The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
VERY EASY.
Academy Won
In Providence
FRIENDS SCORED.
Duffy Made Some Brilliant
Runs Around the Ends.

Providence, f. l.. Nov 1.-THE
Friends school foot ball players of this
city were no match for the Worcester
Academy eleven in the school field here
this Afternoon.
The home team started off well
enough and succeeded in scoring the
first touchdown, but unfortunately it
was also the last touchdown for the
Friends
The visitors, meanwhile, were running
or crowding down the field in a style
that the local boys found wholly ire
pressible A centre play would net
small gain. Then would come two or
three end plays in which the ball would
be advanced for good gains. SO it was
throughout the game. Worcester Acad-
envy completely outclassing the Friends
school and winning, S5-6
Although defeated by team that
was in every way her superior, the
the Friends school team might have
been able to keep Worcester's score
down to a modest figure, had it not
been that her ends were so wretchedly
weak. The two Providence boys showed
very little knowledge of the way in
which TO successfully combat an end
rush, Repeatedly, little Duffy or Nor
lfs would encirele the outer men for
brilliant runs of varying distances.
II was Duffy too, that made the star
play of the day. 1t was a flight around
the end from the centre of the field
for a touchdown. 1t was of the Arthur
Poe sort of runs, and Duffy. eluding
the few Providence tacklers. had scored
touchdown before the majority of the
home players really realized what was
taking place.
Considering that the visitors had been
without the services of a coach since
their game with Yale freshmen, over
week ago, 1t was surprising the form
they showed. A number of STYLES of
plays proved good ground gamers, but
the ones that invariably resulted in an
annihilation of space were directed
against the ends. John Davis and Russ
were pulled back when end attacks
were in process of formation. Their
presence in the interference not only
bothered the ends, but likewise wor-
RED the entire team from the fullback
down to the centre trio
1t was game in which the visitors
backs would show up I'm their true col
ors, and they showed UP we'll Duffy.
light though he is. was a star man
When given the ball, and fullback Nor
RS. both on line bucking and on few
end plays, did what was expected of
him to advance the ball every time he
was signaled
The end plays proved so successful
lhat worcester Academy did not have
10 resort to the more firing line attacks.
At times, to vary the bill either Harri-
son or Big John Davis was given the
nali. and II was usually for a gain al
though the Friends school line was
much stronger than her ends and seem
ed better able to withstand a mass play.
The home players had the opening
kick off, so the ball at once went to
Worcester Academy. and on the first
1ne-up little Duffy asserted his end
skirting propensities He dashed
around the right end for a good sixty
Yards before finally brought to earth
Then line plays were used, but before
captain Norris had discovered that the
line was far stronger than the ends,
Friends school had the bali on downs
Gradually it was forced uD the field,
and finally Providence player was
showed over for the first touchdown
of the game. Cakes was the man that
let him by
During the rest of the half Worcester
Academy was upon the offensive nearly
al the time, and tore around the ends
for two touchdowns. McDermott kick
1iAS phf 6Odl anu IdlllliS III the OI06r
attempt The first Academy touch
down was made in less than two min
utes from the kick-of The visitors
evidently had awakened to the fact that
they had been scored against, and did
mot propose TO allow a repetition if pos
sfble End plays figured largely in
advancing the ball down towards
Friends goal but the touchdown was
made by sending Norris through the
line.
The second Academy touchdown re-
suited from practically the same COM
binatiOn Of plays, and still third time
the visitors might have placed the ball
behind the goal line had the half been
"a bit longer. The ball was on Friends
three yard line when time was called
In the second half Academy scored
just twice as many touchdowns as dur
in the first period of play. McDer-
mott kicked all four of the goals bring
ing the total score up TO 80. In the third
touchdown of the half Duffy made his
most brilliant run. Getting the ball
the first time the visitors lined up after
the kickoff he went around the end
and with the Friends team i'm pursuit
tore down the field, and his progress
was not stopped until it was too late
The touchdown had been scored. The
following is the line-up and summary:
WORCESTER. FRIENDS.
Abbott ! e. Maeder. Pope. Gilbert
Harrison ] {. Phillips, Wright
Davis, g, Austin, Bennett
Forsythe c, Berry
Russ, g, Bennett, Austin
Cakes, r /, Wright, Phillips
Wright, e ! e, Pope, Gilgert, Meader
McDermitt, q b q b. Croker
Duffy, h b II b, Dunlevv
Ifallett, h b II b. Tobey
Norris, ( b + b, Savers
Score. Worcester Academy 80. Friends
school s; touchdowns. Phillips, Duffy,
Norris (2l. Harrison ~, Wright; goal
from touchdown, MeDermitt 90. Wright:
time of game. two 20-minute halves; ref
cree. Mr.. Weeks. umpire, Mr.. Dyer.
GARDNER HAS TWO GAMES.
Gardner. Nov. 1.-THE Gardner high
school team has two foot bali games
scheduled for This week. The Fitehbnrg