The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-19
LOST GRACEFULLY,
Holy Cross Eleven
Was Decisively
Beaten.
WILLIAMS DASHING PLAY.
Berkshire Backs Scored
Long Runs Through
The Lines.
WILLIAMS DASHING PLAY.

field today at the hands of the William!
College eleven. They were easily out.
weighed and after the first seven min.
utes of play knew they were unques-
tionabIy beaten.
1t was a hard trip and the long travel
quick connections ard early hour set
for the commencement of the game did
much to weaken thu Holy Cross men.
However, they started off at a brisk
gait, OReilly catching Dolf's kick off
and returning the ball a good distance,
then gaining three first downs by a
series Of we'll directed line buckings.
Chadwell here broke through and
caught Capt. Kenney for a big loss.
Quarterback Sullivan then signaned a
punt and Kenney kicked finely only to
have Capt. Draper come through be-
tween left end and tackle and race 65
yards for the first touchdown of the
game in just four minutes.
Later he repeated his performance.
Monahan kicking off to Caldwell. and
Draper breaking through between left
guard and tackle and sprinting seventy
yards for his second touchdown, after
coming into violent collision with w
Sullivan and putting him out of the
game. Two such phenomenal runs as
these in such quick succession discour-
aged the visitors at the very outset, yet
spasmodically they made heroic efforts
Kenney caught a return punt from
Dolf and lodged along 68 yards for Holy
Cross only score. He was doWned at the
corner Of the field and kicked in to
Common for a free catch, but Draper by
q Inc f,,+y
punches just as he was about to heel
the catch.
Some six mir n IS later Moore caught
punt of Cap. Kenneys and ended
the scoring for the first half by a forty
five yard run behind good interference. |
The ball was Kicked out and Moore after
misjudging finally made a free catch. /
Moore tried for goal and missed.
After Monahan kicked off to Moore a
series of punts were exchanged between !
Kenney and Dolf by which Kenney was
easily the gamer. Hanrahan and Moore |
were ruled out of the game and were re- !
placed by Hoglun and Ligett. Time was
up on the Williams ffty-yard line.
In the second half Williams tried out
five substitutes Hatch at left tackle
Black at centre, Rooney at right end
and Wilbur at right half back. These |
men played well-nearly on a par with
the regulars whom they succeeded, and
toward the end of the half. after the
ball had see-sawed up and down the
field on punts and line plays, accord
ing as Holy Cross or Williams men held
it. Wilbur. who replaced Capt. Draper
was showed through between tackle
and guard and directly under the goal
posts for Williams last touchdown (
ONeil kicked the goal A few minutes
later Linnehan made fine 95-yard end
run on a trick play. Kenney punted
about rs yards. Holy Cross backs were |
then caught for two consecutive and
disheartening losses, leaving the ball
on the 35yard line.
Kenney made a superb try for goal
from the field. The Williams men We're |
struck motionless and watched with |
open mouths and bated breath while !
the spheroid sailed skyward executed |
a beautiful parabola and descended but |
three or four inches short of the cross |
bar. 1t was a grand attempt aimed |
directly between the posts, but just a !
little too low; and was probably as nice |
a goal from the field as ever failed.
Although the work of the Holy Cross /
team yesterday offered clinching proof |
that the Mount st. James boys may be- |
fore many years bring to Weston field
an eleven which will as effectually de-
feat the Berkshire collegians on the
gridiron as they have ever done on the
diamond, yet, the Holy Cross men
did not do themselves credit. They start
ed we'll, but lost heart and displayed
several serious weaknesses and offered
abundant opportunities for improve
lnent.
For instance, their ends frequently
overran themselves on punts and failed
to box the opposing tackles as they
should while they in turn were more
than once kept entirely out OF the play
when they would have been most
having found by experience that
the Holy Cross forwards, know
ing that the Berkshire line was
their superior, would lie down UNI
der a line play calculating and aiming
solely as gaining their own length,
would run hard at the line and then
simply dive over it. Here the Worces-
ter rear guard. seeing their opponents
coming high, should have held them up
and then they would have at least pre-
vented gains if not downing for losses.
This they failed to do.
Neither in offensive work did the men
behind the line pick their holes well,
but they frequently bumped into their
own advance line men, while big holes
yawned open but foot or two away
Contrary to all expectations, line
out the game, both teams gaining
ground at every assault. Attempts
made by Holy Cross men to circle ends
were almost invariably nipped in the
bud, as Williams was exceptionally
strong at these points of attack
The winning eleven had fine inter-
ference, and Chadwick played a phe-
game. A grand mode of play
used by Williams was for one, two or
-
get behind the runner and on each side |
to grab him by the seat of the pants, |
under the arms. or wherever 1t was
possible. lift him off his feet and then |
ram him mercilessly against the OPP |
posing player, who attempted to touch. !,
After the field was passed they would |,
let him down to run for himself. while |
they cut off all assaults from the rear.
The williams backs hit the line hard !
and low, while Holy Cross was Woe
fully weak in this regard, O'Reilley |
shining the most frequently turning
round and working backwards. A re-
deeming feature of the South Worces-
ter teams work was the magnificent
tackling Of quarter back Sullivan and
the all-arou1h star playing Of Capt.
Kenney. who, by the way, was Just
little off his usual form in punting
Hanrahan did we'll until his removal,
and Toohig and Powers played strong
ly as tackle. Chadwell was without
question the bright. shining light Tor
Williams, and put his shoulder to the
wheel in every play
Moore and Draper were tast par
for the home team, and to their earnest
work during the first half the Berk-
shire collegians owe good share OF
their victory
The summary;
WILLIAMS HOLY CROSS.
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