Holy Cross at Williams

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., October 19, 1899, page 1

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  LOST GRACEFULLY, Holy Cross Eleven Was Decisively Beaten. WILLIAMS DASHING PLAY. Berkshire Backs Scored Long Runs Through The Lines. WILLIAMS DASHING PLAY. field today at the hands of the William! College eleven. They were easily out. weighed and after the first seven min. utes of play knew they were unques- tionabIy beaten. 1t was a hard trip and the long travel quick connections ard early hour set for the commencement of the game did much to weaken thu Holy Cross men. However, they started off at a brisk gait, OReilly catching Dolf’s kick off and returning the ball a good distance, then gaining three first downs by a series Of we’ll directed line buckings. Chadwell here broke through and caught Capt. Kenney for a big loss. Quarterback Sullivan then signaned a punt and Kenney kicked finely only to have Capt. Draper come through be- tween left end and tackle and race 65 yards for the first touchdown of the game in just four minutes. Later he repeated his performance. Monahan kicking off to Caldwell. and Draper breaking through between left guard and tackle and sprinting seventy yards for his second touchdown, after coming into violent collision with w Sullivan and putting him out of the game. Two such phenomenal runs as these in such quick succession discouraged the visitors at the very outset, yet spasmodically they made heroic efforts Kenney caught a return punt from Dolf and lodged along 68 yards for Holy Cross only score. He was doWned at the corner Of the field and kicked in to Common for a free catch, but Draper by q Inc f,,+y punches just as he was about to heel the catch. Some six mir n IS later Moore caught punt of Cap. Kenneys and ended the scoring for the first half by a forty five yard run behind good interference. | The ball was Kicked out and Moore after misjudging finally made a free catch. / Moore tried for goal and missed. After Monahan kicked off to Moore a series of punts were exchanged between ! Kenney and Dolf by which Kenney was easily the gamer. Hanrahan and Moore | were ruled out of the game and were re- ! placed by Hoglun and Ligett. Time was up on the Williams ffty-yard line. In the second half Williams tried out five substitutes Hatch at left tackle Black at centre, Rooney at right end and Wilbur at right half back. These | men played well-nearly on a par with the regulars whom they succeeded, and toward the end of the half. after the ball had see-sawed up and down the field on punts and line plays, accord ing as Holy Cross or Williams men held it. Wilbur. who replaced Capt. Draper was showed through between tackle and guard and directly under the goal posts for Williams last touchdown ( ONeil kicked the goal A few minutes later Linnehan made fine 95-yard end run on a trick play. Kenney punted about rs yards. Holy Cross backs were | then caught for two consecutive and disheartening losses, leaving the ball on the 35yard line. Kenney made a superb try for goal from the field. The Williams men We’re | struck motionless and watched with | open mouths and bated breath while ! the spheroid sailed skyward executed | a beautiful parabola and descended but | three or four inches short of the cross | bar. 1t was a grand attempt aimed | directly between the posts, but just a ! little too low; and was probably as nice | a goal from the field as ever failed. Although the work of the Holy Cross / team yesterday offered clinching proof | that the Mount st. James boys may be- | fore many years bring to Weston field an eleven which will as effectually defeat the Berkshire collegians on the gridiron as they have ever done on the diamond, yet, the Holy Cross men did not do themselves credit. They start ed we’ll, but lost heart and displayed several serious weaknesses and offered abundant opportunities for improve lnent. For instance, their ends frequently overran themselves on punts and failed to box the opposing tackles as they should while they in turn were more than once kept entirely out OF the play when they would have been most having found by experience that the Holy Cross forwards, know ing that the Berkshire line was their superior, would lie down UNI der a line play calculating and aiming solely as gaining their own length, would run hard at the line and then simply dive over it. Here the Worcester rear guard. seeing their opponents coming high, should have held them up and then they would have at least prevented gains if not downing for losses. This they failed to do. Neither in offensive work did the men behind the line pick their holes well, but they frequently bumped into their own advance line men, while big holes yawned open but foot or two away Contrary to all expectations, line out the game, both teams gaining ground at every assault. Attempts made by Holy Cross men to circle ends were almost invariably nipped in the bud, as Williams was exceptionally strong at these points of attack The winning eleven had fine interference, and Chadwick played a phegame. A grand mode of play used by Williams was for one, two or get behind the runner and on each side | to grab him by the seat of the pants, | under the arms. or wherever 1t was possible. lift him off his feet and then | ram him mercilessly against the OPP | posing player, who attempted to touch. !, After the field was passed they would |, let him down to run for himself. while | they cut off all assaults from the rear. The williams backs hit the line hard ! and low, while Holy Cross was Woe fully weak in this regard, O’Reilley | shining the most frequently turning round and working backwards. A redeeming feature of the South Worcester teams work was the magnificent tackling Of quarter back Sullivan and the all-arou1h star playing Of Capt. Kenney. who, by the way, was Just little off his usual form in punting Hanrahan did we’ll until his removal, and Toohig and Powers played strong ly as tackle. Chadwell was without question the bright. shining light Tor Williams, and put his shoulder to the wheel in every play Moore and Draper were tast par for the home team, and to their earnest work during the first half the Berkshire collegians owe good share OF their victory The summary; WILLIAMS HOLY CROSS. e..,..........’‘‘‘ q Lli riste Simmons Hatch, t.........;.r !, Io0nls SI ~, = . iooi. ~, - = G. McCabe

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Williams leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.