The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
The British and BOer
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA FORCES.
Din the Field, as Indicated by English
Dispatches, En- Route and
Under Orders)

ness in holding and pointing the ball for
DAILY to try his place kicks proved his
value as it shows that he plays with his
head, which is a most desirable quality
in quarter back.
The other backs fought gamely
against odds. They played strongly
when they had the ball. Burke was also
very strong on defense. He does not
weigh more than 100 pounds, but he
never flinched from the half-ton inter-
ference which Academy massed, and
performed a big feat breaking it up.
Dowd was handicapped in smashing
the interference Scheurmann who
played tackle has been in the game for
a week only and was under a big han
dicap against experienced players when
they dashed at him. His neWness to the
game allowed them to throw an extra
man against Dowd. He broke it up
several times, however, and once threw
the interference back on the runner and
downed him. His tackle of Marshall on
a kickoff catch was probably the best
of the day. He was badly at fault on
Harrison's big run through Scheur-
mann. He should have brought down
the big guard with a gain of few
yards only. DAILY played a magnificent
game on defense. He sent young Larkin
back when the high schools We're on
defense and played Larkin's position
Immediately back of the line. Several
times when the big guards got past the
line DAILY brought them UP short by
good taclSling. He never failed to get
his man low. His place kicks were the
feature of the game and his punting
was better than that of Norris, who is
considered a good man. Daily did much
to encourage the men, and they
SEEMED TO APPRECIATE IT.
The high schools greatest weakness
es were at tackles through which
Academy made persistent gains, and
failure to follow interference on ag-
gressive play. Their strongest point was
the fierceness of their play and the grim
determination hey showed The team
could undoubtedly have shown better
judgment in running the game. 1t was
wrong to drive the plays at the heavy
Academy line as much as they did. End
plays, especially around Kruse, would
have been far better for high school.
Manager Rebboli is after another
game. Worcester academy ought to
give the high schools a return match.
1t was with difficulty that the game
Saturday was secured. 1t is said that
team was guilty of smuggling, and for
that reason Manager Orr of the acad-
envy team held off this year. There
was hardly any smuggling in Saturdays
game; in fact, the play of the high
school team will compare favorably
with that of the academy men as re-
CARDS ungentlemanly play. Academy
owes high school a return game. They
got together the strongest team they
could muster, the strongest team they
have lined up this year. High school,
on the other hand, played under big
handicap The formation wasn't a
week practiced. Scheurmann is a
player of a week. Burke, at left half,
never played the position before. Lar
kin came out less than a week ago
to try for place on the team.
HIGH SCHOOL WANTED A GAME
early in the season. Academy was very
weak then, and high school had team
that had been playing together for sew
eral games. Academy put them off
until it could strengthen its team and
secure the benefit of expert coaching
Then high school players were laid up.
McAuliffe was out of practice for over
a week on account of a bad knee. Reb-
boil was hurt in the ribs and didn't
play for over a week. Shea sustained
a broken collar bone which put him
out for good. Donnelly was hurt so he
Scheurmann, a new man, had to be de-
veloped Moran, a fast back, was not
permitted to play by school regula-
lions, and little fellow named Burke
was developed in a week. To cap the
climax Dowd, the other halfback, in
jured himself badly on the morning of
the game trimming his hand with an
ak, and baltering his left hand so that
it was twice normal size during the
game.
For a fair test of strength, academy
owes high school contest when high
school can have some of the advan-
tages academy has had, excluding the
advantage of weight which academy
has to a great degree.
Techs work in Saturdays game
wasn't as good as II has been, but Tech
isn't to blame. The hoodoo that chased
high school found time to give Tech a
hunt. The team went into its game
with Boston Tech handicapped by in
| juries. Neither Wood nor Birge. the
best ends of any team in Worcester,
was in the game. Wood was put out
of the game for the season in Holy
Cross contest, by a wrenched knee.
Birge was called away just before the
contest, by the death of a relative.
CAPT WALSH PLAYED WELL