The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-13
A MUDDY FIELD.
Holy Cross Rather Easily
Defeated U. of V.

The University of Vermont eleven
came to Worcester only to be beaten
yesterday afternoon by the Holy Cross
team. The Vermont boys can find their
only comfort in their one touchdown,
and the fact that it was, as their cap
tain said after the game, the best team
they had met this year. But the fact
remains that the major portion of those
who witnessed the game were disap-
pointed in the playing of Holy Cross.
There was an abundance of fumbles,
but these can be pardoned to a great
extent by the muddy condition of the
"gridiron,' which rendered the ball I'M
handable. Then, too, Captain McDon-
ough ought to show his men a good ex-
ample as regards playing on side Re-
peatedly had the umpire to warn him
for this. Holy Cross was crippled to
some extent by the absence of several
regular players, but this did not affect
the line, and cannot pardon the large
holes that were at times opened up.
Holy Cross very seldom uses an end
play. but the only one tried yesterday
resulted in touchdown for Holy Cross.
In the absence of Quarterback Sulli-
van, Kelley, the freshman quarter, Off
ciated. He did some fine tackling, and
with more training, despite his light
weight, should prove a. most capable
substitute for Holy Cross. Baldwin
and Murphy again demonstrated that
they are the most reliable substitute
halves, while Mercer showed that he
could care efficiently for fullback du-
ties in the absence of Powers or Ken
ney.
For the visitors, Henkel proved a
well matched adversary for Kenney.
His work during the whole game was
far superior to that of any other YER
monter. Strong played fast game,
and Morse at right end was also in
evidence.
The play began at half past o'clock,
by Strong kicking to Murphy at the
20-yard line. who gained 10 yards be-
fore he was downed. Then a series of
line bucking plays brought the ball up
the field, till Mercer, by the neatest
kind of work, brought it to within two
yards of the Vermonters' goal line.
Thence he carried it over the line, after
IL minutes Of play. Baldwin failed
goal.
Line bucking and 10 yards given by
Umpire Mclaughlin for interfering
with center, brought the pigskin to
Vermont's 30-yard line Here it was
passed back to Baldwin for punt. The
ball got away from MIN, out ne Fdn
after it and punted it a short way.
Soon Strong Was forced to kick, and
after several line plays, McHugh was
sent around the end for 25 yards, and
touchdown. The time for this was 10
minutes. Baldwin kicked the goal. The
half ended on Vermont's 40-yard line.
After 90 minutes in the second half
Strong bucked through across the line.
He failed the goal. Two minutes before
time was up Murphy fell triumphantly
over the Vermont line with the ball
under his arm. The line-up and score;
HOLY CROSS. U. OF VT
Monahan, .-'.''.'''T e, doIse
McDonough, t....-...............;r / DOW
w. Sullivan, ! g..............r g, MckelloW
McTigue, C .......-..........''. {, I1uppdIu
Herrick, S..............-..-..;. u. Wouell
Conner, t.........-..........'';l I, ByinSlon
McHugh, e...,..-.....-...-.l e, NlllldinS
Kelley, q ...-......-q ., Lee
Baldwin, ! h b.......r b, Johnson (Capt.l
Murphy, h b........,..-......l n D, Henkel
Score, Holy Cross II, University of Yer
mont o; touchdowns, Mercer. MeHughh,
Strong and Murphy; goals, Baldwin 2
Referee, w. j. Delaney, Worcester; UNI
pire, D. M. Mclaughlin, Z. of "; line
men, M C. Styles, u. of v; T. j.
O'Hara, Holy Cross; timer, 7. H. Hooli-
han HOLY Cross. TWenty-minute halves.