The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-05
MIGHTY PLAYERS,
Denver is Proud of
Its Worcester Foot
Ball Men.
CAVANAUGH'S GREAT RECORD.
He and Morgan Have Shown
a Scientific Game to
the Westerners.
CAVANAUGH'S GREAT RECORD.

To what a high degree of excellence
Worcester young men have arisen in
football in Denver is shown by a letter
which was received in this city yester-
day from John M. Connolly of Denver,
Clinton man, who is employed in the
office of the fire and police commission,
city hall, Denver. Writing to a friend
in this city. under date of Wednesday
last. he says
Thinking that you are probably de-
SirouS of hearing about Cavanaugh and
Morgan since their entry into the Dem
yer football world, l esteem it a great
pleasure to inform you that these gem
tlemen have fairly covered themselves
with glory and given Denver the natti-
est exhibition of scientific football it
has ever seen.
ION Saturday last, more than 1000 en-
thusiasts witnessed the greatest foot
ball match west of the Mississippi, be-
tween the Denver Athletic club and the
Denver Wheel club. The game had
been looked forward to with the keenest
kind Of interest. The wheel club team
was right on edge and confident that
they would make Cavanaugh and Nor
gan feel like taking a buggy for Massa-
them. The betting was spirited, and
the western speculative tendency put
thousands in the pool. The athletic
club team was bit the favorite.
Precious to this game, Cavanaugh's
team showed itself invincible. It had
met the crack college elevens of the
Great Divide, and not one of them could
tally a point. The Kansas City med
les team, hitherto the greatest aggre-
~ J, 1ONg
time dangerous, and the athletic club
contented themselves with rolling up
a score of 20 to 0.
I'm Saturdays game, Cavanaugh
showed that he is possessed Of a wealth
of knowledge of the Rugby game. His
team was almost perfectly schooled in
all the intricacies of the pigskin see
saw. They made their opponents look
like 13 cents. ,,.s-
1.-The two Worcester boys were the
bright particular flashlights. Morgan's
great line-tearing fairly set the bleach
ers wild, with the craziest kind of an
tics. He ripped holes in the wheel
clubs line big enough to drive a, herd
of Herefords through, and his old pal,
who has been playing in the back field
this year, invariably followed with the
ball for repeated gains of TO- 20 and 80
yards Their defensive work was also
OF the S1lLLeTlNS QSSCTlpIlOu, ILey
tackled fercely and for keeps, prevent
ing the wheel club from making hardly
a yard. They were all over the field,
and when the greatest game that this
city has ever seen on a gridiron was
over. the much touted wheel club was
ANONYMOUSLY defeated by score of
80 to 0.
worcester cannot be too proud of
her two eminent athletes. Their work
here this fall will live long in the annals
of western football Shaw, the old
Harvard guard, was coaching here a
few years ago and did great work with
his team, but all the sports unanimous
ly admit that Cavanaugh has no equal
as a coach AS a testimonial of their
esteem for Cavanaughs great work,
the Denver Athletic club will present
him with a 5000 gold watch at the end
of the season.
Both boys will be cordially welcome
to Denver next year, and when they
next don their moleslIin toys within the
shadows of Pixies peak, Denver's foot
bali world will be once more happy"