The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
HOLY CROSS NEWS.
Lively Foot Ball Work for the Game
with Trinity.

Lively root ball WORK tor the Game
with Trinity.
The Holy Cross football squad Is en-
countering all sorts of hard luck in the
loss of its most promising players,
either from raternal restrictions or in
Juries received in practice When Coach
Common called the squad out yesterday
McCabe was missing owing to a
wrepched knee, sustained during the
practice game Wednesday afternoon.
Tnis swells the infirmary list to five
BALDWIN, w. Sullivan, Noonan, Lawlor
and McCabe. Powers was kept at left
tackle yesterday, and will in all likeli-
mood play that position against Trinity
tomorrow. Linnehan and O'Reilley ex-
changed Places the former going to
right end and the latter to left half
back O'Reilley's tackles were feat
ure of the practice game against the
scrub eleven yesterday. Hogben, the
| second eleven center was substituted
Tor McCabe on the varsity and his
work pleased Coach Conner very much
Monahan is doing good work at full
PACK, and is improving fast in kicking.
morrison, who replaced him at left end,
is a good man, and will render a salts
factory account of himself if played in
| tomorroW's game. A new code of sig
nails has been adopted, much shorter
imam those which have heretofore been
used by Holy Cross, and Capt. Kenney
IS now keeping his men on the jump in
order that they may be thoroughly ac-
customed to it before they line up
| against Trinity. The squad was called
out on the upper terrace at the 5 o'clock
recess and devoted an hour to following
the signals given by quarterbacks, Sui
Ivan, Kelley and Batters.
SOCIETY ELECTIONS.
The two debating societies of Holy
| Cross college have reorganized. and
| held the first of their regular weekly
meetings. In the. B. j. F. society Rev.
John w. Casey who last year had
charge of the Merrick Debating society
| OF Georgetown college, has been APP
pointed moderator. and the use of Fen
WICK hall has been secured for the So
eiety's weekly assembly. The new Off
GERS are: President, William p Kenne-
dy. 1900 West Springfield. Mass. vice
president, John j. Dignan, 1901 Me-
| chanicsville. N. r.; critic, Dennis ].
Coke, 1900, Wilkesbarre, Pa; recording
secretary, Michael J. Coan, 1900, North
Adams, Mass; corresponding secretary,
Henry NJ Batters, 1900, Waterbury,
Ct; treasurer Edward j. Corcoran,
1900 Brooklyn N Y; senior censor,
Francis j. Hanrahan, 1900, Norwich,
CT. junior censor, ]. Joseph Ryan, 1901,
Forge Village. Mass; committee on de-
bates, James w. Fitzpatrick, 1900, Wat
erbury CT. (chairman); Joseph A. Null
hearn, 1900, Wilkesbarre Pa, and
Thomas L. Norton, 1901 South Lee,
1t was decided that the society discuss
the subject Resolved that intercolle-
g1ate football promotes the best inter-
ests Of college men" in a general volun-
tary debate at the next meeting. Thir-
teen applicants were admitted to mem
bership, and according to the time-hon-
ored custom of the society, were called
upon for extemporaneous speeches.
The election in the Philomathic De-
batting society resulted as follows
President, John NJ Burke, 1902, Ames-
bury Mass; president, Augustus
T. Kelley, 1902, Brooklyn, N Y; CORE
spending secretary, Walter T. Eagan,
New York; recording secretary, Angus
tus P. Commit, Plains, Pa; treasurer,
William P. Lawlor, Nesquehoning, Pa.
censor, Edwin J. Wilson, New York
Eleven candidates were elected to mem
bership, and it was the wish of the as
sembly that the debate at the next
meeting be thrown open to the house,
and be discussed by voluntary debat-
ers. The subject chosen was Resolved,
that the reception rendered to Admiral
Dewey was too excessive
Today being the first Friday of Octo-
ber the nine first Fridays" will be
commenced at Holy Cross college this
morning. The shrine of the sacred
heart, erected by the student body has
been profusely decorated by the mem
bers of the senior class, and Rev. John
f. Lehy, S. j., president of the college,
will celebrate a solemn high mass, hav-
ing as acolytes Arthur d. Hassett and
James w. Shields, both from the class
of 1900, which will furnish two of its
members to serve at each of the mine
first Fridays
The first regular weekly private elo-
cution classes was held in Fenwick hall
yesterday afternoon. 1t was sopho-
more day. and the speeches were de-
livered by John E. Brennan, Water
bury, CT. William P. Lawlor, Mosque
honing Pa, and Walter G. Mercer
Pittsfeld, Mass.
Thirty members of the Holy Cross
college dramatic society will attend
'The Rivals" at the Worcester theatre
this evening.