The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-03
Holy Cross Football Coach for
the Past Two Years Called in
to Assume the Handling Of This
Years Team
WESLEYAN AND WILLIAMS
CANCEL THEIR DATES
Poor Showing Against Amherst
Aggies Believed to be the
Cause for Both Teams Refus-
ing to Meet the Purple = Pow
erS Takes Hold of Athletes

of the football squad at Holy Cross for
the past two years, arrived at the coll
| lege yesterday morning and in the af-
! ternoon practice work he had full
charge of the candidates.
McCabe, who has been coaching the
team until a permanent man was Sc
cured, will likely register as a student
and play centre on the team. Until he
registers as a student McCabe will con-
tinue to assist in the coaching.
in the practice work yesterday after
noon several changes We're made in the
team that represented the Purple in
the game against Amherst Aggies Sat
! urday. Kelley, who played quarter
back in that game was shifted to left
end taking the place of O'Donahue,
who played the position Saturday. Lar
kin has taken Kelleys place at quar-
ter and will probably be kept there.
| Reed, last years fullback, was out
! with the squad yesterday and played
hard football. He played his old po-
sition behind the line to the satisfac-
ton of everybody. His punting which
was strong last year has much i'm
proved and with him and Baldwin the
team has good pair of kickers. Foley
who played right guard Saturday has
not been out for practice since and it
is thought that he has decided to quit.
His place is being taken by Finn o..
King, the regular right guard, is still
at the st. Vincent Hospital nursing a
sprained ankle but a few more weeks
is expected to see him back in the
game.
Yesterday dispatch was received
from Middetown, CT, by Manager
Mercer of the team stating that the
game scheduled to be played there
Saturday between Holy Cross and
Wesleyan was declared cancelled by
the Wesleyan management. There was
no reason given for cancelling the
game, and Mr.. Mercer is at a loss to
know what the matter is. 1t is a sig
nificant fact however, that Williams
College, with whom Holy Cross had a
game scheduled, cancelled it's game at
the same time. 1t is thought the poor
showing made against Amherst A2gles
Influenced the managers to cancel.
As soon as Manager Mercer received
the dispatch stating that the Wesley
an game was cancelled, he set about
to secure a game. He is anxious to
arrange a game with Worcester Tech,
and if the management of the latter
team agrees, a game viii be played at
the Oval Saturday, Manager Mercer
is also endeavoring to get game with
some Worcester team for the open
date Oct. 30, and it is probable that
the opponents of the collegians will be
the newly organized Worcester Ath-
letic Club.
]. Fred Powers began his duties as
physical director at the college yester-
day. He held a conference with Cant.
Sullivan of the track team, and tAy
mapped out plans for the future. There
were only a few aspirants for the track
team on hand including Capt. Jimmy
Sullivan and Dan Sullivan. sprinter
who halls from Boston ID llege. Great
things are expected of the Boston man
this year, and it seems more than like
ly that he will come up to expecta-
lions. Sullivan was member of the
Boston College relay team last yer
and represented Boston College in Tie
winter games at Holy Cross. Forty
yards is his favorite distance, but he
can also reel off very fast quarter
He will be a valuable addition to the
team. Although Capt Sullivan did
nothing but jog a few times, it was APP
parent to all that he was in good con-
dition. Sullivan expects to run faster
this year than ever before.
A few of the basketball players were
also on the floor of the gymnasium
and received a few pointers on the
game from Powers who is an expert
basketball player. There is much in
terest being displayed by the students
in this game and a good team is looked
for to represent the college.
The class football teams are now
hard at work each afternoon and
some hot football is looked for when
the rival classes meet. At the present
stage the seniors hold the champion
ship of the house but they will have
some difficulty in holding it another
year. The first game in the class series
will be played in a few days.
The. class of 1905 has chosen the fol-
lowing officers: President, Patrick A.
Kelly, Cohoes, n. Y; vice president,
Frank Buckley, Ansonia. CT. secre-
tary. John ]. Barry of this city; treas
urer, Frank Murray of Providence.
The quarterly number of the Holy
Cross bulletin has been printed. 1t con-
tains names of the new faculty, the
list of students registered at the col
lege, and a sample entrance examina-
ton for admission to the freshman
class.
An impetus has been given to dra-
mates at the college by the reappoint-
ment of Rev. c. c. Jones as moderator
of the dramatic society. Mr.. Jones had
DtbU DlOQtIdlOI OF the QTaIndLlC So
ciety at the college for many years I'M
til last year when he was transferred
to st. Francis Xavier College. At the
beginning of the year when the facul-
ty of the college was announced, FIR.
Jones was again among them and he
has been again given his old position
besides being treasurer of the college.
FIR. Jones has already engaged the
Worcester Theatre for the night of
oh I,,.f hog
his play. Last year the annual Holy
Cross play was given in Fenwick Hall
but FIR. Jones has decided to again pre-
sent the shows at the Worcester
Theatre. The first meeting of the dra-
matte society will be Oct. 16 when Off
GERS will be elected and new members
admitted. The first meeting of the or
chestra was held yesterday afternoon
at 1915 o'clock in Fenwick Hall and
nearly every member of the organiza-
ton was present. Very little practice
was INDUCED in but the members dis
cussed several plans for the future.
The B. ]. F. Debating Society met
last night in Fenwick Hall and elected
the following officers: President F. ].
Conaty. '02; recording secretary. c. F.
T. L. McCauley, '02; treasurer. Hugh ].
Ruddy, 'O2; censor, Walter ]. Monagan,
'O2
The Philomatic Debating Society
also held its first meeting of the year
last night, and elected the following
officers: President. W. NJ. Welch. '04;
vice-p president. ]. A. Healy. 'O4; secre-
tary. T. J. O'Connor. '04; treasurer, T,
]. Sicily, '04; censor. P ]. Canning.
The following committee was appoint
ed by the chair to select the subjects
for debates: j ]. Reilly. w NJ. Da-