The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-02

Harvard II, Williams 0.
Princeton q, Lehigh 0.
Dartmouth %, Exeter 5. y,At
Amherst 2s, Williston 0.
Bowdoin %, Campello 0.
Cornell AZ, Trinity 0.
West Point 40, Tufts o.
Pennsylvania 40, State College Q.
The Worcester Polytechnic foot ball
team played Amherst Aggie, at the
oval, yesterday afternoon, and Tech
won, to 0. That Tech scored a vic
tory, even though 1t was by a single
touchdown and a goal, is the only
satisfaction that the eleven's support
ers at the institute can derive from the
contest. Surely, the playing Of the
Tech men, individually and collectively,
was not of the sort that would tend to
increase confidence in Techs prowess
upon the gridiron. One week ago those
same farmer players from Amherst
visited Holy Cross College, where the
wearers of the purple, in one short half,
roundly trounced them to the tune of
20 to 0. The Tech team naturally de-
sired to run up as large, if not bigger
score, against the visitors. But in that
attempt Tech failed signaIly, and in
consequence, whatever may be the re-
lative merits Of the two teams, were
they to meet tomorrow, the public would
naturally look upon Holy Cross as be-
ing represented by the stronger eleven.
It was far from an ideal day for foot
ball Better weather by far for a COL
lege base ball match than a foot ball
game The players, in their heavily
padded foot ball suits, with their extra
accoutrements in the way of shin
guards, rubber bandages nose guards,
headgears and all the rest of the para
phernalia belonging to well-appointed
foot ball outfit, fairly sweltered in the
sun. Precipitation dropped from their
faces in great, big drops, while the
black spots that appeared on the backs
of their duck Jackets after a few min
utes' play, bore witness to the fact that
their bodies were as warm as their
faces.
The heat affected the players a great
deal more than the actual game. One
week ago, when Tech met Worcester
Academy, time had to be called but
twice during both halves. Yesterday
afternoon, however, the whistle was
kept busy telling the timers and the
spectators that some man must be al
lowed little breathing spell before he
could continue There were no serious
injuries to the men. They were simply
tagged out, and the heat was alone re-
sponsible for it. Big Percy Page, who
seldom knows what it is to have time
taken out for disability of any sort,
was responsible for at least a half
dozen of the delays. Finally, utterly
played out, he was forced to give way
to substitute and be taken to the
df.0c
appeared to be in much the better con-
dition; at least the weather had a less
depressing effect upon them.
The lineup Capt. Walsh presented
against Amherst was different in sew
eral respects from that he offered when
he met Academy a week earlier. The
changes, all but one of which were
caused through necessity, weakened
the team. The addition of Buckman to
the team in a spot where it was the
weakest, toned up the line considerably
but the new faces behind the centre
men were no Improvement over their
predecessors. But, for all that Tech
should put up a better game than she
did. Her attack should have been fa1
more aggressive, her line should have
held better. 1t was evident that during
the week she had not made the rapid
advance expected.
Captain Walsh intended to have Har-
rington, who is taking a graduate
course at the institute, this year, play
the opposite half. Harrington was on
the field in foot ball costume and went
through the preliminary practice with
the others. Just before the game was
to be called, however, a member of the
faculty stepped upon the field and in
formed Captain Walsh and Harrington
that under the faculty rules Harring-
ton could not be allowed to play Free
man was hastily substituted, and did
! as we'll as about every other member
of the team. Wise who played the
place Of quarterback so satisfactorily
until injured in the second half of the
Academy game, is still unable to gel
into the game, and rather than play
| Willis again, Southgate, a new man
was sent in to give the signals and toss
the ball to the runner. Southgate, with
| a little more experience, and a better
idea Of how TO get into the interference
! is likely to give Wise a good run fol-
the position permanently.
The old Tech tendency of fumblins
the ball. so prominent in past years
but which was lacking in the first
game, again asserted itself yesterday
1t every case it was the fault of the
man with the ball, for the quarterback
was getting it back to the runner il
| perfect style every time. CuriouslJ
enough, the men who cid the most FUN
! bling were the more experienced play.
ers. Ed Simpson at tackle was tbs
| principal offender. AS a groundgainel
Simpson made his distance, but it avaii
ed nothing when the ball rolled out q
| his hands when tackled. This happen
ed three times during the game, twic,
when Tech was advancing the ball tow
ards her opponents goal posts, and wa;
within 20 yards of the line. Each timt
a man on the other side fell on the ball
and Techs aggressive play was at one,
changed into defensive work. Captain
| Walsh himself fumbled an easy pun
without the slightest excuse, and Perc.
Page who generally hangs onto tn
ball, once it is fairly in his hands, al
! lowed the spheroid to get away from
| him for a loss Of distance and the bal
| both Pages defensive work, Buck
mans playing and the general work
offensive and defensive, Of the wv,
ends, Birge and Wood, were the re
! deeming features Of Tech play.
Amherst Aggies played an entirel.
different style of game than that a
Holy Cross. Since then there has beer
a change of coaches at the agricultur
al college, and Weeks, the big Penn
player, is now looking after the team
| Weeks has brought with him Penn
system of plays, and is installing
knowledge of the game into his nev
! charges. The old Penn guards bacl
plays, when well executed, are gener
lally effective and certainly Furnishing t
4 the opposing side. The Aggie boys, how
4 ever. had been drilled but two days il
4 that style Of playing. Consequent,
4 they were weak, and did not take ad
| vantage Of every opportunity present
ing itself.
I The game was called at 230 O'Clock
i that the visitors might return to Am
! herst last night. Two halves were play
ed, and it was during the first half tina
Tech made her touchdown, Brooks car