The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-25

surrounded on all sides with banners
and flags of the Boston College, waving
from the hands of enthusiastic stud
ents. The band played all the time and
the students cheered with only short
pauses. In the early stages of the game
the Holy Cross students and a small
party of Worcester supporters that
We're seated in the bleachers across the
neld, returned the cheers and wells, but
after fullback Murphy fell over the
Holy Cross goal line with the leather
under his arm, only faint cheers were
heard coming from the Holy Cross
side of the field
From the opening plays of the game
boston College displayed wonderful de-
Tense and when in possession of the
ball nothing that Holy Cross could pro
duce could check its mad rush for a
touchdown. 1t was minutes, 30 sec
onds after the referees whistle blew
that big Murphy struck the Holy Cross
rush line for his first touchdown His
successful dash through the HOLY
Cross line brought every Boston Col
lege man to his feet, and for several
minutes after it was with difficulty
that the players heard the signals. So
loud were the cheers from the Boston
stand
A single touchdown in each half was
the best the Boston College men could
DO, but a single trip over the goal line
would have been enough to bring the
Holy Cross players TO the bitterest de-
feat of the season. Every one on Mt.
St James had hoped to win todav's
game, and all of the foot ball players
strained every muscle in their effort
to finish the season with a victory
Holy Cross was outweighed and out
played IN the centre positions, and it
was through that part of the line that
the Boston college backs made their
way FOR the repeated gains that finally
netted TWO touchdoWns and landed a
fine victory for their college.
Boston's second touchdown did not
come so easy as the first, and Richards
Try Tor goal was failure.
Twice the Holy Cross men secured the
ball from their opponents inside their
5-yard line, but the third time the Bos-
ton backs got the leather within that
line, Murphy broke through and plant
ed the ball behind the goal posts. Muir
phys second successful play for a
touchdown was greeted with Just as
much enthusiasm as the first. and dur
ing the remainder of the game, the Bos-
ton students sang songs that related
to the score of the game. and the de-
feat of the Holy Cross team.
Holy Cross played a hard upNin
game, and towards the end of the sec
ond half, kept the ball within close
bounds of Boston's goal. Holy Cross
made two desperate attempts to score.
both made in the second half by
Kenny After Boston lost 20 yards,
six of which resulted from the fast
work Of the Worcester ends, Holy Cross
was given the ball and Kenney sized
up the Boston goal and determined to
make a try for goal from the field.
Kenney's try for goal was made from
Boston's l5-yard line, and only missed
the crossbar by a small margin. The
Holy Cross player was given a good
hand from the spectators for his fine
attempt and later in the game be
made another try for field goal from
the 35-yard line. His second ATTEMPT
was a big failure, and after that all
hopes that Holy Cross would score
were abandoned.
Holy Cross weakness was in the
three central portions of her rush line.
Richards, who played centre for the
Boston College team, was many pounds
heavier than McTigue, and this advan-
tage, coupled with years of experience
in that position, made McTigue an easy
victim William Sullivan had more
than his hands full keeping Toohg. an
old Holy Cross man. out of the PLAYS
he was booked for, and Herrick on the
other side of the centre, roughed if
with Rourke. and he. too, was out
pointed by his rival. Those three Holy
Cross players We're in the game per-
haps more than any Of the other men
on the Worcester team for with few
exceptions, all of Boston Colleges PLAYS
were sent against one or the other of
those men, The repeated attacks of
the Boston backs upon Holy Cross
guards and centre weakened all three
positions, and when the PUSHES at the
centre came thick and fast. it was out
of the question to expect these worked
out men to battle successfully against
them.
With the exception of the three cen
ire men, Holy Cross was able to hold