The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
TECHS PLAY POORLY.
A Few High School
Men Have An Easy
Time.
ONLY TWO GOOD GAINS MADE.
Tech Backs Tackled Behind
the Line Many Times
for Big Losses.
ONLY TWO GOOD GAINS MADE.

Tech and high school football teams
took their practice together last evening
at. Bliss field Before they lined up
each took a short practice in signal
work and catching punts. The prac-
tice of the high school lads in this par
ticular line was limited, as the entire
eleven was not out.
1t seemed foolhardy on the part of the
high school to line UP against Tech with
several of the regular men absent, but
the high school lads were not daunted,
and the result showed that they had no
reason to be. Tech took the ball and
high school acted on the defensive all
the time. The practice lasted about 20
minutes, and the high school lads made
the
TECH TEAM LOOK LIKE 30 CENTS.
They held the Tech eleven again and
again, and would have received the ball
several times on downs. The high
school players were too careless in Off
side work, and would have suffered Sc
ball was snapped With that exception
their defensive work showed up strong
ly against the Tech players. The lat
ter's weakness in aggressive play was
something fierce.
The backs failed to keep up with their
interference, running far out. Time and
again high school ends lodged the in
reference and threw the backs yards
behind the line. When they first lined
up Tech directed its plays at Capt. Daily,
who was playing guard opposite Nut
ting. The Tech men made ground
through the high school captain repeat
sympathizers in the crowd. The latter
showed the bad judgment of calling out
RIGHT THROUGH DAILY
in exultant tones, forgetting the fact
that high school had several substi-
tutes in the line, and it was no particu-
lar credit for Tech to go right through
DAILY" At that, it wasn't Techs good
work as much as Days poor play
which allowed the men to break
through.
DAILY tore the Tech line to pieces, and
played horse with his opponent. He
was through the Tech line like a streak
of lightning, but the Tech men were so
the man with the ball, leaving a big
hole. 1t didn't take Daily very long to
realize that he was doing too much
work, and when he let down the Tech
backs didn't go right through Daily to
any appreciate extent
The Tech men made only two good
runs during the entire practice. One
was on fake attempt at punting when
the fullback chased around the high
school right end. Tommy Ryan, who
hasn't played football for two years,
was defensive halfback, and would
have got the man easily with very lit
tie gain, but the crowd was thick and
Ryan couldn't see the runner. At the
end of the practice
TECH SKIRTED THE LEFT END
for run of 20 yards. Had they been
playing a regular game that run would
have never happened, for high school
had held for about eight consecutive
downs, throwing the Tech line back
about 10 yards in the eight downs.
McAuliffe and Burke at either end
tackled Tech backs yards behind the
line several times. Toward the close
DAILY smashed through and downed the
back before he got started with the ball.
During the practice Tech fumbled
five times, and in four instances high
school got the ball, Tech saving it but
once On one tumble Cahill, after get
ting the ball. was through the Tech line
like flash, and before anybody real
lied the play was yards down the field.
1t would have been the easiest kind of a
TOUCHDOWN FOR HIGH SCHOOL,
for he had such a start that Tech
couldn't catch him If the goal posts
were a mile away.
Altogether Techs showing against a
preparatory school team was wretched.
The interference wasn't worth the
trouble it took to get it together. The
high school men either smashed it like
breaking sticks or let is pass and tack
led the runner. The backs ran out and
behind, paying no attention to their in
reference. The high school lads played
hard game against superior weight,
and deserve great credit for the work
they did
Tech will take light practice today
for its game with Amherst tomorrow
Wood was out last evening and took
part in the practice previous to the
line-up against high school, He is
troubled with water on the knee, due
to a wrench he received in the game
with winston week ago. He has not
attempted to play since then, but came
out last evening. He feared to take
any risk in the lineup against high
school. and 1t was just as well he
didn't, for the high schools played a
fierce game. Wood intends to get in
the game today, which shows a COM
mendable spirit, the same kind as
makes him the best end the school ever
turned out. He was trif1e slow in the
practice last evening, as he favored the
injured member.
Spence is troubled the same way,
though not to the same extent as
Wood. He is showing a good spirit,
however, and intends to play in today's
game. In spite of their injuries, the
men are better than any others who
can be secured at the school Spence
took part in the lihe-up last evening
with high school, but not until the
f1erceness of the high school play had
put Willis out of the business
Tech will be content if it scores
against Amherst. BY comparison of
the scores, which both teams made
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