Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-05
Thanksgiving Football Game.

1t was thankful crowd OF boys tina
arose last Thursday morning to see
bright sun and q warm day, which
would enable the High school football a.
socIation to fulfill its promise Of givinl
the people Of Randolph q chance to EMO.
Z clean Thanksgiving gsme.
The sides were made up OF the best foot
ball players that could be found In town
and every effort was made by the manager
to have the teams evenly matched 80 thai
the game might be snappy, clean ant
quiet, and all unnecessarily rough PLAY
avoided.
At three o'clock the teams lined up fol
business. The Indians won the toss anC
chose the upper goal. H. Moulton kicked
OF for Mcintosh and gained eight yards
Then followed short and sharp PUSHES BY
| the Indians men, which McIntosh's men
could not block; then few end plays, 9
forty yard run by the Indian, and the
first touchdown was made. H. Mcintyre
failed to kick goal. Score: Indian, Al
Mcintosh, 0.
The bali was brought back to the center
OF the field but 1t did not stay there long.
H. Moulton kicked on to 8. Moult0n, who
was downed almost in his tracks. Then
the Indians men started with rush and
BY series Of end gains brought the ball
to McIntosh's hve-yard line. Mcintyre
bucked the line and secured touchdown.
The Indians failed to kick goal. Score !:
Indians, s.; McIntosh,0
The ball was taken to the center Of the
field, and H. Moulton kicked on to n. Nc
Intyre, who advanced the ball finely.
Then began q desperate struggle with
small gains, and the half ended with the
pigskin on McIntosh's forty-yard line.
During the first half McIntosh's team did
-. ho1 Mn ~ uvo q
evident that the next half would be dif-
ferent. H. McIntyre made a 6ne kick-off
for the Indians team, but BY brilliant
run Thomas brought the ball back to the
center. Then the play was lively for nj
teen minutes. McIntOsh's men were I'M
able to make any perceptlble gains. At
this point Mcintosh changed his tactics
and by beautiful criss-cross play made a
fne atty yard run, which was the longest
OF the day, and secured the only touch
down OF the second hail. H. Moulton
failed to kick goal. Score: Indian, 8:
Mcintosh, A.
The ball was brought back to the center
and a. Mcintyre Kicked Of in fine style
to McIntosh's ten.yard line, but good
run brought the ball back nearly to the
middle OF the field, and for the next
twenty-five minutes u was a spirited
struggle. Four times the pigskin crossed
the center Of the field, and for moment
it looked as though at least four more
would be added to the Indians score, but
a tumble gave Mcintosh the ball, and q
series OF end plays and then number OF
fine center plays brought the ball to the
was taken and Mcintosh lost the ball on
four downs. Then by good interference
the pigskin was advanced toward McIn-
tosh's goal, and when time was called 1t
was on the Indians thirty-five-y yard line.
The features Of the game were as follows:
The fine running and blocking OF McIn-
t osh, the interference and line bucking
OF II. Mcintyre, the work Of Smith and
Thomas as ends and backs, 6ault's work
at end and fine tackles, w. Moulton break
ing through the line and tackling, the
work OF Neff and Dubois as centers, and
The lively work OF H. MoultUn and Lewis
as quarterbacks. The lineup was as fol-
lows:
McIntosh's team-R. e., Smith; r. T.,
Williams; r. g., Harris; c., Dubois; L. G.,
Wells; L. T., Snow; L. E., Thomas; @. B.,
H. Moulton; L. n. B., Hayward, Smith; r.
H. B., Dumas, Thomas; F. B., Thomas.
The Indians team, as they played oppo-
site, were Sault, Hood, W. Moulton, Men
and Cleveland, Curtis, B. Mcintyre, Cleve-
land and P. Connolly, Lewis, s. Moulton,
Newton, H. Mcintyre.
Score: Indian, s; Mcintosh, a. Touch
downs: Mcintosh, 4; Mcintyre, 1; New
ton, /. Umpire, referee and linesman, A.
A. Niebaum; time, first half Is minutes,
second half 40 minutes. Neff and Thomas
were injured to the extent of strained an
kles. The gate receipts enabled the soci-
tv to pay expenses and deposit five dollars
for the benefit Of the High school base
ball association.
A. EN-.