Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-17
RANGERS WIN,
Canadians No Match for the
Barre Team.
1t Was Close and Exciting.
New Men on Rangers
Create a Sensation.

The foot ball season was opened Sat
urday under auspicious circumstance
and all lovers of the manly sport il
Barre are highly elated over the resul
of.the first game of the season, f,r th'
Barre Rangers held up their old ant
honored banner from the dust ant
laid low their opponents, the Point st.
Charles of Montreal, for three years the
champions of "all the Canadas," by a
score of to 1.
The stars of the game were the new
men, Gauld, Banks, Forbes and Arthur
while the old members of the Ranger,
played quick and steady game that is
sure to bring them to victory ever;
time. One of the most admirable ele-
ments in the play of the home team was
the manner in which they cam" in at
the finish. They seemed just TO get
warmed up when the last half began
and they then went in with dash that
carried all before them, while in fact
during the whole game they gave the
Montreal goal keeper such battering
as he never got before, and had he not
been one of the best goal Keepers in
America Montreal would have been bur-
led in defeat, for the ball was almost
continually in front of him, and at very
short intervals the Rangers talent was
brought to bear in shooting for that COW
eted space beneath the goal bar. The
Canadian, however, was faithful guar
dian and like a phantom was found it
seemed in all parts of his possessions at
the same time.
The game started with the ball being
sent down to the visitors goal and it
was a hot struggle for long time, the
majority of favor amongst the audience
going towards the Canadians; but the
Barre boys slowly but surely increased
their speed and their accuracy in pass
ing until it could be plainly seen that
they were head and shoulders above
their opponents. Birnie was every
where playing his position like a fiend
and it seemed an impossibiity for the
bali to get further back into Barre's
territory than Gauld and Forbes, until
finally, just before half time was called,
from goal kick the ball sailed over
the heads of Barre's full backs and as it
seemed almost by an accident it was
rushed down the field until successful
shoot fer goal placed the first point of
the game on the side of the Point ST.
Charles, j. Anderson being the man
who scored.
This did not knock the heart out of
the home team however. On the con-
trary they Immediately became a differ
ent team and repeatedly smashed the
ball at the Montreal goal, but without
success.
When the second half opened COM
ments could be heard on all sizes that
"they never can score" The old heads,
however, didn't say much, only an oc
casional ejaculation of 'you wait"
Time after time rising cheer would be
hy f.l,,sn ,.u1l tl,nt hu r,nlu
missed, but did not 30 through the goal
Two goals were made by Barre but for
off side play they were not allowed.
Finally, however, the ice was broken,
when Gauld coolly caught the ball on
his toe from side line pass and sent it
directly between the posts. making the
score Il tie. Not two minutes after this
Barron made the star play of the day by
an inexplcable 'back action double
jointed" kick, which so completely
surprised the whole Canadian line who
were defending the goal that :hey did
not wake up in time to stop the ball and
another point was set to the Rangers
credit, making the score as it finally re-
suited, to l.
This closed the game as far us scor-
ing was concerned and Barre goal was
at no time in danger thereafter.
The lineup was as follows:
Barre. Montreal
Rust Goal Brighton.
Forbes )r.up Smith.
Dlckle duffy.
Gauld (Duberry.
Chesser Halt Backs ! Durcan.
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