The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-03
Holy Cross Shows Its Best Foot
Ball of the Season on Foreign
Gridiron and SWamps the Prep
SchooIboys
SENSATIONAL RUN OF
ITO YARDS BY MERCER
HaIfbaCk of the Purple Team Put
Behind Superb interference
and Carried the Length Of the
Field For a TouchdoWn-FieId
Goals by Reid and Larkin

Holy Cross defeated Andover at AM
dover yesterday by a score of 81 to 5.
The score was rather a surprise to
both sides, Andover expecting to hold
Holy Cross to a much smaller score.
But the Holy Cross team as it played
yesterday was as snappy an aggrega-
ton as Is ever seen on the gridiron.
The linemen charged their opponents
in grand style and tore holes through
which an ice cart might be driven.
Too much praise cannot be given to
the team for the way 1t carried itself.
The team was crippled at the begin
ming of the game as Lawlor and STAN
kard, two of Holy Cross standbys,
were playing the sideline. Mercer,
Reagan and Skelly played wonder
full game throughout, each with runs
varying from 5 to so yards. The de-
Tense could not be better as Andover
did not make It's distance more than
three times In the whole game.
Noone was the star Of the linemen
and carried the ball with his old time
strength. There was very little fumb-
ling both sides handling the ball well.
The game was replete with star plays,
Taylor kicking a field goal for An
dover. the only score 1t made Larkin
and Reid each kicked a goal from the
field and Mercer with two minutes to
play ran the length of the field on a
kick off, a distance of 10 yards.
At $3.50 Capts Lawlor and Kinney
tossed for the goal and Kinney won.
There was a slight wind blowing and
the Andover captain gave Holy Cross
| the ball Ito kick off Reid. Reid kicked
out of touch at the first attempt and
the ball was brought back to the CEN
| tire for second attempt. This time
the ball was sent sailing to Leaven-
worth who was downed after short
J run. Andover tried Holy Cross line but
4 found it impregnable.
After an attempt at centre Andover
| fumbled the ball and a Holy Cross
man was on top Of 1t In an instant.
With steady PUSHES Holy Cross pushed
the ball to the rs yard line where An
dover made a stubborn resistance.
After failing to gain in two successive
downs Reid dropped back and sent the
BAH straight between the goal posts
Score. Fl. c. g. Andover 0.
Taylor Of Andover kicked off to Lar
kin but Andover's Fright end was off
side and the ball had to be kicked
over.
Taylor again kicked to Larkin who
ran back yards Here Holy Cross COM
menced attacking just outside An
doyer's tackles but lost the ball on
tumble. Andover pushed the ball to
the 30 yard line where Taylor dropped
a goal from the field.
Holy Cross kicked off to AndoVer
but soon gained possession Of the BAH
and by steady PUSHES pushed the ball
down to the Is yard line where II re-
ceived yards for off side play. Al the
next signal Reagan was pushed over
for the first touchdown Mercer failed
in his attempt at goal. Score II. G. TO-
Andover 5.
Taylor kicked off to o'connor, who
made splendid gain of 20 yards before
being downed After few snort
rushes time was called with the ball IN
Holy Cross possession in the centre OF
the field. The score at end Of frst hait
was Holy Cross 10. Andover 3.
THE second half opened with AndoVer
kicking off. Leavenworth and Taylor
we're replaced by Mains and Hambird-
And Mercer was put In at full back IN
Reds place. the latter being disabled
Skelley took MERGERS place at half. 9il-
bert Of Andover kicked off and Larkln
ran back 80 yards. O'Connor mace 10
wards around the end and by good an
around work by the backs Skelly went
over for the second touchdown. score,
Holy Cross is, Andover 3. AndoYer
kicked off TO Moore who ran BACK ~
wards. Rushes Of Is and 30 yards by the
hacks brought the ball quickly down
fine field. Skelly skirted the end for ~
wards and the third touchdown. Noone