The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
M.H.s. AND B.H.s. TIE UP.
Fastest Game Of Season Seen Friday
Afternoon When Locals and Ed
munds High Played o to 0 Game.


much Roadway, Burlington High
School played it's return game with the
local High School eleven on Friday
afternoon on the Seminary campus,
the contest resulting in to 0 score.
The game was the closest seen on a
gridiron in this city this fall and was
witnessed by crowd of 500 football
enthusiasts.
The afternoon was an ideal one for
football game, the air being just
cold enough to put some life into the
players, while not breath of wind
was in evidence. The Burlington men
were little late in arriving on the
scene and when they finally did come,
short squabble was entered into as
to choice of officials. This was at
last arranged satisfactorily with a
Norwich referee and a Burlington
High School umpire. Burlington won
the toss up and Bullock showed the
sphere % yards. Buck made a pretty
catch, but was downed by Thomas be-
fore he could go very far
Then started game of straight line
bucking and end runs in which but
one open play was made and that in
the latter part of the second half.
Smith was the first to handle the ball
behind the line for the locals and
went through left tackle for three
yards. Hayden tested the right tao
kle for another three and Buck made
dash around end for the distance
and five yards more. Hayden was
given the pigskin a second time but
Palmer broke through and got him
before he had fairly started. Cullen
tried quarter back run but lost his
interference after a short gain of four
yards and the signal was given to
Buck for punt which netted 80
yards.
Burke received the spheroid on Bur-
lingtons 40-yard line, but fumbled.
1t was quickly recovered by his team
mate, Hutchinson, who reeled off IL
yards before Tomassi downed him.
Burke then led off with a 10-yard
gain, Allen tried center but failed,
Thomas tried the end but came to the
ground for a loss and Burke punted
but was blocked in brilliant shape by
McNeal. Bullock then was given the
ball for w. Smiths end but Buck got
by his interference and nailed him
behind his line. Allen was showed
through center for a short distance,
but did not make good enough to en-
courage them to risk losing the blad-
der on downs, so Burke was called
back and booted for long gain, the
ball soaring so high that when Gull
len did take it on the locals 10-yard
line he had to tumble
With the ball within easy striking
/ distance of the home teams goal line
and all depending on what could be
done in three downs, Hayden was Civ
en- the first chance and made good,
ripping Is yards off before Allen laid
his hands on him. With this start
Buck and Smith consecutively carried
the team to the center of the field be-
fore Buck had to try his foot again,
and then sent it far into the enemies
country to Thomas. Burlington did not
hold it long, however. Allen bucked
| for four yards, Bullock found hole
in tackle which netted five, and then
Allen tried to do the Wright act and
sail over Pitkh, but Referee Slattery
brought him back Is yards for hurd-
| ling. This brought the ball to the
visitors 40-yard line so Burke punted,
| Cullen going SO yards to receive it.
The High School held position just
long enough for tumble by Hayden
to Hamilton.
With just minute to play, one of
the prettiest plays of the game was
pulled off and had it been tried more
the result might have been different
This was a delayed pass in which AL
len carried the pigskin through the
line after the rest of the team had
vanished around end 1t worked per-
fectly and resulted in a gain of IL
yards. Bullock started for the end,
when the whistle blew for the time.
The second half started with Burke
of Burlington kicking off to Buck who
gained Is yards. Smith and Hayden
together were able to reap but five
yards and Buck booted to Burke who
was downed in his tracks by Tomassi
Billiard tried to circle the left end but
was tackled by w. Smith so the visit
tors sent the ball to the home team,
Cullen being the receiver. Then the
High School got what seemed to be
new lease of life and went into the
contest in earnest, every one of the
back field coming in for gain. Buck
made good end runs, Tomassi made
good tackles and the team gave good
support, rushing the sphere up to the
center, past the center and into the
enemies territory without once los
ing possession of the ball.
Finally the ball had to be punted on
second down, Burke catching it but
was downed so hard that he was laid
out. He came to in few minutes and
his team mates pushed the spheroid
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