The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
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Worcester Tech and Massachusetts
Tech Each Score Six Points.

cen each score six Points.
Like gladiators of old, Worcester
Tech and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology fought each other to stand
still at the oval yesterday, the score
at the finish Of 95 minutes of the scrap
piest sort of play being NJ. /. T. 6, Wor-
cester Tech 6.
The Boston boys were taught. early
in the game, to respect Worcester Tech
grit. With substitute ends, and Capt.
Walsh playing in the line instead of
his accustomed place at right half, the
local eleven was crippled. Birge was
called to his home in Connecticut by
the death of relative a few hours be-
lore the game, and Norcross was called
upon to fill vacancy at end.
Every man on the Worcester team
seemed keyed to the point that the
strongest defense cannot resist blt a
phenomenal run of 90 yards by Shep-
ard, the visitors sprinting halfback.
tled the score in the second haM, when
Maxson had Kicked an easy goal. Shep-
ard received a poor pass intended for
Pond on the bound, and by lodging.
squirming and twisting through the
worcester line, gained position
Drought
into play. Spence, Noreross and half
dozen other would-be tacklers were
cleverly shaken off by the gritty half
back, and when he planted the ball be-
tween the goal posts for a touchdown.
the cheering touched the local team
with a dull thua and the snap which
characterized Their playing in the first
half was not general.
Worcester won the toss up. and
chose the south goal. Maxson kicked
off to Spence whe recovered 20 yards.
f. Walsh added three yards around
Washburn. Willis juggled the ball.
but dropped on it for a two-yard loss,
Capt. Walsh raised a spiral punt for
IS yards which Shepard caught Nor
cross tackled him for no gain Pond
found the Worcester centre impreg-
nable, and Norcross nailed Allyn for
no gain. Shepard was tackled on the
next play for loss of two yards by
Capt Walsh
Norcross. got into the Boston inter-
ference in the next attempt to advance
the ball, and brought Allyn down for
a loss. The ball was given to Wor-
cester on downs, and in the first scrim-
mage the teams were lined up on Wor-
cesterS 20-yard line. Evans got am
bilious, and Worcester was given five
yards for off-side play. On a cross
tackle play, Simpson gained a couple
of yards. Willis made no gain in two
attempts, and it was M. T. rs ball in
the centre of the field.
Shepard shot through Simpson for
two yards, and in two attempts Pond
made four yards at centre. F. Walsh
broke through and nailed Allyn for
loss of two yei Is. The ball went to
Worcester Tech on downs, and the
grandstand rooters braced themselves
for yells OF encouragement. In the
first scrimmage, Willis made a mess of
receiving low pass from Spence, and
after advancing tho ball eight yards.
dropped it. Spence and Maxson scram-
bled for the ball, and the plucky little
Worcester Quarterback got beneath the
heap.
+. Walsh was downed for no gain
by Capelle. Capt. Walsh punted IN
yards, and Pond got tangled with him
self and dropped it, F. Walsh falling
on it. F. Walsh carried the BAH out Of
bounds, but there was a net gain of
eight yards, to which Willis added
four by a plunge through Leyms'
Brooks welted centre, and it Yielded
two yards. F. Walsh advanced the
ball around right end six yards to the
visitors one yard line.
Here the Boston eleven braced
Brooks plugged at centre but gained
nothing. Willis was given the ball on
the third down and in mass tackle
play through Derby, scored the first
touchdown, Maynard held the ball for
Capt. Walsh, who lifted 1t between the
posts. AsSae
Score, Worcester Tech. 6; NJ /. T.,
o. Time l6 minutes.
Spence caught the kickoff. but was
downed by Washburn for no gain VIII |
lis and Brooks ploughed thrAlgh the !
line for gains Of three yards ch. f.
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