The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
CADETS IN LUCK.
Northboro Touchdown Taken Away for
Off Side Play.


The Worcester Highland Military
Academy and the Northboro high school
foot ball teams played two Commute
halves yesterday, neither side being
able to score though coming near it at
times. The game was well contested
throughout, the local team showing a
decided superiority in end plays which
gave 1t much coveted gains. The high
school team was a beefy one compared
with the academy, and more than coun-
terbalanoed the long runs made by the
local team by its line plunges
The academy team showed the results
or good coaching and for its first game
showed up in surprisingly good form.
Ii was unfortunate in losing the SER
vices of Campbell, the right guard. The
academy team showed up some good in
dlVldual players and good team work on
end plays, but when their opponents
tried the line plunges they did not ap-
parently have the strength to withstand
the heavier teams Onslaughts and al
lowed 1t to fairly push them up the field
to their goal.
The game opened with Northboro
kicking off and Bigelow of the academy
team returning the ball within yards
OF the center of the field. Then by
series of short rushes ten yards were
made on downs by the local team. Her
nandz was given the ball and took it
through tackle and end for a gain of
IL yards. Bigelow, who made some
corking gains throughout the game
was then given the ball for a 20-yard
run down the field. Preston was then
pushed through center and later went
through tackle and end for a combined
gain of Is yards. By a series of gains in
which Hernandz, Preston and Hill fig
ured the ball was brought to North
boro's 25-yard line. Here the ball was
lost on tumble.
Northboro took the ball and by a SER
les Of line plays waded through the cen
ter of the local team for Is yards. They
then tried right and left end plays
which netted them 10 yards. The local
team then got together and held taking
the ball. They lost it Immediately on a
tumble without gain.
Northboro by a series of line plays
worked to within Is yards of the acad-
envy goal when time was called.
The second half opened with Preston
of the academy kicking off. The ball
was caught by Simpson, who was neat
ly tackled by Miller. The Northboro
team then tried line plunges with its
usual good effect as a ground gamer,
Wnen the pail was lost on tumble in
the center of the field. Preston made a
gain Of 10 yards The local team lost the
ball on downs. The Northboro men
went through the line as though it was
made of paper
Slowly but surely the ball was forced
down the field to within five yards of
the academy goal. Here the local
men made a desperate stand.
They held the high school for
two downs. but on the third
the ball was forced over the line and the
admirers of the Northboro team went
into estacies. Their joy was short-lived
however, for before the ball was hardly
in play the umpires whistle sounded
and the ball taken from Northboro for
off-side play. As a result the touchdown
did not count. When the ball was
turned over to the academy two line
plays failed to gain an inch. With the
last chance the ball was given to Hill,
who fumbled, but Capt. Preston took it
and was clear of the other players in an
instant He had the entire field to him
self with the nearest high school player
two yards behind. He was tearing up
the field when he stumbled and fell
headlong with two or three Northboro
men on him before he could arise.
Bigelow made 25 yards The ball was
given to Hill and he went around the
left end, placing the ball at the center
of the field when the whistle sounded
closing the game. Campbells place at
right guard was taken by Tattersoll
during the latter part of the second
half. The lineup:
TT. M. A. N. H. S,