The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-22
FOR. TODAY
Many Games
on Gridiron.
HARVARD AT OVAL.
Crippled Tech Team Plays
NJ. l. T.---Other Games.

The Worcester Academy and Harvard
| freshmen foot ball teams meet for their
annual struggle upon the gridiron at
the oval this afternoon. The game is
one of the few really good foot ball
contests promised for Worcester this
| season. The attendance is sure to be
large, for the reason that any athletic
team bearing the name of Harvard,
is assured of a cordial reception in this
city. There is added interest in the
Harvard eleven this time, from the
fact that the eleven is captained by
Dave Campbell, who a year ago was
leading the academy forces on to vic
tory, while Shirk. who played back of
the line, for the school in 81, is also
included in the Harvard freshmen line
up. Bad weather alone can keep the at
tendance below the 1000 notch.
1t must be admitted, frankly, that
the Worcester Academy eleven has lit
! tie or no chance to defeat its oppon-
ents. Victory for the academy team
would, of course, be sweet. But it is
difficult to see how such a thing can
be brought about. The freshmen this
year are stronger than for several sea
sons, and it is this same team that earl
Ter in the week outscored the Harvard
varsity in a short practice game. De-
feat at the hands of so strong a team
is no disgrace, while a single touch
down on academy's side of the score
should be cause for satisfaction.
There is no denying the fact that the
academy eleven is not so strong as
last season. Coach Gammons has
worked hard with the material at hand,
lint cob do o~,l nf two in,
the line that might be strengthened up
were the men available, make the elev-
en- many points weaker than the IA
nous '97 aggregation One thing that
may count in the academy eleven's ia
vor, is that the team has had no game
for the past ten days, and. with a single
exception, there will be no cripples
wearing the academy uniform when
Referee Dadmun's whistle announces
the beginning of play, promptly at 81
O'Clock.
Hallett is the man laid up. In the
high school game two weeks ago to-
day, his neck was injured, but after
laying off for a few days he was able
to don his foot ball regalia and get
into the game again. Thursday night,
however, in practice work, he received
another severe wrench, 50 he begins the
game under decided disadvantages. 1t
is largely a question of time as to
how long he can play. The freshman
lineup was not received by Manager
Derby last evening, but the Academy
boys, as they are expected to line up,
will be. Wright l. e., Cakes l. l.. Davis
!. G., Boyer c.. Russ T. g., Harrison
+. t., Abbott r. e., McDermott q. D., Hal
lett and Taylor l. h. b., Lewis l. h. b.,
: Norris f. b.
Worcester Polytechnic eleven is an>
! other local eleven that has almost GER
tain defeat staring it in the face Tech,
with a badly crippled team, goes to
Boston this morning, where, in the at
ternon, the men from Worcester are
booked to play Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. Neither of the ends will
be able to play, Woods, who was in
jured in the Tufts game, has not fully
recovered while Birge, who plays the
other end, is now being mustered out
with the Yale battery, with which he
| saw service during the war, and will
also be absent. Coach Stone will play in
their places Maynard, who did good
service in the Trinity game and Sam
Willis, who, after a career in every
baok-line position, now finds himself
playing with the linemen.
Percy Page, tower of strength at
tackle, is another of the absentees. In
practice work last Thursday Page
fell over stone wall going after
punt, and strained the small of his
back. Page was at the institute yes
terday, but it took him about three
times as long to get up and sit down
as usual, while bending over was out
of the question Unless his lameness