The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-30
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Candidates for High
School Foot Ball
Team.
THEY WILL REPORT TO-DAY.
Nearly All Members Of
Last Years Team
Return.

Capt. c. E. DAILY of the Worcester
High school foot ball team issued a
call to candidates last night, and as
pirants for places on the eleven repre-
senting Worcester high schools will re-
port for practice at o'clock this af-
ternoon on Bliss field.
Capt. DAILY has received the assurance
of j. F. j. Herbert's support, and the
captain of Worcester high schools
championship eleven of 1894 will be on
the field this afternoon for initiatory
instruction.
Nearly all the members of last years
team will be back at school, and this
substantial nucleus with the freshman
class possibilities should result in the
development of a strong team. The
preliminary work will consist of light
work to timber up the muscles of the
candidates Halpine, end, and Adrian,
halfback, are the only members of last
years team who have decided not to
return to school. Capt. Daily will play
one of the tackles, and Moran will prob
ably land a place behind the line Hag-
berg will be a candidate for fullback
and Hubbard Tor quarter. Green men
may GUST some of last years men from
places.
When. the baseball season has form
ally closed, othar Worcester teams will
begin work. In the larger colleges and
universities there has been a radical
change in the system of training can
didates. Summer practice has been
generally abolished, and there will be
more experience in games ard less pre-
liminary work. In the big prep
schools men with little knowledge Of
fhn cr1f hnvUaxya1~ nd xx-i1l;
they may be. will be pushed aside, and
snappy players with brains and grit
will be the rule.
At Worcester academy "Pooch" DON
ovan win look after the football can
didates, and the coach system will not
be in effect. Popch will have entire
charge of the men in training, and will
also give the candidates pointers on
playing the game.
Harrison left tackle; Davis, right
guard; Ruse, left guard and Capt. Nor
ris, fullback, are the Only members of
last years team who are sure to be
among the candidates. Capt. Norris
will issue call for candidates and work
will begin few days after the opening
of the school year, Sept. H. Abbott,
who made a good showing last year,
and gave evidences Of having the right
kind of material in him for a fast end,
may return to the Sch0ol.
Several members of scrub teams and
subs on the first team will be available
as candidates for this years eleven.
Wheeler, last years substitute quarter
back and Scheuber will be available
for work behind the line. The schedule
Of games has not been arranged, but
Harvard, Yale and Brown freshmen
teams will be booked for games. An
effort will be made to have some of the
games with college freshmen teams
played on the academy gridiron.
Manager Orr of the academy team is
chagrined because of Andovers refusal
to play Worcester academy. A game
was arranged, but was recently can
celled, the Andover management claim
ing that the energies Of it's team will be
directed towards defeating Exeter in
the annual game. Manager Orr is look
ing for an influx of football blood, and
he believes that the excellent showing
Of last year will draw ambitious young
players to the academy. Until school
opens it will be impossible to bank for
a certainty on the likely candidates in
the freshman class.