because of the
strength shown by the Hanover team in
games this season. Harvard never held
1 Dartmouth as a weak opponent in any
( llie u spur = anu CSIldlIl4S Will not III
football
| The Tammany Tiger wasn't strong
enough to defeat the former president OF
Columbia University yesterday. play
] Low" has been the order in many foot
| ball contest, and in the New York scrim-
mage yesterday the few who obeyed got
their wallets lined with greenbacks.
Billy Lush of the Boston National
League team, last season with Rochester
has acquired an interest in the Merider
! (Ct) polo team and will be located in thai
city until spring.
The usual accidents in football games
ments in condemnation of the game
| University of Cleveland, o., where an
maintained, upholds the game. In a recent
address on the 'sEthical Functions n
| Football" he said: Football stands fol
that side and relation Of college life which
] demand the hardness and endurance Of
the value of the positive. Third, football
value of a compelling interest. Fourth
/ self-discoYery. Football proves to many
a man what he is. II makes him know
that he has more or less physical strength
than he believed he had. In intellectual
vision or provision il shows him whether
he is more or less alert. Football develop,
| self-restrain: and self-restraint. or more
broadly. self-control is one OF the pri
mary signs Of a gentleman. '-Exchange