The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
AndOver and
Academy
PLAYED TIE GAME.
The Worcester Boys Were
Pleasantly Surprised.
(speoial plgpateh to the spv. J

plonShlp foot ball match between WOr-
cester and Phillips Andover was played
here today, and resulted in a tie score,
both teams scoring a touchdown and
falling to kick goal, made the score
stand Worcester 5, Andover 3.
1t was the best played and most ex-
citing game seen at Andover this sea-
son. The Worcester boys outplayed
their rivals, but when it was all over
every one of the players had all the
foot ball they wanted for one day.
When the Worcester boys left Wor-
cester for here none of them antiei-
pated victory over the strong Andover
team, but nevertheless the players were
all in fine shape and determined to
make Andover hustle for victory. But
when the Worcester team reached An
dover and learned that Andever had
been crippled by the loss of it's captain,
Holt, and Mckay and Bloomer, all of
whom took part in the Holy Cross
game Wednesday,, everybody went out
determined to win. Coach John A.
Gammons, who put a. fine edge on the
players for their encounter with An
dover, spoke encouragingly to his play
ers, and the little squad Of Worcester
rooters in the east bleachers kept yell
and singing Inspiring words into the
ears of their gladiators. An this helped
the boys to hold strong against the
heavy onslaughts of the Andover rush
ers.
Though the Worcester Academy
team has played many games this sea-
son and all of them at home, it never
played as good ball as it did today
The playing of the entire team was ex-
cellent and every player on the team
distinguished himself by making a star
play at some stage Of the game. Quar-
ter back McDermott ran the team,
with a single exception, faultlessly.
John Davis, Worcester Academys
big guard, won the highest individual
honors Of the game by making the
touchdown that tied Andovers score.
When the bail was about a yard inside
Andover's 20-yard line, in the second
half McDermott signalled to John to
take the ball and buck Andover's left
guard and tackle. Davis got a good
start, and when he struck the line 1t
broke and he ran for a touchdown. car
rying three of the Andover players on
his back the last five yards of the dis
lance.
Before this Andover had secured a
touchdown, but failed to kick goal, so
that after Davis made his touchdown
the game hinged on McDermott's try
for goal The Worcester kicker took
all the time that was needed and tried
mis- best to send the pigskin between
the posts and over the cross bar, but
it was dark and the ball slippery, and
when he put his toe behind the ball it
went wide of it's mark
There was no scoring in the first half,
although Worcester Academy twice
pushed the ball dangerously near An
dovers goal. In the second half Ando-
yer was first to score, and it was a
Davis that scored her touchdown It
was minutes and 81. seconds after play
began in the second half that p A. Da-
Wis plouhed through an almost solid
mass of humanity ard scored for Ando-
ver and 10m 23s. after Andover scored
Worcester Academy got the ball over
Andoyer's goal line. From the moment
Referee Locke blew his whistle till time
was called at the end of the second half
both teams played AL foot ball Captain
Norris far outpunted Wilhelm, the An
dover fullback, and the Worcester ends
played faster and better ball than their
opponents.
Abbott played star game for Wor-
cester Academy. He tackled like
fiend, and made some of the biggest
runs of the game. The line bucking of
Captin Norris, John Davis and Harri-
son was hard, and effective Duffy,
Hallett and Campbell found their way
around Andover's ends for good gains,
and Russ did fine work in breaking
through the line and smashing up An
doyers formations before they had
good start.
For Andover, P. A. Davis and Cross
did most of the ground gaining. while
Wallace, Wilhelm, Howard and Mat
thews did good defensive work. Andov-
ers Interference on round-the-e
plays was ragged at times, and the
team lost many yards as a result On
line plays, however, the team showed
great strength, and the backs often
found holes open for them.
There was a long delay before the
game began, caused by dispute be-
tween Captain Norris and Acting Cap
tain Howard of Andover. Andover
wanted to put in one of its coachers,
and Captain Norris strenuous1y object
ed but Manager Derby had failed to
bring man with him. so there was no
alternative.
Three times during the game Wor-
cester lost possession of the ball by
starting the backs before the ball was
snapped back. Once Andover lost ten
yards for off-sde playing But few
fumbles were made and the playing as
a whole was hard and fast.
The game began at 3SO O'Clock, 80
minutes after the scheduled time,
with the ball in Phillips Andover Acad-
envy possession. On The opening kick
off. P. A. Davis kicked to Ha1lett, who
caught the ball on the 10-yard line and
ran eight yards before ne was downed
Campbell started out towards An
dovers goal with 15-yard run around
Phillips Andover's left end. Hallett
lost ground on the next lineup and
Norris punted to Andover's 4O-yard
line.
Then Andover, with the aid Of p A.
Davis, got the ball back to Worces-
ter Academy's 30-yard line, where
Stiles fumbled, and Norris fell on the
ball. When Worcester Academy re-:
gained possession of the leather, the
first two plays, directed at the ends,
failed and Norris was forced to punt.
He sent the ball back to Andoyer's as
yard line. Then the home team be-
gan hitting the line With good gains,
through Academy's tackles and guards.
In this manner the home team slowly
worked the ball to the centre Of the
field. Here Worcester Academy held
for downs and got the ball. Then Abb
bolt was signalled to go around An
dover's end, which he did with a good
gain but when tackled he allowed the
ball to slip from his possession, and
again Andover lined up on the often
sive.
Here Cross made a run of 20
yards around the end and looked good
for several more yards, when Nc
Dermott appeared upon the scene, and
by an excellent tackle brought down
the feet-footed Andover man on Acad-
emy's 15-yard line. Andover kept
pushing the ball down deeper into Wor-
cester territory until it was planted
within II yards Of the goal limo. The
visitors at this stage made a deter
mined stand and got possession of the
pigskin on downs.