The Hartford High-School suffered its worst defeat of the season at the hands of the Hotchkiss School eleven two weeks ago Saturday. Not only did the Hartford men fail to score against 50 points made by their opponents, but in the first few moments of play Bush and Strong were injured so that they were unable to continue in the game. Bush was the more seriously injured of the two, and will probably not be able to appear again this season.
HOTCHKISS SCHOOL FOOTBALL ELEVEN.
Hotchkiss put up a beautiful game. The eleven played so snappily and with such excellent team-work that Hartford was unable to withstand the attack, and even if the visitors had not lost their two half-backs, it is not probable that they could have won, although there is no doubt that the score would have been smaller. The best gains for Hotchkiss were made around the ends, their interference being of fine quality.
There seems very little chance now for Hartford in the Connecticut championship series. Besides the two men laid up in the Lakeville game, Hartford has also lost Morris, tackle. Marsh will take his place. Captain Sturtevant will go in as half-back, and Ballerstein will take Sturtevant's place at quarter. Ballerstein is a good player, but he lacks weight, and is considerable of an unknown factor for the new position.
The Hotchkiss School team is an unusually good one this year. Noyes at full-back plays a steady game and interferes well; he does not buck the centre quite hard enough, however—a style of play which is being greatly developed at Hotchkiss this year. Adams and Reynolds are the half-backs. The former runs well with the ball, plunges strongly through the centre, and interferes well, but he fumbles on catching kicks. Reynolds was a substitute on last year's team, and is doing good work this season. If he could train himself to start more quickly, his running around the end would be of double value. Fincke at quarter-back plays a good sharp game, and is considerable of a strategist. He interferes well, although he is not quite fast enough for the backs.
The line men are all in pretty good condition. Of the two ends, Savage is the better. He plays a good offensive game, but has the inexcusable fault of running backward at times when given the ball. His offensive work is good, and on the defence he is clever at getting into the interference, but does not always tackle his man. Coy, at right end, is a new man on the first team, and has not yet learned how to put his opponent out of the plays every time. He runs well with the ball, but is only a fair tackler. Montague at right tackle is a veteran; he is still somewhat slow, however, and does not block fiercely enough, but he may generally be depended upon to make a good hold when occasion demands.