The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-22
MONTPELIER SENS
CLAIM UPHELD
Bv Various Foot BAH Authorities, and
Therefore Urges That the Troy
Conference Game Was Not
Defeat.

MontneIier selninary claimed the cham
pionship IN foot ball OF tho preparatory
schools IA the northern part Of Vermont;
Troy Conference academy claimed cham
pionship h the outh, On November XVI
the two teams met at Ponltnfy 70 try
ont for the championship Of the state.
The game. as decided hy Referee Fisher,
was 4 victory for the Troy Conference
academy, with q score Of 2 to Q, There
has been some discussion about one point
n the game. on punt The ball dropped
on tbs side line and rolled back into We
field. According D rules the ball should
have been turned over to the opposite
side; instead was called still IN play.
As 4 result 81 this error IN judgment,
the decision was given, ? to 0
The following are extracts OF letters
received from well known coaches and
captains Of college teams. who write
concerning the point under discussion;
"The bali should have been given to
the seminary at the point where II
touched the side line which Is called
out Of bounds and therefore there WAS
no opportunitv for 4 safety Bit ]
think they made mistake IN declaring
il safety and thus allowing the game
to end ! believe the game should stand
as a tic. for time was up and the game
was over before an official could hardly
make MP bis mind on the play. Surely
IL would be unsportsmaniike to take a
game on the decision Of the officials when
the play itself i covered 10 completely
III the foot ball rules" Copied from
a letter written hv Tad Jones, an ex.
captain "a Yale and former coach Of
Yale and Syracuse.
"As Il the query yon raise, If the
ball strikes the side lines Il Il ont of
bounds Copied from letter sent by
Walter Camp, the coach Of Yale.
Yon say the BAH hit the side line
and that Fisher acknowledged il IN
that case the ball should have gone 70
NJ, s. at the spot where ii bit the side
line There i no argument in the case
at all. SO long as the officials say it hit
the side line II was bad mistake
on the part 81 the official and one that
should be acknowledged If this letter
viii be 81 help Go Won in any way, l
nm willing yon should use Il 70 square
up the natter Written by RI b.
Thomas. coach Of the university Of Yer.
mont. Copied.
IN regard Ia the point under discus
sion ! NAV sav thar ] think I under.
stand the ituafion exactly OF conrst.
IL may be too late for my advice II be
taken However. facts are facts, and
one 81 the truest facts II that anv OH
cial IS subordinate 10 the rule book
Yopr controversy should have ended
when the rule book was produced and
the officials decision proven unfaif
The bali was dead and BELONGED 70 the
seminary the moment 81 touched the
side line and n that particular point
II Is question Of craftsmanship on
tic pnrt 81 the two schools Interested
Certainly the rule book alters - wFone
deeisiop If an official and Troy should
consent to another game 81 resign the
championship N favor Of Montpelier
semuary Written hy y IA Turner,
eoash AZ Nofwieb unifffsitv coried
Vow IN regard 10 Fisher and the
gamn 7 win saY that ana hear him
adnii that the haf struck IN tie side
line, alsa that he had no objection 10
ans acfieg you might tase II regard ~
tNt tH4il tffs VaAttl tfHfN = ieitff VIII
ten BIZ ~. r Weleh the umpire ot
the Fame AZ Po1tnty
when Ngr Perry Rovee 81 7. e A.
sav taat Montpelier raised D5 objection
~ % tinfe as Is ibe aretfaev II thp
decision rendered IN the championship
game PLAYED at Pouilnev ie Is most
rertainlv lahoYing under Att Illusion. 4
protest was entered tie moment # was
seen what Mr. Fisher proposed Il do.
Eiit rs time was ~ inst 1T This stage.
The port nanlke T c. a. crowd could
not aesist from heating tin sans ma
blowIng enormous horns long enough "a
treat The situation II ) fair ard open.
minded manner Mr. Fisher stoned irt
lone enough n assure the boss from The
eanital that the ball had hit The side line
before hnasneinr down IL poal line also
that thew bad paVel 4 good game Then
M FASTENED awaF 10 friend Havfard's
room ifFaSTora Isl the way. was r. G
As cnaeh1
Fisher has bern shown the rules. he
knows he made an unparlonahlc break
vet be dnes not wish TO acknowledge II.
we want the facts known Fair play
Il all we AK for"
tsienedl
Geo. PIKE,