The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-24
GOOD WORK.
By Spencer
High School.
NORTH COUNTY MEN
Walloped and David Prouty
High Are Champions.

Spencer. Nov 23,-This afternoon, at
Railroad park, in the presence of about
400 spectators, the star David Prouty
high school foot ball team not only COW
cred itself with glory by defeating the
star Winchendon high school team, by
a score Of p to o. but also won the high
school championship of Worcester
county. The local team has defeated
every high school team in southern
Worcester countS With the exception
Of Worcester high, while the Winchen-
don team has defeated the high school
teams of Gardner, Leonlinster and
FiVchburg. and thus easily holds the
championship Of northern Worcester
county. This is a great honor to bestow
on a high school team, and especially
than Spencer. and the Spencer people
certainly have just right to feel proud
Of her boys.
The game this afternoon started al
exactly asa o'clock. with Spencer in
possession of .he kickoff. At the
blow Of the whistle Lee, the stalwart
right end. sent the ball sailing well up
into Winehendons territory, where
Winchendon man was tackled about
20 wards in front of his goal,
on the next play the WinchendOn
backs fumhled. and Calvin, Speneer's
left tackle, snarched the ball and
made pretty run almost to Winchen-
dOn's goal
on the next lineup kSpencer fun
bled the ball, bu1 Billiard fortunately
gained possession of the ball and made
a touchdown, exactly two minutes after
play.
Lee kicked the goal winehendon
kicked of, the ball being Web brought
back into Winehendon's territory by
Anles The Spencer men Immediately
began hammering the line. and cireling
the ends, and in four minutes more
Billiard once more went over
Lee failed 10 kick the goal.
This stopped the scoring of the first
half although the ball was kept con
tinually in the visitors territory.
After an inteFmission of Is minutes
the teams again lined up with different
goals 10 defend.
This half Winchendon kicked off,
Anes receiving the ball, and after
pretty run was tackled on the twenty
ward lire From this point the
half bac8s made several long runs
around the ends, and assisted by the line
bucking of Ames, pushed the ball once
more over the line after six minutes TO
play
Spencer boys kept up their quick work,
and with only three minutes to play
An1es went over the line for the last
touchdown of the game. This time
Hobbs failed to kick the goal
For the remaining three minutes the
bah was kept nearly in the centre of
the field. Al no point in the game
could Winchendon make her gains, or
could she STOP the local boys from rip
ping III he. line.
The manager of the visiting team said
FRANKLY at the conclusion of the game,
"YoW team is too much for us that's
all there is to it, You outplayed us at
every point and at every stage of the
game.
When lie coach was asked if he
thought Spencer would be in it with
Worcester, he said: If Worcester high
school viii play high school team,
y0tii team can beat them, and I'll bet
nay last penny on it, When asked if
Gardner would be in it he quickly re-
piled Not for a minute, your eleven
can beat them 80 to o.
II certainly seems now that the Da-
vid Prouty high school team has fairly
Won the long looked for championship
and deserves much credit for doing SO.
To cay that any one man on the local
team was Il particular star cannot be
dOne, as every man played with every
ounce of strength there was in him, and
played foot ball from the start TO the
finish. Lineup:
D. p H. S. WINCHENDON.
Vernon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e. CieaNes
Calvin, t,-...-.............-.r I, townsend
Lowell, ...............r e, McCOlley
Wheeler, c ...+....,..----.-., c, Fitzgerald
Mullett. g.............. -.:..... g. Hildreth
Reno. r t.............l I, Bossly (Williams)
Lee, r e.. -..... mood e, Try0n
permody, q b......-...--.:.:.,.. b, Jones