The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-20
The Team That Won Fame by
Scoring Against This Years
Yale Team Downed in a Con-
test With Holy Cross
SUPPORTERS OF THE
PURPLE PLEASED
A Stronger and Faster Team
Made the Students From Med
ford Appear Second Raters-
Brilliant Playing by Larkin Did
Much to Secure Victory

Holy Cross triumphed over Tufts on
the Mt. St, James gridiron yesterday
by a score of u to 5. The victory yes
fact that Tufts has won the honor of
having scored on Yale this season. The
warmest adherents of the football
eleven on Mt. st. James were agreeably
surprised at the great show of strength
of that team. The rejuvenated aggre-
cation which now represents the Pur-
pie Is a far different proposition for
visiting teams than the eleven that
was in the field when college opened.
In team play the eleven is stronger
It shows great interference and plays
an aggressive game that delighted the
onlookers. When put on the defensive
the home team held the visitors re-
peatedly for downs at crucial periods
of the play. 1t was only when the
Holy Cross team was crippled by its
star men being knocked out of the play
that the Tufts team was allowed to
score at all and then 1t was a scratchy
sort of score, the team not being able
to place the ball so that a goal could
be kicked.
The attendance at the game was
slim and not what the game deserved.
1t was almost a foregone conclusion
that Tufts would win. The talent
could not see how the Mt. st. James
aggregation could win from the team
that scored against Yale and they pre-
dicted a sleigh ride for the visitors.
They accordingly hied themselves to the
other games played in this city yes
terday and missed a stubborn contest
Holy Cross got into the play with a
vim and dash that presaged victory
for its colors. The men did not let
up for an instant and continued
pounding all during the two 20 min
ute halves Of the game. The football
critics at the school do not hesitate to
say that the team that now represents
the college is the best in the history
of football at the school and they look
for win from Brown next week. Holy
Cross scored its first touchdown with
in seven minutes after the sounding
of the whistle in the half. Reed, Holy
Cross fullback, punted from Holy
Cross 50-yard mark to Tufts 20 The
Tufts man fumbled and Larkin fell on
the ball. The little fellow was then
given the ball and had the honor of
scoring touchdown for the home
team. Reed kicked the goal.
Tufts forced the ball down Holy
Cross territory when it was in it's pos
session and succeeded in placing it on
the three yard line. Here Holy Cross
made a desperate stand and held the
visitors for downs, securing the covet-
ed pigskin. Larkin was given the ball
and carried it out of danger by a dou-
BILE pass and with q whirlWind rush
took it down the field for 35 yards
The double pass was worked twice on
Tufts for great ground gaining. Holy
Cross lost the ball and Larkin in tackl-
ing Knight came to grief and was
forced to retire from the game. His
place was taken by Shields. The first
half closed with the ball in the centre
of the field and the score, Holy Cross
6, Tufts O.
In the early portion of the second
half Holy Cross succeeded in holding
Tufts off and forcing the ball down the
field mainly through Reed and Skelly's
line tearing with plunges by Regain
who took Baldwin's position at half
back. The ball was gradually forced
down the field and Finn carried it
over Tufts line for a touchdown after
eight minutes of play. Reed kicked
goal. Score, Holy Cross u, Tufts 0.
knight kicked for Tufts to Reed who
aided by the superb interference made
a run of 80 yards. Shields continued
the good work, getting the ball on a
double pass and making a run of As
yards to Tufts 20-yard line. Finn was
hurt in the next clash in which the ball
went to Tufts. Rice was sent in at
right guard, playing that position
throughout the remainder of the game.
Tufts sent Knight and Carroll re-
peatedly through Holy Cross team for
good gains. Captain Lawler had his
shoulder hurt but he remained in the
game. Standard and Sicily showed
up wonderfully well in tackling, but
despite the best defensive game that
Holy Cross could put up Tufts grad
uaIly wended its way down the field
and Knight carried the ball across Holy
Cross line for a touchdown. The