Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-10-04
OH, so EASY.
When They Win They do a
Thorough Job.

The Bellows Falls foot ball team is
all right, Notwithstanding their defeat
at the first game. They met the
Charlestown eleven last Saturday on
Minis field, North Walpole, and adj
ministered defeat fully as crushing as
they themselves received week before
from the Vermont Academy team. 1t
is the first time Bellows Falls has been
victorious in foot ball game since
Thanksgiving, 1892, when scrub team
from this place defeated an eleven at
Alstead. The cause of their success
Saturday was due wholly to good play
ing, and spectators who watched the
two games they have played would not
recognize the home team from their
work on the field.
Charlestown had the ball at the open
ing and started with a long punt into
Bellows Falls territory. Our boys
made two or three end plays and got
the ball into Charlestown bounds and
made touchdown in one minute and
80 seconds after game was called. They
failed to kick goal. A second touch
down was made a few minutes later
and goal was kicked from it, Then
Charlestown got the ball when it was
dropped by Bellows Falls man and
made run the entire length of the
field for touchdown, also kicking a
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Falls. Bellows Falls had the ball near
the Charlestown goal line when the
Charlestowns made a safety touchdown,
counting two more for Bellows Falls.
In the second half Bellows Falls had
things their own way and made four
touchdowns, kicking one goal. The
last touchdown was made just as time
was called and though they had the
privilege of trying for a goal they
thought the score big enough and did
not kick.
The Charlestown team averaged
much heavier than the Bellows Falls,
their center weighing 215 pounds, yet
they were unable to hold our boys from
breaking through and seldom broke up
the end plays before a big gain had
been made. Charlestown tried for a
punt three times but lost the ball every
time before a successful kick could be
made. They also lost the ball and ten
yards in the second half for off side
play, but were given the ball two or
three times on claims of foul tackle.
There was considerable "queern play
ing on both sides that was passed over
to avoid squabbling among the players,
but still it looked several times as
though fight would ensue.
While all the Bellows Falls boys did
we'll, especial mention should be made
of the playing of Joubert, Rogers, Dris-
coll and Blake, each of whom made
big gains under unfavorable circum-
stances. There is good stuff in the
team and they can win games in the
future if they keep at their practice
and cover up such deficiencies as creep
out at each game. They labor under
great disadvantage in having had no
place to practice or on which to play.
There was no place on this side of the
river, and on Minis field there is no
way of keeping out spectators who
wish to see the game without paying.
The boys are at an expense every game,
and it is a mighty small person who
will refuse to pay for ticket on such
occasions. But now they have secured
grounds from Horace Thompson, just
across the Westminster bridge, where
future games will be played.