The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-03
VICTORY FOR
HIGH SCHOOL
Friends School Team of Provi-
denCe Defeated by a Timely
Rally in Second Half After List
less Play in the First
WORCESTER BOYS PLAYED
WITHOUT SCRAPPING
The Absence of Rough Play, How
ever, Did Not Improve the Gen.
eraI Work of the Team and But
For PIucky 0ffense by Backs
the Visitors Might Have Won

If the Worcester High School football
team has been discouraged by the re-
cent trouble with Groton it didn't show
it in the game yesterday afternoon
with the Friends School team, for the
visitors did not return to Providence
with their colors flying. Worcester de-
feated her opponents by the score of
II to g., but the game was more closely
fought than the score would indicate.
1.-The Friends School team was the first
to score and frequently had the ball
within Worcester's danger line
The High School didn't get into the
game with the same spirit that marked
the play Of the visitors and though the
Worcester boys out-weighed their OPP
ponents they were frequently held for
downs. The defensive play of Worces-
ter High was especially weak and the
backs of the Friends School tore
!, through at will.
Lined up in the grandstand were
about 100 of the Worcester High School
sympathizers yelling for the blue and
white, but after two minutes of play
there was noticeable silence from that
quarter due to the fact that the
Friends School had pushed over for the
| first touchdown.
Unlike previous exhibitions the play
| ing of the Worcester High School team
was free from smuggling and rowdyism
and, although according to the science
\ of the football, this should have inn
proved the playing of the team, the
same faults which have been apparent
all the season were to be found in yes
Iterday's exhibition. Worcester High
lost the game with the Boston English
High School because it did not get into
the game at the start and 1t came near
losing yesterdays contest for the same
treason and had it not been for the good
work of McGrail and Cahill the score
would probably have been different.
In the first half the Worcester boys
were able to score only by pulling back
| Jackson and sending the ball between
the bars for drop kick. In the second
half Cahill was used to good advantage
| and he circled the end for touchdown.
McGrail also figured in a 20-yard run,
adding five more points to Worcester's
score.
The Objectionable system of having
interested men as officials was adopted
by both teams and did not work to a
VERY good advantage. There is always
trouble coming from a close decision no
matter how the official may decide and
this is especially true If the official de-
cides in favor of a team in which he is
interested.
Several times during the game De-
laney, who was officiating for the High
Schools, was called on to make close
decisions and his Interpretation of them
was always of "a great advantage to
Worcester. Once in the second half
the Friends School team had the ball
on Worcester's 20 yard line and was
steadily rushing the ball toward the
goal line when the ball was taken from
the team for alleged offside play. An
argument followed in which Delaney
was accused of partially. If the High
School would employ outsiders for Of
ficials such trouble as this would be
avoided and the game would be more
interesting to the spectators.
Worcester won the toss and chose
the north goal, giving the visitors the
ball. Cobb kicked off for the Friends
School toWorcester's 20 yard line where
Booth got the ball and returned it IS
yards. Pierce was given the ball for a
plunge through the centre and lost the
ball on a tumble. Mowry secured the
ball for his team. The work of the
visitors was good and fast and Jones
and Knight were pushed ahead with
the ball for their distances. Cobb was
given the ball and started around left
end and was tackled by Jackson but
the double pass was brought into play
and Knight got the ball and went
through the field for a touchdown af-
ter two minutes of play.