St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31


Reception.
When the Academy bell struck six and
then five Friday evening it was the sig
nal that the team had won at Barre and
when the boys arrived home Saturday
morning they were given an ovation.
In the evening the whole Academy cele
brated by having bonfire south of the
Academy grounds. 1t was great vic
tory for our Academy team and our
readers will be interested in the story of
the game, taken from the Barre Daily
Times:
After winning five straight victories
and not being even scored on, Goddard
seminary was defeated Friday after
noon by the St. .Johnsbury academy
eleven by a score of6 to 5 in the best
game seen there this season. S. Berry's
failure to kick the goal after j. Berry had
made Goddard's touchdown in the last
half gave the visiting academy the game
by one point. The visitors were perhaps
little the heavier and they gave God
dard the first real struggle that they
have had this season. Goddard was not
a little weakened by the absence of Heath,
the best quarterback the school has had
in years. and left halfback ]. Berry, on
account of lame knee, played only in
the last half, when he got in his good
work by making Goddard's only score.
st. Johnsbury has snappy team, and
they played with good team work.
The visitors made their touchdown
and kicked the goal in the first five min
utes of the game and after that, although
they got within striking distance of a
goal several times, the superb defensive
work, of S. Berry and Alexander kept
them from another score. S. Berry did
| the star defensive work of the game, do
ing the punting and making good gains
from fake punts. Alexander's run of 70
yards, which carried the ball to the visi-
tors 1O-yard line, was the good work
that paved the way for Goddard's touch
down, which they made in the next two
rushes.
st. Johnsbury started the game by
kicking off to Goddard. The ball was
| fumbled and was downed on abe 20-yard
| line. Goddard failed to gain the neces-
sary ten Yards in three downs and the
ball went to ST. ]. With only 20 yards
| between them and the goal line, the visl-
tors got in some fast end rushes that
Goddard could not withstand and in the
third rush Patterson went over the line
for a touchdown. Hill made the kick for
the goal, which proved to be the win
ming point.
The visitors kicked off again to God
dard and the ball was downed on the To-
yard line. After failure to gain on the
first rush S. Berry punted to the middle
of the field where the St. J. quarterback
failed to catch the ball and Alexander fell
on it for Goddard. Sherry again punted
to the 20-yard line and Goddard again
got the ball on a tumble. After rushing
the ball to within eight yards of the goal
line, Goddard fumbled and st. Johnsbury
secured the ball. The visitors then made
10 yards with forward pass. In the
next rush they fumbled but regained the
ball. The referee saw offside work by
| the visitors and set them back five yards
| St. T. then punted to Underwood who
was downed in the center of the field.
Harrison made five yards around right
| end and S. Berry then punted to the Wis
| itors' 30-yard line. ST. ] failed to make
ten yards in two rushes and then punted
/ to Goddard's 40-yard line. Goddard
gained two yards by double pass and
S. Berry made 10 yards through fake
punt, Just as time was up for the first
half.
In the second half ]. Berry took John
sons place at left half and Goddard
played a stronger game. Goddard kick
ed off to st. Johnsbury and the ball was
downed on the 40-yard line. After gain
ing nine yards in two end rushes the
academy full back hurdled the center in
the third rush and his team was penaliz
ed is yards Then St. ]. punted tc
Underwood, who failed to catch the bal
and it rolled back to the 30-yard line
where Goddard finally secured it. Nc
Donald made 10 yards on double pass
!. Berry got around left end for five
yards and Mcdonald followed with -four
more The ball was next passed to Alex
ander, who with good lodging got
around right end for 70 yards. He was
finally downed on the 10-yard line after
very nearly getting clear field for a
touchdown Through tumble God
dard tailed 70 gam on the nrSt rush
but in the next Harrison made foui
yards on the right end J. Berry ther
went around the same end for a touch
down. S. Berry kicked for the goal, but
the ball went below the cross bar, leav
ing the score one point in the visitors
favor.
The academy kicked to Goddard anc
Flanders was downed on the 35-yarC
line. Goddard fumbled on the 40-yart
line and lost the ball. st. ]. made tive
unsuccessful attempts to gain and Hill
then made a fine drop kick, which Under
wood caught just in front of the goa
and he was downed on the 9-yard line
Goddard was then set back to the four
yard line for holding. On fake punt S
Berry ran in 20 yards. Alexander made
10 yards around right end and Harrison
J followed with ten more around thu
opposite end On the third down S