The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-03
HOLY cross MATTERS.
Football is Thriving in Several Team
at the College.

Coach Morris Conner gave the Hol}
| Cross foot ball squad another dose OF
| hard work yesterday, as Wednesday
practice. which was the fastest of the
season, seemed to work as tonic on the
plaving of the men, During the first half
hour the customary signal and kicking
practice was called for; Dut the men put
more snap into their playing ana the
| SIGNALS were responded to much more
| quickly than ordinarily. Coach Collllot
attributes this to the impIoNeIiiael i,eOt
| Quarterback Sullivan, on whom ne spent
| most of his time during the w euIies 1
afternoon practice. Attention was given
| to perfecting the interference ana 10 , poA-
| ing the opposing ends ana rush liille e
| backs and the linemen We're tfieq, a.
starting with the snap back of the ball,
| Later a regular Commute hait game
was PLAYED between the first and second
elevens the varsity scoring two toucn-
| downs in each half, and Capt. henney
kicking a goal on the second eleven from rom
the 40-yard line. Powers was out III 1i iIgs
| light work but he is not likely TO pray n
! tomorrow's game against TUFTS. LOUIS
Shine, the freshman tackle, IS BENG sup
stituted during Powers absence an1 Is
| improving rapidly. If eX-Capt. MELON
| OUCH whose injuries sustained during the
| inter-class basket ball series last year
| foot ball this season, can be preyalled
upon to play he will strengthen the eleven
al its weakest point by taking MS OLD
position at left tackle. He VII not now
ever be brought into tne llnt-up peIore
the Wesleyan game, Nov. II.
Rudy and Ryan, the second eleven
ends. who were recently given positions
on the varsity by the dropping out OF
Linnehan and Sullivan, are playing a fast
game and get down the field well on
punts. Their work since the \ NJ q L.
game Saturday has been Of high order
Monahan bandaged up his weak ankle
yesterday, and, to judge from ms Inc
plunging during the scrub game, no one
would suppose that he had spr3inesd neg i ~ ~
back and will give a satisfactory ac-
count of himself tomorrow. He Is ahead
of Morrison on both defensive and otfen-
sive work and does not seem to be afraid
to hit the line Morrison has beeen
dropped from the squad. O'Reilly played
wen at right end on the second eleven
Manager Peter E. Hand has arranged a
game with Cushing Academy Nov. ii,
with the second team.
Yesterday forenoon being holiday on
Mt ST. James. the Young Tigers and the
Superbas two rival prepare tory depart |
ment elevens, embraced the opportunity |
to settle their dispute regarding foot bal
supremacy in the preparatory department. |
A good fast game resulted and 1t was
only in the last few minutes of play that
Fulback Phelan of the Superbas was
ley carried off the honors for the Victors, |
while McCorey and Meehan figured prom
inently for the Vanquished
Capt. George A. Linnehan had his class
of 1900 foot ball team out for regular
practice yesterday, and after signal and
formation work, set them at punting
practice and catching kicks. Their first
game will be played Nov. Il.
Henry j. Brennan, trainer of the college |
track team, had string of fast men out
yesterday forenoon. He has his eye on
two or three new men who run strongly
and have an even stride, and expects to
have them fill the places on the relay
team left vacant by the graduation of
Maxwell and Capt. Conway and the with
drawal of Charlie OConnor. Sweeney, a |
dark horse of last season. is showing up
in superior form, and bids fair to make
place on the relay team. Instructor
Brennan says, however that he cannot
do much with the candidates until after
men are playing on the college squad |
Limbering up work and long joys for
wind will be the order of training for a
month to come.
Rev John T. Lehy, s. j =. president of
Holy Cross College, formally announced
yesterday that the annual retreat for the |
student body of the college. which was
postponed two weeks ago on account of
the inability of FIR. Halpin, who had been |
engaged to preach it to reach Worcester |
at that date, would be commenced Sun
day evening, Nov. 70, at the celebration |
of the benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment FIR. Lehy has secured to preach |
the retreat Rev. William O'Brien Par
deau who has the reputation of being the