The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27


Every Worcester man seemed to be
PLAYING on his mettle that day, and the
Brown sl1pDol.ters were surprised at the
game Holv cross nut up. considering
The fact that il was then in it's in
fancy.
HOLY Cross lost ono game during the
season tbat under favorahle weather
conditions If MIGHT have won and that
was IT'S game mi Audovar with Phillips
Academy Tho da,, tbe came was
plava6 was +ba ,vettast that struck this
section If tha country, FIN. a long time. (
Costly funbIinp nv tha HOLY Cross
PLAYERS prevented Them from bringing
home a victory and balned Andoyer
win. 4 single touchdown followed by
a goal. won that game for Andover. and
IT, was the luclllest win that Andover
scored during the season.
Tech was the only local eleven that
PLAYED HOLY cross and. To the chagrin
of those closely aru11afnfsd with the
abilities of tba rival nlavers and teams.
HOLY Cross buried Tech under "a score
of As to6 Following the Tech game. an
hands prenare,l tn meet Boston COLLEGE.
HOLY cross had two panes on It's sched-
ule with Boston ColIt.se-and thew were
booked as the most in1portant of the
season. Nothing was Ieft undone that
would assist Holy Cross i'm landing two
Victories over its Boston rival. but for
all that the Worcester team suffered
one defeat: the other game resulted in a
tie score. The tie game was the first
one played and was fought on the
Holy Cross field with all possible ad-
vantage with Holy Cross. In the sec
ond game. which was plaved Thursday
Boston College nut on a much stronger
team than i'm it's previous game and the
team played faster and better foot ball
Nothing that the Holy Cross players
could do could stoD the terrific attacks
of the Boston backs and the Worcester.
team came home that night after hay-
ing been defeated and fairly defeated.
For a college team the Holy Gross
line was light. and so were the backs.
The best of Judgment was not used By
lin Sullivan aft quarter back. and his
methods of running the team could be
improved upon in many instances
O'rTooIe who pIayed that Dosition on
the team of 'qI. was elected captain of
this years team. but resigned his posi-
ton and did not get into the game till
the last game Of the season was on the
boards. linn Sullivan was replaced by
O'Toole in the second Boston College
game, and though he had but a little
training up to that time he showed his
friends that he knew the game and
that the team was weakened by his alb
sence in the early games Of the sea-
son.
NJ. J. NcDonough was elected to the
captalncy after O'Toole resigned. Me
Donough's position is at tackle, and
while he can play that position very
well. he was not acquainted with the
secrets that go to make up an ideal
college captain. He had but little to
say to his men in a match game. either
to encourage them in their good work
or to spur them on to do better work,
and as he was unfamiliar with the
rules and regulations of the game, he
was not quick to detect foul play in the
opposing team.
There is not much being said about
the election of a captain for next years
team, but as far as deserving candi-
dates go. little Pete McHugh is win
ner McHugh was one of the hardest
workers on the team, ard beyond
doubt did the most effective work. Ken
ney is a close second to DIcHugh for
the highest Individual hOnOs Of the
team, and he, too, would rank high for
the position as captain of the team of
SO, if accomplishments on the Sridlron