The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
LOCAL MEN
on Col
lege Teams
DID GOOD WORK.
They Learned Rudiments Of
the Game in Worcester.

son uhat has just now closed
Dartmouth, Williams and Amherst
Exeter, Bowdoin, Colby and Harvard
freshmen have all had their teams
strengthened through the presence in
college of young men from this city.
Many of this years college players,
hailing from Worcester, got their first
foot ball experience at the Worcester
high school, and the training they re-
ceived there has stood them in good
stead in the more exacting work Of col
iege practice. Especially is this true of
the members of that famous high school
team of '94-admitted by all to be the
champion interschOlastic team of that
year
Charlie Boyle, who has been playing
left end on Dartmouth College this
season, is, undoubtedly, the most prom
inent of this number Like some of the
Others he was a member of the famous
nigh school team of '94, playing quarter
back on the team. After leaving the
high school, Boyle entered Dartmouth
College largely through the influence of
Hall, the old Dartmouth player who
was coaching the high school team that
year and had recognized in Bowie a
This is his third year as a member
of the Dartmouth team He started in
back of the line and in the Pennsyl-
wanna game, his first year, played right
mar. with the graduation of the men
who were playing ends at that time,
Boyle was advanced to the line and he
has been breaking up interference and
lacking around-the-le ft-end runners
during the past two years. Last fall he
mad as his mate on the other end Cava-
naugh another high school boy. The
two made an exceptionally strong pair
rms year Boyle has been rather unfor,
tunate Early in the season his knee
bothered him and he was unable to
take part in the minor games, Coach
Wurtemburg not desiring to take any
chances, saving him for the more i'm
portant games-such as those in the
tu-college league-that We're to follow
later. Boyle also played the Wesleyan
game and scored the only touchdown
made by his team. He graduates from
dartmouth this coming year and with
his graduation Dartmouth loses one of
her strongest foot ball players
The two Herseys-George and Walter
although not really Worcester bows.
attended Worcester Academy so long
and are so we'll known here that they
should be included in any list of Wor-
cester men. They are both strapping big
fellows, each weighing in the vicinity
of l65 pounds, and have been stars on
Phillips Exeter team all the fan. AL
though playing at Worcester Academy
they have been made foot ball players
since going to Exeter for in Worcester
Douh men We're substitutes Walter
playing at quarter when opportunity
presented itself, while George was a
fun back, but used to be known as
weak in line bucking
This is their second year at Exeter
A year ago both men were substitutes
playing neither of the important games,
although George went in at quarter
against Worcester Academy, while
Walter watched the game in a foot
ball suit from the sidelines. The train
ing they received last year under the
direction of Walter Mccormack. Dart
mouths old captain, meant much to
them, and the season of '9S has seen
them rank as two of the very best
academic players. Both men have
been playing regularly through the sea-
son.
George is the better. and has
achieved the more distinction. From
his position at fullbac1, he has made
his drop kicking a special feature.
kicking four goals from the field in six
Of the early games. Being a very fast
runner, he has made some good end
gains, and in line bucking has i'm
proved wonderfully. In the important
game of the year the Andover game,
George made a 25yard line and run
OF 40 yards for a touchdown, but was
called back by the referee for holding
in the line. In this game he barely
missed goal from the field, which
would have meant victory. George
was special mark for Andover play
ers in this game, and was forced to
retire in the first half, with two broken
ribs, broken finger, and minus four
teeth.
Walter has played regularly behind
the line in all the games, and has &C
quired considerable distinction in line
bucking and around the end plays. In
the Andover game he made 20 and a
25-yard run. Notwithstanding reports
that the two Hersey boys We're to go
to Dartmouth, it can be definitely sta
ted that the brothers will enter Har-
ward next year, with bright prospects
of ultimately making Harvard varsity
John Gregson, who has been a mem
Der of the Bowdoin team-this is his
second year-prepared at the Worccs-
the famous '94 team. At BoWdoin his
freshman year, he played an end and
acquired considerable fame by making
4O-Yard run against Harvard 'Varsi-
ty. rms year Gregson started in back
of the line at halfback. but was sub
sequently moved to tackle, which posi-
ton he has been playing in the games
so important to Bowdoin-those with
Colby, Bates and University of Maine
q
build and a good all around athlete,
Herbert Larkin of Amherst College.
with practically no foot ball experience
prior to his advent in college, was good
enough to play centre on Amherst in
the tri-collegiate games Special in
terest surrounds the playing of this
young man from the fact that he has
but one arm. In an accident in this
city some years ago, Larkin lost his
| left arm above the elbow, but he sue
ceeds in passing the ball back with one
arm about as we'll as the ordinary man
can do it with two. With the eXceD-
ton of swapping back the ball. cen
tire has really little use for his arms
| 1t is his weight and ability to keep his
| feet that most count, and these traits
LarlSin is said to possess in a remark
able degree. Weeks, the old Pennsyl-
NdAlh pay Si' iie'F' "CSh tuetSlliiS AN
herst this season. and thinks Larkin is
| 0 X.
Paul Potter has been Worcester's rep
resentative on the Williams College
eleven. His light build, for he weighs
only 13S pounds, has counted against
him, and early in the season he was
only a sub" But his strong playing
on the scrub team gradually received
the attention it deserved, and he ulti-
mately was shifted over on the varsity
where he played this fall in the Cornell