The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-28
THE SEASONS GAME.
Academy and High
School Meet This
Afternoon.
ROYAL BATTLE is EXPECTED.
Tech Plays NJ. |. I. and
Holy Cross Goes to
Fitchburg.

The foot ball game that has more
interest for followers of the sport in this
city than any other game of the season
will be that between Worcester acad-
envy and Worcester high, this after
noon, on grounds of the former eleven.
The game will be called at $50 o'clock
and the elevens will line up for battle
royal.
They have been practicing hard all
week for this game. There is a warm
feeling between the schools over the
game, as in everything athletic, for they
are rivals in every branch
Both teams put on the finishing
| touches yesterday afternoon at their
| respective training grounds Worcester
academy has had every advantage, and
on form ought to win hands down. They
have had two coaches al considerable
reputation, Arthur S. Beale, former
quarterback of Harvard varsity team
and John Emory, formerly tackle on
Brown foot ball team. The high schools
have been coached by j. f. ]. Herbert
captain of the high school team of 1893
The high schools have been seriously
/ handicapped for weeks past by the loss
of men. At one time less than half the
regular team was able to appear on the
! field for practice. The difficulties which
the team labors under are shown by the
fact that man will be played in the
line who never handled foot ball until
| within a week.
Moran, Donnelly and Shea of the reg
ular team can't play today on account
! OF injuries received and for other rea-
| sons. DAILY will be at fullback, but
yesterday was the first day that Daily
| has lined up with the team for weeks.
10 add to the handicap, some of the
new men who were being developed
| were put out of the game on account of
injuries just as they were learning the
game. The team will go on the field
today with five men in positions they
never played before, Hagberg at tao
kle, Burke at halfback, DAILY at full
back, Larkin at quarterback, and
! Schuermann at tackle. The last two
have never played on the team before
The high schools are certainly in hard
luck when they have to enter the most
| important game of the year with prac-
tically four new men.
Only in the last two or three days
could anything like real practice be
taken With the line full of subs every
evening, it was impossible to give the
pldy proper pTdGIlCe. however, the
lads showed a good spirit, and despite
the handicaps, did the best they could
Academy, on the other hand has had
every advantage. The team was
strengthened yesterday by the addition
of John Davis. who is known as Big
John. Compared with anybody in the
high school line, Davis is a giant. He
will start in and will play the entire
game, If he is in good condition.
Coach Eip1oru had tho ,,1aY, 1Yoe
terdey for signal practice. He has
drilled them hard all week. paying
particular attention to the line. If the
high school lads can gain through that
line, academy ought to stop playing
foot ball. The academy line will out
weigh their high school opponents
score OF pounds to a man. They have
been playing together all season, ex-
cept Davis, who is an experienced play
err and can easily fit in, and every man
is in good condition, except Taylor. who
is nursing a tender leg. Opposed to
them VIII be new men and players, who
have beer unable to work on account
Of injuries
The lineup of the teams for the game
will be as follows:
WORCESTER H WORCESTER A
Hagberg (captain), |. t.......r t., C. Davis
McAoan, l. g..................r. g., Harrison
NcSSI93urty, c'''...'''..........; ..c., Nelson
Sahiil, 7. g..'.... .'.............l g., j. Davis
Schuermann, r. t...............I t. Taylor
Repoon, r e....................,..l. e., Kruse
l1arkln. q. b.,.................o b. Marshall
Burke, l. n. D...............r. h. b., Wheeler
DoWd, r. h. b.............l. h. b., Sanderson
Daly' l. p.......,.....f b., (captain) Norris
Worcester Tech plays against Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology of
Boston at the oval this afternoon, play
beginning at $50 o'clock Tech took
light practice last evening. There will
be no change in the line from that
which finished the game with Holy
Cross two weeks ago Maynard, who
injured his foot Thursday evening dur
ing practice. Rwill be in his place at
tackle. Wills will play right half and
Howard Walsh, captain of the team
will go to end. The Boston Tech team
is not strong this year, and Worcester
hopes for a victory. The Worcester
team is light, but can play good foot
ball, as was shown by its defense
against Holy Cross.
Holy Cross plays at Fitchburg. High
land Military Academy eleven had a
game scheduled, but it has been can
celed The Byron Athletic club will
play the Tigers of North Brookheld Mt
Grove street grounds, and the Brad
fords second and Fulton teams will
play at Sutton lane.
The Holy Cross hne-up will be Ryan
l.e.; Powers, lit; Conner, Lg.; McCabe,
c.; Hanrahan, re-; Toohig, r.t Rudy,
r. e.; ]. A. Sullivan, a b.; Morrison, LII.
b.; Eagan r.h.b.; Kenney, fb. Sub
stitutes: Quarter Kelley; centre or
goal, Hogben; tackles, Shine and Law
Tor; end or half back, O'Reilley.