The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-26
HARVARD CHAPTER WINS.
Annual fraternity Foot Ball Game
With Tech Chapter at the Oval.

Annual fraternity Foot Ball Game
With Tech Chapter at the Oval.
Tech and Harvard chapters of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity, pummelled
each other for the sake of goodfellow-
ship in the annual foot ball game at
the oval yesterday AFTERNOON, and the
Harvard men won, to o. Neither
side scored in the first half, although
the bah was in Tech territory the
greater part of the time. Harvard had
every advantage in the first half, but
the Tech defense was superb.
The spectators, although not numer-
Gus, furnished the entertainment
About 50 nattily gowned young ladies
shrieked in accompaniment to the
warhoops of the fraternity men, and
the harmony was like that of boiler
factory working on rush orders. There
was one young woman envied by the
rest. She had a piercing Shrek which
rent the air every time a tackle was
made, and another had a sharp scream
which resembled the noise made by a
good housewife upon discovering a fly
in the milk pitcher.
Harvard chapter won the toss and
Capt. Goddard chose the north goal
but Allen stood up like a man and let
Tech chapter lined up for the kickoff
with fierce wind blowing in their fac
es, but Willis raised the ball-barely ten
feet in air on the kickoff and the
leather twisted to Hodskins. The Har-
ward men recovered quickly after the
catch, and bowled over Tech men I'M
til he had been downed by Norcross
after So yard run.
Myers punted, and the strong wind
sailed the ball over the goal line. Tech
had a free kick from the 25 yard line
and Willis punted to the center of the
field. Rogers caught but was downed
by Lamb for no gain. Myers punted
and Gray squirmed nine yards before
Bidwel felled him. Taylor tried q
drop kick from the 80 yard line but the
ball dropped under the bar Willis
kicked out from the 25 yard line, and
Hodskins recovered 10 yards, Harv-
ard tried line plays without gaining
and Myers punted to Gray who was
dropped in his tracks by Dennison
Hobbs made a pretty run of 20 yards
| around Dennison. Tech lost the bal
on downs after tries around left emo
and through center. Myers punted A
yards to Gray, who juggled the ball
allowing Nixdorff to fall on it.
With the ball in Harvard chapters
| possession on the Tech 20 yard line
| the Yelling in the grandstand and along
the side lines was loud, long and dis
| cordant. Hodskins plugged at center
the Harvard full back knock him dOwr
for two yards gain. Hodskins made
another attempt at center, but Aller
broke through and nailed him for 9
loss Taylor had not got started wher
Norcross tackled him. The ball was
given to Tech on downs. The Tecf
backs made no gain, and Harvard ha6
the ball again.
Hodskins hurdled the line for a -four
yard gain Taylor fumbled in a tan
dem play directed at Irons, and LIANT
fell on the ball. The two captains
Irons and Goddard, the former a $50.
FOUNDER, and the latter 30 pounds
heavier, had a friendly tussle anc
scraped noses, but Goddard's probes.
els was numb and it SCARED easily
| This was Tech chapters first triumph
| and the men entered the game with
more spirit when the incident closed
but 1t went for naught as the half clos
| ed a. minute later with the ball held
down by the Tech center on the 20 yard
| line.
Myers kicked off at the opening OF
the second half, and Lamb made a gain
Of 12 yards. Willis had the wind with
| him. and he raised the ball in air, and
the breeze carried it along for 45yards
Rogers caught, but made no gain, Nor
cross bringing him down. Goddard was
given the BAH in cross tackle play
and before the Harvard captain went
TO earth Is yards Jhad been made up
Hodskins shot through the Tech line
like a catapult, and 10 yards was COW
cred in the march to the Tech goa
line. Myers and Taylor. made five
wards each and Goddard waded through
The left side of the Tech line for Il
wards, landing the ball on Techs four
yard line.
Feminine cheers were responded to by
the Tech team, and two attempts by
| Hodgskins at centre netted but two
Yards. Myers made plunge over the
crouching Tech players and the bal
was over the line for touchdown
when Referee Mellus untangled the
mass of feet and arms. Myers tried q
mint out for position TO kick goal, but
| the wind carried the ball to the centre
Of the field and no goal was attempted