The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
Green Mountain Association
Foot Ball Team
SEASON CLOSED SATURDAY
Fast Game With Hardwick, Barre Team
Winning by the Score Of ] to Or
Dawson Made the Only Score
Of the Game.

Dawson 81 the Green Mountains kick
ed the only goal Of Saturdays game
with Hardwiek on the Berlin street
grounds Saturday afternoon and his
team thereby became the association
football champions Of Vermont, with
ave games won, two lost and two
drawn. HardwicS is second with four
won, three lost and two drawn. The
Rangers Of this city are third with four
won, three lost and one drawn, while
the Bon.accords OF Barre come next with
three victories, four defeats and one
draw. Mortified dropped out Of the
Vermont league some time since, with
q record Of two games won and six
lost. The Green Mountains take the
scampini trophy, which has been played
for all summer
The game Saturday was one Of the
best Of the season, and one Of the clos
est ever seen in Barre. Both teams had
been practicing hard for II, and the
NiNlbufN thitiC nONH NAAH ~ EbN0 NN~AA ~
confidence They brought along bunch
OF forty or fifty rooters, who whooped
1t up for Hardwick .on-themap. How
ever, their team was ontplayed almost
from the start. The Green Mountains
were heavier and, besides, showed better
team work than the visitors, at times
passing the ball with brilliancy. The
splendid defensive work Of Hardwick
was all that saved them from a disas-
trous defeat, but as it Is, they went
home satisfied that they had made the
Green Mountain boys play the best they
knew how. J. Smith, their goal tender,
came in for a good deal OF congratulation
for saving bis side one OF two goals,
while pirie and Clark had their work
eIlt out for them to stop the rast rushes
Of the local forwards, particularly
Dawson
Dawson, while he prevented one tally
for his team by being otfsidc, more than
made up for it afterwards by fast work.
On several occasions he missed bunting
the bali by narrow margins. He was
ably supported by the other forwards,
while Rust and Foote played 70 strong
4 defensive game that The Hardwick
boys rarely kept the ball in the home
teams territory.
In fact, the playing was almost en-
tirely in the Hardwick field ana during
the second half the Green Mountain
goal tender scarcely had to stir OUT 81
his tracks. Thorn Of Mortified, the
referee. gave general satisfaction, hay.
ing both eyes out for fouls and off,
sides. Both teams PLAYED cieanly, AMI
the contest, while fast, was free from
scrapping The game was witnessed
by good crowd, which would have been
much larger had the weather been more
favorable.
How the Game Went
During the first hlaf the advantage
was slightly in favor of the Green
Mountain boys, and ii was dnring this
period that the visitors had their best
chance to score. They could not, how
ever, break down the home teams de-
Tense. Along toward the last Of the
half the Green Mountains began 10 force
the playing, and after sharp rally in
front Of the visitors goal the ball was
shot through, only to be taken back BY
the referee because Dawson had been
o0side. The crowd generally agreed
with the referee, notwithstanding the
disappointment. The half closed without
score.
After short intermission the teams
came out again fer the final struggle
From the first whistle the locals went
after the game in manner which the
Hardwicks could not Withstand, in spite
Of their plueky defense. Soon after the
oneniuu of tile neriod tho locals synrko 81
the ball rapidly down the field, and
Dawson, after dribhle or two, shot
the bah between the goal posts. II
was fast, low shot and Goal Keeper
Smith could not possibly have saved it.
From that time on the game grew faster
pnd the ball was constantly In the Wis
ltof's territory, the locals seeming t.
have better staying powers.
Hardwick squeezed out Of bad bols
on penalty kick diectiy in front Of
ant not mere than fifteen feet from tbs
goal. Wight made the try for the goa
and shot high oHe that would have
gone through safely had not Goal Keeper
Smith been in front OF it. The. mar
gin was 40 narrow that Smith had Il
shake hands with about all his team
mates before the game could 90 on
All through the rest of the half The
Green Mountain goal was nenaced only
once, while the Msitors were kept oil
the nervous seat all tho time to stol
the fast PUSHES of their opponents. Ths
game ended with the play IN Hardwick's
field.
The line up
GREEN MOUNTAINS HARDWICK