The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-25
OF the Work
Performed.
DAVID PROUTY HIGH
Proud Of Winning
County Championship.

Spencer Nov. 24-The Daniel Prouty
high school foot ball team, after win.
ming the high school championship Of
Worcester county, wound up the sea-
son this morning by playing a tie game
with the alumni eleven, neither side
being able to push the ball over The
members Of the high school team
breathed easy when the referees whis-
tie blew at the close of the game, as il
was very much feared that the alumni
would score, and thus mar the glorious
seasons work of the team, by scoring
against them.
Never before in the annals of the Da-
vid Prouty high school has foot bali
team created so much interest among
the Spencer admirers as the cham
pionship team of this year PeopI4
have watched the team through Hs
whole seasons work, and now at tn
close as they think of the t25 points
that the local team has scored. and
they think Of the big goose egg that
has been scored against them. they say
well done, and feel as elated at the
glorious showing as the boys them
selves.
ANVN ludl IIlc season is over. the
people seem to wish a review Of thA
/ teams work in order to see just what
the star eleven has done The frst
game Of the season was against the
Spencer Athletic Association. which re-
/ suited in the score: D. P. H. s. 10. s
A. O; next came Leicester Acadenv
D. P. H, S. 81, Leicester Academy O.
next D. P. H. S. s. w. P. I. I'd 0. Fol
lowing this game came the game at
+ SDuthhFiddra E-aGJ11fi11- 7,
P. II. 5. TO- Southbridge high 0: next
81. Johns perochial high school of
( Worcester, which was defeated IS 10
o; North Brookfeld high was the next
victim, being defeated II to 0: next
came the return game with South
bridge high, in which struggle the lat
ter team met its Waterloo, being de-
feated, Is to o; and yesterday came
the championship game, which resulted
IN the nigh school team taking the
championship by the big score of p 10
D. Last, but not least, however. came
the alumni game today, which result
ed as before stated in a tie
This is a record which is well worth
peing proud of. and one which will 20
teams
A select dance was given in the Mas
sasoit ho-el hall this evening, at which
about % couples were present. 's's"
Spencer was decidedly quiet all day.
it seeming more like Sunday than any
thing else as every place of business was
closed, and scarcely any one on the
streets 1t nevertheless was a most en-
/ joyable day for Spencer people. as this
is the only time in the year when every
member of many families can be at
/ home.
For the first Zine for many years,
this morning there We're no Thanks
/ giving services held at the different
churches but instead, there was
union service held this evening in the
/ First Congregational church Rev f.
/ {. Downey of the Church Of Our Father
4 (UniversaIisD, preached the Thanks
giving sermon, which was very pleasing
to all present. Although the night was
| stormy, the church was well filled.
Last night seemed to be turkeys
night in Spencer 100 being ratified by
the different saloon keepers. the prin-
cipal ones being the Waldo house. Macs
the Windsor house and Cabana's
The public and high schools were
closed last night for the annual
! Thanksgiving recess. They viii be re
opened Monday
Much more of The towns good money
will undoubtedly have to be expended
on roads, as many of them have been
badly washed during the last storm.