The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-20
NEITHER SIDE
COULD HOLD
Tech and Amherst AggieS Showed
a WoefuI Weakness in Defen-
sive Play at the Oval But
Strength in Offense
AGGIES SCORED FIRST
AND WON is TO IL
Capt. Walsh, Chickering and
Clancy ExCeIIed For Worcester
and 0'Hearn,PauI andWhitaker
Were Prominent in the Team of
Scientific Farmers

Worcester Tech ground out two
touchdawns in the scoring mill at the
Oval yesterday afternoon against Am
herst Aggies, Until this season the
fame Of the Agricultural College has
been kept green by the farmers turned
out, but this years football crop is
decidedly some pumpkins, and yester-
day the Aggies were on the big end of
an Is to IL score.
AS might be inferred, the defensive
work of both teams was frightful. On
the offensive, 1t appeared wonderfully
easy for ground gamers of either team
to rip through the line or skirt the ends
for substantial gains. The II to 0 VIC
and the defeat of Tech by
the Mt. st. James team were
factors in the establishment
of a basis upon which was figured the
probable outcome of yesterdays en-
counter. Paper and pencil strategy
couldn't conceive a chance for Tech to
figure heavily in the game, but the To-
cal lads did and but for a tumble by
Steiner at the beginning of the sec
ond half, the victory of the Aggies
might easily have been STAYED off by
tie score.
Tackle plays we're seldom failing dis
lance gamers for the Aggies. With a
tackle drawn behind theSline, Agricul-
tural College made mass attacks on
Tech tackles, and during the first half
long runs resulted, Aggies interference
bowling over Tech men and putting
the man with the ball in a clear field
But for the fast work of Chickerine
nnA Tlannu IL
to offer but slight resistance to the
open field sprints of opposing backs.
Capt. Walsh instilled ginger into the
Tech team and there was united cheer
ing from the grandstand something
that has been lacking at Tech for sew
| eral seasons. In line piercing plays
Walsh showed ruggedness and in tack,
lie plays, he squirmed the necessary dis.
lance on several occasions
| During the second period, the visit
ors showed a disposition to argue ever,
decision with the officials On nearl,
half dozen occasions it was necessar,
for the officials to measure distance.
with rope In order to please the Ag.
! giles. In every instance, the original de.
| cision of the referee was sustained by
proofs furnished In the measuring, but
the Aggies, mainly through the efforts
haggling methods. In way, the man.
agement of the Oval might be consid-
cred responsible for the numerous de-
lays, as few of the five yard lines were
marked off.
Clark kicked off for Tech at the be-
ginning of the game, and Whitaker
sprinted rs yards through the Tech
team before being downed by Clancy.
Whitaker tried an end play but Ry-
lands nailed him behind the line for no
gain. O'Hearn got around Chickering's
end and wormed his way through As
yards of space. After Burke had
missed tackle, Clancy nailed O'Hearn
on Techs Is yards line.
Without unnecessary ceremonies. the
Aggies headed for the goal line. Cant
Paul gained seven yards In a plunge
between Emerson and Clancy. Monson
was pushed through centre for three
yards gain. Smell got two yards in a
cross tackle play Monson was sent
over for touchdown and O'Hearn
kicked goal. Time Am 35s. Score, Am
herst Aggies 6, Tech 0.
Clark kicked off to Monson who was
tackled on Aggles' rs yards line bv
Walsh. Wheaton fell on the ball when
there was tumble among the Aggie
backs. Walsh made gains of three and
four yards each and Rylands plugged
away at centre and 1t yielded a gain of
two yards. Clark got two yards in a
cross tackle play and Walsh made five
yards in two end runs. With the ball
on Amherst Aggies' eight yards line
and the third down, two yards were
needed. Hawkes. made the distance on
a tackle plunge. Rylands hurdled the
line for three yards gain, and then
quarterback Burke. what was least ex-
peeted of him, signalled for an end
run by Chickering. While the Aggies