The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-29
University Of Vermont Wins
Foot Ball Championship
BUT NORWICH DOES WELL
One Of the Most Spectacular Games Ever
Seen in Vermont and Attended
By Some Unusual
Features.

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Norwich university went down to defeat
before the university of Vermont at
Intercity park yesterday afternoon by
the score of IL to @. Norwich went down
fighting doggedly and, although beaten,
had the satisfaction of scoring and of
making its opponent know there had
been a foot ball game. Nearly 1900
people, wildly enthusiastic, saw the
game, showing the wisdom Of the Nor
wich management in transferring the
game to the local park instead OF play
ing at Northfeld.
Two special trains brought the out-of-
town crowd, the Mortified special trans
porting the entire university, minus the
buildings, together with bunch of ar
dent admirers, and the eight-car train
from Burlington conveying $50 exuber-
ant youths fairly bubbhng over with
spirit. Each crowd was accompanied by
band, Norwich engaging the Northfield
band for the occasion and their rivals
bringing their own college tune-makers.
Norwich occupied one section of the
grandstand, while Vermont had the
bleachers and soaked up the moisture
which fell copiously.
But the young men were not aware
that it was raining; they were too in
tent on the game. They marched from
their train, headed by the band, and then
came the college seniors clad in shiny
pearl grey top hats, followed by the
other three classes in the order of their
precedence. They had no sooner taken
their reserved section than pale young
man in eye glasses stepped out in front,
deposited his top hat carefully on the
ground, took off coat and vest, rolled up
his sleeves and then cut his shirt decol.
lett (his trousers were already turned
up), tied himself into bow knot and
as he unwound exclaimed, "Now, fell
lows, give EN- Hail for Old Vermont"
or something to that effect.
And the fellows obeyed. They let
loose a thunder-clap which stirred up
the dogs of war in the Norwich camp
under the grandstand. From that time
cheer elashed on cheer, band blared
against band, banner waved defiance
at banner. All of which seemed to
please the pale young man in decol-
lette, for he smiled peacefully over what
he had done, as the rain-water triokied
down his barred bosom clear to his boots.
In fact, it was typical college game
of foot ball, with the intensest rivalry
players and spectators. Ver-
mont had already beaten Norwich once
this year, ii to o, and the army lads
bent every effort for this game, which
is really their goal. An interesting side
line ON the game was the marching be-
tween the halves, both sides, headed by
their bands, doing zigzag and fantastic
up and down the field, and
never minding the rain which was fall
ing as if to make up for lost time. The
cadets in their kahki uniform made a
natty appearance.
That same rain marred the game to
o certain extent, as it made the ball
elusive to handle on punts, and the
ground slippery to run on. If anything
the rain rather helped the Vermonters,
as they were somewhat heavier than
their opponents Norwich made up for
their loss in weight by heady, tricky
foot ball. Coach Turner, who by the way
had to leave the team last Thursday,
had filled their heads with thing or two
about the mysteries of the game which
The soldiers uneorked whenever they got
the ball.
1t was one Of these clever plays, ma
nipulated by one of the speediest backs
in New England, Allen Reid of this city,
that gave Norwich its single touchdown.
Reds run was the most spectacular of
the game, the et-footed player taking
The ball on a peculiar line back forma-
lion and running from the middle of the
field clear across Vermont's goal line.
tackled several times and as many times
slipping through the arms of his tack
ers. 1t was a splendid performance and
vell.timed. The play looked like buck
1t the center, almost the entire Norwich
.eam diving for the line, while Reid
.aking the ball on double pass darted
around left end with almost clear
ield Not only in this play, but through
,ut the game Reid was very much in
as was another Barre boy,
lanes Carswell, on the same team.
Vermont played straight foot ball al
most from the start and it's total yards
gained figured up more than Norwieh's.
Around the end plays did not 90 against
Norwich, and the only good ground gain
RS were straight bucks through the line.
7ermont was outpunted easily, Reid
,etting away some long, low kicks, which
we're very difficult to guage, while Buck
miller sent his drives into the air.
All the scoring was done in the first
lalf, Vermont breaking the ice first,
oon followed by Reid's run and then the
Burlington lads forced the ball across
gain after getting It on a blocked for
yard pass. Once in the second half
7ermont worked the ball within two
eet Of Norwich's line, only to lose it
N downs That was the only time in
he second half that either side came
ear scoring. Norwich made a game
tand then under the very shadow OF her
oal posts.
Although fiercsly fought, the game
ras remarkably free from injuries to
layers The Vermont team made but a
inple change in its lineup. In spite Of