Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-10-12

TIE ANNUAL CLASS GAME THE soPHoNoREs
WIN THE GAME.
The annual match game of foot hall be-
tween the SOphOmores and Freshmen took
place Wednesday afternoon, on the college
campus. The game was preceded by the
Customary literary, iacctious and musica
exercises. in the lecture room of the Medi-
cal College. The game commenced about
four o'clcck, in the presence of numerous
crowd OF spectators, a number of ladies wit
Messing the contest from the college win
dows The classes were pretty evenly
matched in numbers-the SophOmOres hay-
ing nineteen kickers on the ground and the
Freshmen tweuty-two-but not in skill, the
older class having four or five men for
whom as both runners and kickers the
Freshmen had scarcely match. The um-
pire was Goss, of the class of IS, who APP
peared in brilliant cO,ors, clawhammer
coat Of bright green. striped pants a Ia
Brother Jonathan. and hat OF many colors :;
Senior Judge Wheelock. in Ku Klux COS
tune Junior Judge McLaug him. Turkish
Louave costume.
FIRST Wharf.-The Freshmen won the first
kick. and the ball was finely warned by De
celle, captain of the class: but soon came
back. The Sophomores followed it up sharp
ly, and before some OF the Freshmen had
fairly discovered that the game was begun,
Il lusty kick by Depison carried the ball
through. Time three minutes from the first
kick.
Second Hdrn-The ball was splendidly
warned by Woods, class of so, and was
rushed through By the Sophomores with
little effective opposition. Stinson doing
some tall work. Wright getting in a big
kick. and Hubbard driving the ball through
Time three minutes and half
Third Wharf.-The Freshmen began at
last to warm 10 the work and show their
quality. hitherto hardly developed. The
ball got good warn. and the contest sway
cd back and forth ov,r the ground. The
ball was repeatedly kicked out OF bounds,
giving the contestants breathing spells.
Decelle, Dewey, Torrey. and others of the
class of 81. put in some spirited and excel
lent playing. But the superior organizi
ton, experience and wind Of the Sophmores
told surely and steadily. The ball once
driven toward the northern goal could not
be got back and final kick from Catlin
finished the warn and the match. Time 25
minutes. OF course there was much shout
ing and throwing up of caps by the victors
and their sympathizers. the Freshmen tax
ing their defeat, however, in very good
part. The class has excellent material in
it, muscle as well as mind. and we predict
that it will render an excellent account Of
itself after years experience on the ball
ground.
The afternoon not being exhausted, there
were cries for College game. and one was
arranged. the Seniors and Sophs against
the Juniors and Freshmen. and all College
graduates Oh the ground being invited i'll,
even numbers of classes against the odd.
This gave some fifty men to side, and
made powerful game. Henry Ballard,
Esq. class OF '6l, was chosen umpire. The
even numbers won the first kick and the
first warn. The second warn, after pro-
longed contest, was won by the classes OF
20, 81 and their associates The final warn
and tho game was won by the men OF rs
80, or the even numbers. 81. Rory
O'Moore to the contrary. there was no Ia ok
in odd numbers this time,
The victors in the class game received the
usual floral need of victory from the young
ladies of the classes of rs and 's0-the for
mer presenting basket of flowers to Den-
son, captain of the victorious class, and the
latter button-hole bouquets to each member
of the class who took part IN the game. The
performances closed with cheers from the
class for the young ladies of 10 and 50.