The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-17
The Worcester High School Foot
ball Team That Won From ST.
Marks Defeated at GrOton Yes
terday
FORMER HARVARD
PLAYER IN THE GAME
Bill Lawrence, Formerly Of the
Crimson Squad, Now a Mem
Der of the Groton Faculty, Did
Much to Cause the Defeat of
the Worcester Boys

While Worcester High School used
the 20 minutes allotted for the first
half of the game at Groton yesterday
in trying to get into the winning rut,
Groton got two touchdowns and th.4t
won a 70 to game against the Wor-
cester boys.
AS a foundation for a comparison
of scores, yesterdays contest was i'm
portant. Worcester High had previ-
ously defeated st. Marks, Grotons an
nuai opponent in its biggest football
battle and Worcester Academy, the
High Schools natural football rival, is
to meet Groton on the gridiron sat
urday.
Yesterday Worcester High played
poorly, and until Capt Lauder got the
ball on a tumble in the second half on
Worcester's ten yard line and ran ITO
yards for a touchdown, there was little
cheering football in the brand fur
nished by the Worcester lads. Groton's
inability to score in the second half
was due to the fact that Capt. Laud-
ers fortunate clutch of the leather and
sprint relieved the High School lads
and caused them to battle as in former
contests
Bill Lawrence, or more correctly
speaking Mr.. Lawrence of the Groton
faculty, last year a member of the
Harvard varsity squad and ground
gamer in several of the Crimson's big
games. was the man upon whom Gro
ton relied yesterday. Lawrence made
line plunges and hurdled the frail High
School line so often that it became
nonotonous Nichols was an effective
ground gamer during the entire period
IN the EnpIn Af-
ter Worcester High recovered from its
general poor playing. Capt Lauder, the
Carney brothers. Macklin and the
crippled ends performed meritorious
service.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. son of Pres
Roosevelt. was one of the spectators
for q few minutes during the first half.
Teddy. Jr.. is a 14-year-old book worm
and he retired from the field early.
Waterbury kicked off to McGralL
When Greenough was diving to make
the tackle. McGrail slipped the ball to
Jackson who lodged through Is yards
of space. going to earth on Nichols
tackle. Pierce punctured centre for
two Yards and Capt. Lauder got yard
in an end play. Cahill made no gain at
Greenough's end. In the next lineup,
Worcester High lost the ball on a fun
BILE.
Groton supporters mustered for lus-
tv cheering. Mr.. Lawrence waded
through the right side Of the Worces-
ter line for a Is yard gain Neral
downing him. Capt. lauder fell on the
hail when Corning fumhled in an at
tack on Worcester's right tackle. There
was confusion on signals behind the
Worcester line and Groton got the ball
on downs after each Of the backs had
made ineffective plunges. Nichols got
four Yards through right tackle and
Lawrence gained three yards by div
ing into the opening between right
tackle and end. After Lawrence had
made three gains aggregating 20 yards
Nichols Dloughed through the line five
wards. Nichols got around Morals
end fer = gain that landed the leather
on Wcrcesters II yards line. Nichols
advanced the ball three yards in an end
NAV and Lawrence then made two
plunges that pushed the leather to the
three yard line. Nichols got two yards
at MGraii's end. Lawrence scored the
first touchdown being pushed over in
a tackles back play. Time, m. Wa
terbury kicked goal. Score. Groton, G..
Worcester High, 0.
I Carney kicked of to Nichols who
caught on the 20 yard line and came
back % yards by clever lodging. Jack
son downed him. Young Lauder made
a splendid diving tackle that landed
Lawrence, the former Harvard ground