The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-09
Has Been Asked to Prepare High
School Eleven for Its Annual
Game with Academy Team and
May Accept
|IF HE REFUSES THERE
WILL BE NO GAME
Action Taken by Members of
Team at Meeting Held on Bliss
Field &C. Albert Gray, Athletic
Adviser Is Severely Criticized
by Students

The blue and the gray are prominent
In High School athletics. The members
of the football team are besprinkled
with daubs of blue and everywhere the
Gray seems to show itself at the most
unseemly times. Members of the foot
ball team that was counted upon to
give Worcester Academy at least a
battle, say that but for C. Albert Gray,
faculty adviser and holder of all of
fees of prominence in High School
athletics Dr. George =. Delaney would
still be coach of High School Football
team and both blue and Gray would be
forgotten, But everything appears blue
at present.
Football team had q meeting on Bliss
field. The attendance showed that there
has never been a time in the history
of High School athletics when interest
in the school was so great. To man,
members of the football team responded
to the call of Capt. Edwin Lauder Dr.
George ]. DGknney, the deposed coach,
made a short address to the players in
which he urged them to forget SYM
pathy in determining their future move
menfs He thanked members OF the
| eleven for their interest and wished
| them only success. There was almost
| unanimous expression of sentiment IA
Voring Dr. Delaney, and the words OF
condemnation directed at the fountain
head of the undercurrent of discomfort
were spirited. The ears of several might
justly tingle.
Although it was not universally
agreed that DR. George Delaney
stands at the mead Of football coaches.
not one of the clique that has opposed
him all season expressed himself as
against Delaney yesterday That was
the best and most emphatic expression
of approval that could be rendered In
behalf of his reign as coach, ana had
it been Gray VS.. Delaney yesterday, the
former would have been swamped
High School Football team will meet
worcester Academy Saturday pro-
vided Jere D. Delaney will accept the
Dosition of coach. Under no other
condition will there be a game between
the football rivals. Yesterday the
members of the team declared that DIR.
Delaney's successor must be 'Jere d.,
who has had experience at Worcester
High, Exeter and Colgate University
as athletic instructor and coach. Mr..
Delaney was not prepared last night
to say whether he would accept the
position, but it is believed he can be
prevailed upon to do so. Capt Lauder
has issued a call for graduates to assist
in coaching the team, and they are re-
uuested to report at Bliss Field Mon
day.
None of the members of Worcester
Academy faculty has anything to say
regarding the report that DIT. Aper-
crombie was responsible for the edlct
that resulted in DIR. Delaney,s retlre-
ment as football coach at Worcester
High. DIR. Abercrombie and DR.. De-
laney had words at the last meeting on
the football field between Worcester
Academy and Worcester High. The
day following that match was produc-
tive of a meeting of the disputants and
apologies were in order The parting
of the gentlemen was as friends. The
story that Dr. Abercrombie is bringing
to prominence happening OF ayear ago
as an excuse for complaining against
DIR. Delaney seems fiimsy
Had the head of Worcester Academy
been especially anxious to behead Dr.
Delaney he had no better chance than
after the Groton game when worcester
High was temporarily placed in po-
sition that did not reflect too much
credit on the school During the heat
of the discussion following the Groton
mixup, DR.. Delaney offered to tender
his resignation, but he was urged to
continue and at the solicitation of foot
hall enthuiasts and members of the
High School faculty, the High School
coach remained in charge Of the foot
ball team.
6. Albert Gray of the Worcester
High School faculty visited Worcester
Academy Wednesday evening. A let
ter was said to have been written by
DR.. Abercrombie of the Academy the
same evening. In the epistle of the
latter the reign of DR.. Delaney of the
High School football team was de-
cIared to be undesirable.
Questions that present themselves
to the ordinary follower of the sport
are these:
Why should Dr. Abercrombie pro-
test against the rule of DR.. Delaney
as coach of the High School football
team one week before the game with