The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-01
A POOR WI1D-UP.
Holy Cross Defeated
in It's Last Game
Of the Season.
BOSTON COLLEGE WINS, II TO 0.
Worcester Team Weakened
by the Disqualification
Of Kenney,
BOSTON COLLEGE WINS, II TO 0.

Holy Cross college ended her most
erratic season on the gridiron yester-
day afternoon by suffering defeat at
the hands of the Boston college repre-
sentatives by the score of II to 0. The
game was played on the South end
grounds, Boston, before about 5000
partisan rooters. Before the game
speculations were rife concerning the
probable outcome of the contest, which
has for several years past been the
feature of Thanksgiving day in Bos-
ton, and there were not a few who
picked the Worcester lads to win, not
withstanding the enviable reputation
made this fall by the wearers of the
maroon and old gold.
From a spectacular standpoint, the
game was far from interesting
throughout on account of the frequent
delays and the incessant wrangling,
and for the players themselves it was
demoralizing. Holy Cross started off
at brisk clip and argued stubbornly
for touchdown, making persistent
gains through the more Weighty oppOs-
ing line until tumble on the eight
yard line took the heart out of them.
Both elevens played strong offensive
game and occasionally Holy Cross dem
onstrated her ability on the defense by
holding when the Boston college men
threatened her goal. Penalties were
frequent and fumbles also occurred at
costly times. Then, too, quarterback
Sullivan, who played back on defense,
did not do himself nor his team justice
in handling Murphy's punts
During the first half, Holy Cross
had decidedly the better of the game,
although after 20 minutes of play full
back Murphy was showed over for a
touchdown, in gaining which he was
aided materially by questionable de-
cision of Ducette, which advanced the
ball to the Holy Cross f1ve-yard line
Despite the fact that both the Off
Gals are good players, their rulings
were far from satisfactory, and great
ignorance Of official obligations was
shown, Doucette SHINING especially in
this regard. The Holy Cross men can
not, however, plead this in extenuatiOn
of their defeat as officials are chosen
to decide all points of play and their
decisions must stand. The claim that
is made by the local representatives.
and it is a just one-is that by the re-
movll of Capt. Kenney from the game,
on account &C a fracas with Capt. XII
ley immediately after the first touch
down. the backbone of the team was
broken and the players lapsed into a
listless, dreem mood.
The two College captains were sent
to the side lines, but Holy Cross lost
a great deal more than her rival. as it
can be said without any disparagement
to the Boston college captain, that
Kenney is without doubt the strongest,
most aggressive player on the eleven,
and can easily outclass Kiley's work
He was using himself unsparingly and
displaying his prowess to the utmost
and he felt it keenly that in the last
game he should ever play for Holy
Cross on the gridiron he should be
ruled out. His absence was noted most
especially when kicking tactics were
called into play. Powers, although
with practice fair punter was not
having had it-clearly distanced by
Murphy in every essayal. especially as
the latter was aided by the fumbling Of
the Holy Cross man receiving.
Altogether, Murphy was the star of
the two elevens. His line bucking was
Irresistible, his kicking cleverly ex-
ecuted, his Interference always good
and his tackling clever. At end plays
it was a toss-up as to which side
played the better game. Sullivan, who
replaced Kiley, did fairly well for a
substitute: but o'Reilly, who opposed