St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-11-01
TWO FOOT BALL GAMES.


Last Saturday the second eleven of the
Academy did so far recover their courage
as to encounter the foot ball team OF
Lyndon Institute. The game com
menced at 2.30 p. m, Lyndon had the
kick off, and by tumble secured the ball.
From the first both teams played hard.
During the first half no touch down was
made on either side, and the ball did not
vary much from the middle of the field
The Academy had the kick of in the sec
ond half, each side went into the game
determined to win When about thirty
yards rom the goal by good blocking,
Cameron secured touchdown for the
Academys. No goal was kicked and in
playing which followed good work was
done on both sides The game closed
with the score 40 in favor of Academy.
As the games now stand, one each, it
is expected that the tie game will be
played next Saturday, probably on the
campus.
The return game of foot ball between
the Academy and Montpelier Seminary
teams took place on the campus last Mon
day afternoon and attracted the largest
crowd of the season. As was expected
the game was hot one and he Academy
boys clearly demonstrated to their Mont
peller friends that they could not have
been in normal condition when they
played that 2S to + game in Montpelier
some two weeks ago. In fact had they
played every game as they did this one
they would have a clean record of victo-
ries to look back upon The BOYS went
into the game with little expectation Of
winning but with determination OF
making the visitors play the game OF
their lite to win. The teams lined up at
2.30 and it was clearly apparent that
the visitors had the advantage of weight
and that it the home team wished to win
they must do it by skill and grit. The
Academy had the kick off and Montpelier
on securing the ball made rapid gains
through the line and exactly two minutes
from which no goal was kicked. Score
Montpelier 4, St. j. A., 0.
The Academy's kicked off again and
tins time braced up little and it was
only by the hardest kind of work that
Lance and Lee the NJ. S halfbacks could
make a gain. The Academys did not
seem however to have got their fight
ing clothes" on yet and the score was in
creased by another touch down from
which goal was kicked by Parmenter
Score, M. S. 10, st. ]. A., o.
1t was at this point that the Academy
boys began to realze they were getting
beaten and they braced up so quickly that
it took good deal of the "Slnger" ouC
of the M. S. play. They did not seem
able to stop the terrific assaults of Stick
ney and Arnold and finally by a neat
trick Stickney was sent around the end
and by brilliant run OF 40 yards made
touch down from which Crane kicked a
goal. Score, M. S. TO- St. ]. A. 6.
st. ]. A. got the ball again after the
kick off and continued to repeat the on
slaught upon the M. S. line. Time and
again Arnold wouo smash his way
through the center Tor big gains and at
last Just before time was called rushed it
over the line for another touch down,
Crane kicking another goal. Leaving
score at end OF first halt II to 10 in favor
of St. J. A.
After a breathing spell Of ten minutes
the teams lined up again and both sides
went into the fray with the determine.
ton to do their best and pull out victory.
Neither side gained much advantage tor
awhile but little by little ST. J. A. forced
the ball toward their opponents goal,
Arnold Stickney, Crane and St. Clare
contributing some brilliant plays. Wnen
the ball was on the NJ S. ten yard line it
was tumbled and one of their men fell omit
and it looked as if st. J. A. had lost what
looked to he sure touch down. On the
next lineup however M. S. fumbled the
ball in the same way and ST. Clare caught
it on a bound and was over the line for a
touch down and before the rest could re-
cover from their surprise Crane had kicked
goal and increased the score six points.
Score, st. j. A. IS, M. S. 10,
Montpelier then took wonderful
brace and played with a snap and vim
that meant business. Lance and Lee
ploughed through the St. J. A. line for
good gains and finally Lee got through
and away from the crowd and it looked
as if they had a touch down, but just as
he crossed the line he was tackled heavily
bv Cameron and Hatch and dropped the
ball. A wrangle here took place between
the teams, the visitors claiming touch
down. The referee however decided that
as the ball was dropped no touch down
was made. The ball was taken out to
the TWENTY-FIVE ward line but as there re-
manned but half a minute to play, neither
side gained any decided advantage and
! the game closed with the score 1910 III
st. ]. A. favor.
1t was a wel-earncd victory, for the
NJ S. team is the strongest one they have
had in years and they know how to play
the game and play it well, The game
was somewhat rough, but no one wa,
hurt, leaving however nearly every player
with some bump or scratch to remember
| the best game OF foot bali ever played OF
the campus.
The teams lined up as follows:
NJ. S. ST. J, A,
| Wood, re. st. CLAIR
Gordon, It. Washburl
| Minard r.g, LadC
/ Curtis c. Moor
| Marshall, g. Hutchinson
| Turner, !, t, CheSe
| Armstrong, L. c. Cameron
4, Hat