The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

played but mediocre ability yesterday
and was far inferior to Eagan, whose
long run around left end was directly
responsible for Holy Cross first touch
down. Morrison circled left end nice
ly on one play but that was owing
mainly to the fine interference which
Capt. Kenney gave him. The Shee-
han brothers. Driscoll and Noonan.
were the strongest men for the Y. M.
c. j.. The Sheehans are twins and
brothers of Brown universltys star
right tackle. They both did mighty
work yesterday. Driscoll furnished
the hole for most of the line plays. AS
a whole, the defensive work of the Holy
Cross men was poor, and Coach Con-
nor will make very energetic efforts
to strengthen the team in this regard
before they meet Tufts Saturday.
OF course, the fact that five substi-
tutes were played by Holy Cross miti-
gates somewhat the censure which will
naturally attend upon their meagre
score against the Y. NJ. G. L., but the
fact that the latter team practices by
electric light--if at all-offsets that ex-
euse. There is one thing certain-Holy
Cross must brace Up.
The game started with the Y. M. C.
L. team kicking off. Kenney returned
the ball about Is yards. Holy Cross
was held on the next play, then broke
through left tackle for four yards, and
Kenney punted over -Fahey's head
Then, by steady line plunges of from
three to five yards, the Fitchburg
eleven carried the ball to the centre of
the field, where they were held for one
down, and on the next two plays, a
tumble of eight yards and Kenneys
tackle of Spring for a seVen-yard loss,
forced Fahey to punt. Kenney re-
turned the ball for nearly the entire
distance. Y. M. G. L. held and Ken
ney punted rs yards out of bounds. On
the next play, e. Sheehan broke
through between left guard and centre
for about IS yards before he was down
ed by Toohig. Fitchburg kept ham
mering away at the Holy Cross line,
and seldom failed to gain until they
fumbled, and Eagan secured the ball
for Holy Cross on it's 40-yard line. Ken
ney and Eagan alternated at plunging
through tackle for four or five plays,
and then Eagan circled left end, aided
by superb interference by Kenney, for
his long run. Morrison fumbled after
a couple of plays, but Powers captured
the ball at a loss of eight yards.
Kenney punted, Fahey fumbled and
Ryan captured the spheroid On the
next play Eagan carried the ball to the
fiveyard line, and Kenney darted
through right tackle and end for the
first touchdown, in Is minutes.
Kenney returned the kickoff to the
Y. NJ. c. L. 35-yard line, where Holy
Cross regained the ball on a tumble
Eagan made another end run of eight
yards, and Kenney kicked to Kirby,
who fumbled and regained ball just
en- the goal line. Sheehan kicked out
Is yards. Holy Cross was held for
downs, and Lawlor replaced Powers at
tickle. On a delayed pass, Fahey
skirted left end to the centre, where
Eagan dropped him. A number of plays
then followed, in which fumbles and
an interchange of punts whereby Holy
Cross gained materially, figured promi-
nently until Kenney attempted a place
kick from the 25-yard line, which failed.
Morrison soon after made his 4O-yard
lun, but it was futile. as time was up
on the Y. M, C. L. 25-yard line.
In the second half, the Y NJ. c. L.
players advanced the ball by a series
of mass attacks at the centre of the
Holy Cross line, until the 20-yard line
was reached, where the disagreement
took place. The summary:
H. C. G. Fly. NJ. C. L.
Ryan, l e....;...';.;..r e, Noonan, Powers
Powers, Lawlor, t................r t, Pyne
Conner, l g...............-.....r g, aConnors
McCabe, c ............................ c. Leary
Toohig, t.........i t, D. sheeh5ain, coniin
Ruddy, r e....,.........l e, Hassett (Capt)
y A sullivan; b..-.,..,.....i,q b, Kirby
Eagan, r h b........E h b, Spring. Noonan
Kenney (Capt), f b........f b. r. Sheehan
The score, Holy Cross 70, Y. NJ. c. L.
70; touchdowns, Kenney 2; goals from
touchdowns, Kenney 2. Umpire, Walter
e. Mercer, Holy Cross; referee, Charles
1 Wilnslow 81, Fit6ehburg linegmen. 4. T.
G. L.; timers, Peter E. Hand Holy
Cross; John Marks, Fitchburg Time, Is
and Commute periods.
Capt. Kenney, when seen after the
game, said that he had nothing to saw
about the reasons for the game ending
so abruptly II simply abided by the
ruling of the officials who were there
to Judge regarding any differences: but
this much | will say, that Y. M. C. l..
men We're off side nearly all the time.
and l consider Mercer did right in
bringing Powers back 1t looks to me
as if Fitchburg was simply looking for
a good excuse to squeaI. They certain
ly did not act like sportsmen to quit as
they did"
Capt. Hassett of the Y. NJ. C. L. spoke
somewhat differently. "I don't blame
Holy Cross for doing as they did" he
said. But 1 do say that the umpire
did not know his business. He first said
that the quarterback ran with the ball
and then that there was off side play.
1t looks bad, to say the least, for an
official to change his reasons like that.
l think that the Y. M. C. L. was not
used fairly and that l was justified in
not allowing my men to finish the
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