The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-16
With Them It's Only a Question of
How Badly Worcester High viii
Be Beaten in Annual Contest
This Afternoon
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
Is LIGHT BUT GRITTY
And Surprises May Be Sprung
Before the Game Is Over
Cheering viii Be a Feature and
Big Delegations From Rival
Schools viii Attend

Football elevens of Worcester Acad-
envy and Worcester High School will
line up at the Oval this afternoon at
2.S0 o'clock for the annual game. In
recent seasons there might be some
foundation for considering it a tossup,
regarding the probable winner. Today
Worcester Academy is filled with con-
is keenly alive to the possibilities and
with the Academy the size of it's point
total seems the only chance for spec
ulation.
Yesterday both teams had practice.
Worcester High was drilled in foot
ball tactics for nearly two hours in the
morning and again in the afternoon
the youths were given vigorous work.
Coach ]. d. Delaney was assisted at
Bliss Field in the afternoon by Quar-
terback Timothy Larkin of last years
team, now of Holy Cross team. Ralph
Rebboli, former end of Worcester High
and others gave needful advice. Dan
Foley the giant guard at Holy Cross,
gave the linemen a chance to show the
results of the past weeks hard work.
Worcester High has hopes only of
Keeping the score within respectable
bounds. Its team will be more than a
fall dozen pounds lighter in average
weight than the Academy team, and by
the fastest kind of work only, will High
School be able to keep the score down.
But this is what Worcester High
would have it's admirers and all others
believe, and it may be said that High
School is adding trifie or two to its
burdens just to keep Academy conf
dent
| Capt. Lauder of Worcester High has
a weak ankle. Last year he was not
able to finish the Academy game be
cause of the injury and it may give
him some trouble today Daniel Shea
one of the veterans of the team, viii
not be able to play at tackle. In prac
tice with Highland Military Academy
Shea broke a bone in his hand. These
are the only injured of Worcester
Highs squad.
! A mass meeting of students was held
in Classical High School at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Principal E. r.
Goodwin presided and yells that will
be used at the Oval this afternoon
were practiced. Then cheering will be
one of the features of the battle. A
few songs will also be introduced by
the High School delegation. Last
night Worcester Academy held a mass
meeting at which enthusiasm was in
tense. Each member of the team
came in for cheering and much con-
fidence was displayed. Coach Edgar
Atkin was lauded in speeches by
students
The time of halves is a point that
has not been decided yet. Because Of
its chances of victory, Worcester Acad-
envy expresses sentiment favoring
halves of 35 minutes each. Worcester
| High viii probably ask for 20 minute
halves, but rs may be agreed upon as
the number Of minutes for each play
| Ing period.
Jimmy Knox, who until this season
has been conspicuous as coach of Har-
ward freshmen team. will be Worces-
ter Academy's official Worcester High
presented the name of Harry L. Dad
nun, but he is unable to serve and
some other competent man will be
chosen.
Worcester Highs three centre men
form the strongest department of that
team. The Carney brothers and Orr
should be able to make a good showing
against Academy's giants Orr, the
High School centre, is about Is years
old, and weighs only 1853 pounds, but
ne Is full of pluck. Opposed to him
Will be Winslow, a 200 FOUNDER Michael
Carney, High Schools right guard will
be lined up against Nelson, who weighs
210 pounds and is 81 years old. John
carney is just 10 years younger and he
will undoubtedly keep Nelson busy.
Mike Carney and Russell will provide
another good contest among the line
men.
At tackles, Worcester Academy is
stronger and its ends have superior
weight and more experience than those
of High School. Behind the line, Wor-
.cester Academy has every advantage.
In general team play, Worcester
Academy Is equal if not superior to
any preparatory school team in the
eastern states. The weight is dis
tributed better. and the eleven regu-
lars are better drilled than the foot
ball warriors Of the best football train
ing schools in the country.
Gustavus Adolphus Russ, o. captain
and right end of the Worcester Acad-
envy football team, came from Nor
wich, CT. This is his fourth season as
member of the Academy team. He
played guard in 9S, end in so, tackle
last season and has been end all fall
He is % years old, ) feet f1A inches
tall and weighs 176 pounds. Russ
will enter Harvard next fall.