The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
Football Authorities at the High
School Plan to Recruit the
Team From Among Stars Of
Past Years
SIX STRONG PLAYERS
PICKED FOR PLACES
Hagberg, SCheurmann, Cunning
ham of Teams Of Former Years
and McKenna, Gleason and
Warner to be Called Upon to Fit
the Team to Meet Academy

Foundation for Worcester Highs
hope of giving Worcester Academy the
struggle of it's career when the elevens
meet at the Oval in two weeks has been
located A return of former stars to
the High School eleven Is the move
which has buoyed the hopes Of Worces-
ter High to a point that insures a grand
contest Nov. 16
Paul Hagberg, former captain and
tackle of High School team, now post
graduate, Harry Scheurmann, the
former tackle and oarsman, Thomas
McKenna, 200 FOUNDER Cunningham,
regular end on last years eleven,
Thomas Gleason, a member of the
crew and a promising football man.
and possibly Harry Warner, regular
quarterback at the beginning of the
present season, are the surprises in
playing talent that Worcester High is
prepared to spring.
For the past week an effort has been
made to get the strongest football ma
terial in the schools out on Bliss Field,
but until Saturday, assurances of sup
port were not numerous. After Satur-
days victory over Friends School at
the Oval, the possibilities of Worces-
ter High in its game against the Acad-
envy doomed up, and the above list of
! football stars was made up.
| Hagberg is a powerfully built young
man who kept out of football for a sea-
son. He was captain of the eleven in
1899 and at tackle and fullback was one
of the hardest workers the team has
had in recent years. Hagberg weighs
about IT'S pounds and is a Wiry fellow
WHOSE Gtrano,th 10 well distributed
Scheurmann is another player of prom
inence who has promised to return to
| the team this week. Last year Scheur-
mann was at Tech He is a finely
built young man whose weight will be
| of value in the line or in the back
field. McKenna is six feet, three inches
tall and has had some football exper-
fence. Cunningham played at end last
year pairing with Capt. McAuliffe. He
weighs about 100 pounds, about 20
pounds more than either of the ends
at present playing on the team.
| Gleason has been out of the game for
several weeks but will probably be able
to return to practice this week. He
weighs about 10 pounds and is of the
rugged type that usually gets there in
football. Gleason may be tried behind
the line, but In the line he would be
a strengthened. Warner may be able to
the best quarterback at present in the
schools and his absence from the team
has weakened 1t all season. Claude
Lauder has shown better form in the
position than any Of the other men yet
tried. but should Warner be able to get
into the game again the teams chances
would be frightened considerably.
In the two weeks that remain before
the meeting of the rival teams, much
ba I'd 11o11ct ha dpOa hv WorpaGtar
High. At the present time, Worces-
ter Academy is counting the number of
points she will score against Worces-
ter High. The showing Of the teams
thus far warrant the belief that
ACADEMY is stronger by several degrees
than the Higs School eleven. Compare
tive scores have furnished some sur
prises, but Worcester Academy has
been able to discount the showing of
Worcester High in each meeting with
out-of-town teams. Worcester High
won from St Marks by a score of to
| 8. Worcester Academy polished off
ST. Marks with ridiculous ease, win
ming by a score of 22 to 0. Worcester
High lost to Groton, but the Academy
was a victor In its game against the
strong preparatory school team.
| Worcester High, even with its influx
of new stars. will need to bring into
respectable showing against the
Academy. Coach Atkins team is
smoother in action than Worcester
High. The men have been drilled in
football work and each player knows
his place. The work of Worcester
High is rougher. There is not the we'll
regulated appearance of the team in
action, such as marks the Academy
Neither is there weight enough in the
! line or behind 1t, to even up in this
respect with the Academy.
Beginning this afternoon, Worcester
High will devote entire attention to
preparation for the Academy game. At
the latter institution, no games are
scheduled and Coach Atkins will keep
the eleven busy rehearsing its series of
ground gaining plays that will be d.
rected against Worcester High. Wor-
cester High will begin secret practice
in few days at Worcester Coliseum.
At the present time the chances of
Worcester High introducing trick plays
are slight and 1t is probable that the
team will depend entirely upon straight
football.