The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-23
All Local Teams Will
Open the Season
Today.
HOLY CROSS VS.AMHERST AGGIES
Tech Plays the Academy
and the High School
Team Plays Dean.

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Every Worcester school team has a
game on for this afternoon. Two of
them play against each other, and two
others have selected opponents from
other schools. Two games will be
played in this city and one out of
town.
Inc most important game from the
standard of excellence will be PLAYED
on the field of the Holy Cross grounds
this afternoon. the contesting teams be-
ing Holy Cross and Amherst Aggies.
The strength of the Aggies is not
known in Worcester at this early part
of the season. For that matter, the
playing ability of Holy Cross is little
known
Thus far. all the team has done is
practice, and it has done only little
of that. But from what COMPARISONS
that can be made with last years team.
II is certain that Holy Cross ought to
have strong eleven this season. If
it has. it should have no trouble in de-
featine the farmers from Amherst this
afternoon.
than usual interest is the game booked
for the oval at Worcester academy
grounds. The contesting elevens will
be Worcester academy and Worcester
Tech. The foot ball men of each
institution look with fear on the result.
Neither body of students is satisfied
that it's eleven has shown as much
strength as would be wished for. There
are so many new players at each school
that all are doubtful quantities and
their schooimates fear to place much
| reliance on them. Tech is Showing
| good strerg 9Th back of the line. but the
line has been woefully weak On the
other hand Academy has material for
a good line with backs of which it is
afraid.
Worcester high school succeeded yes
terday in getting a game for today. The
opposing team will be Dean academy
of Franklin. in which town the game
will be Played. The strength of the
! Dean team is unknown to the Worces-
ter lads, and for that matter, their own
| strength is yet a doubtful quantity.
| The worst falling in the team is a
| listlessness which has shown itself in
recent practice, and which will pre-
vent snappy work unless quickly recti-
| fed
The wearers of the royal purple were
tut for practice work yesterday on the
| college campus, preparing for the game
with Amherst Aggies at Mt st. James
this afternoon. Coach Maurice Con-
nors had the men out after the morning
recitation at 11.30 and had the squad
lined up with the second eleven for a
Commute half Capt. Kenney tried
goal-kicking on the pass back from
centre. The team is showing up in
excellent form for this time Of the year,
and could break through the second
team at will.
In the afternoon the squad went into
the cage and practiced signal work.
The coach does not think it advisable
to give them too much work just be-
fore the game today.
The lineup for the teams will be:
Holy Cross onahan, left end; Moo
nan or McQuaid left tackle; Conner,
left guard; McCabe, centre; McTighe,
right guard Toohig, right tackle; w.
Sullivan right end; j. Sullivan, quar-
ter back; MERCER, left half back; Capt
Kenney, right half back; Powers, full
back: Kelley, Murphy and Rudy, sub
stitutes.
Amherst Aggies-Rogers, left end;
Dodfsh. left tackle; Stanley, left guard;
Bridgeport, centre; Gamewell, right
guard; Cook, right tackle SHELL right
end Whitman, quarter back; Chicken
en-. left half back; Barry, right half
back: Halligan full back; O'Hearn
Pierson and Canto, substitutes.
Tech foot ball practice was the sharp
est of the year yesterday afternoon,
Coach Putnam had the first team
catching punts for half an hour, the
backs doing the kicking. The first team
had its first taste of defensive work
when the second eleven and substitutes
lined up against the regulars.
Tech backs have developed rapidly,
and no faster men ever represented the
institute. The line was woefully weak.
Time and again the second eleven made
good gains through the guards and tao
kles, or nailed the runner in line plays
for no gain, when the first eleven tried
line buclSing. In end plays and punting
the regulars made big gains. There
is an abundance of material for line'
men, but most of the candidates are
green. After today's game, in which
subs will be brought IN, the first eleven
will be picked for the balance of the
season.
The lineup in today's game will be:
Wood lie. Simpson 1t, Davis, Harding,
LIZ, Perkins c, Nutting re-, Maynard TT,
Birge re, Spence OBJ Frank Walsh lhL,
Capt. Walsh RIB, Meslor, Brooks, fb.
The high school foot ball team wiz
line up against Dean academy at
Franklin this afternoon. Yesterday
Manager Rebboli Of the local team re-
ceived letter. asking for a game on
the academy grounds. Capt Daily ia
vored an acceptance, and the team will
have its first hard work of the season
today. The team is the lightest that
has represented Worcester high IT.
years
In the practice under Coach Herbert
Yesterday, there was an Improvement in
offensive play, the backs getting off
more quickly than in recent practice
Hagberg has been taken from tackle
and placed in his old position at FULL
back. Johnson, who has been used at
fullback. will go back to left guard,
and brace that side of the line. Nc
Koan will be played at tackle, instead
of guard In practice yesterday, Hag
berg cut a deep gasn in his right arm
at the elbow and If the arm is too stiff
today, Johnson will go in at fullback.
The team has lacked the support of
the students, and much OF the future
of the eleven depends upon its showing
in the game today. The athletic asso-
citation is in need of funds, and unless
the team makes a showing in today's
game, which will insure increased inter-
est in the team the future is