Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-07

In almost midsummer weather on
| Wednesday afternoon the Academy
| football team defeated Jewett City on
the home campus, IL to 6, this being
the second game of the Academy. sea-
son and keeping the slate of Captain
| Gallivan's team clean up to date.
Jewett City ripped through the Acad-
envy defense before the boys had fair
" walked up and scored their first >and
only touchdown in the first four min
utes of the game, but thereafter were
unable to advance the balLconsistently
and were on the defensive most of the
time.
All the scoring was done in the first
half Jewett City, averaging $50
pounds, had something in beef on the
Academy and used it to good advan-
tage for their opening score, which
was made on plunges through the line
to the left of center by big Gamache,
Halfback Popham and Captain L'Heu-
reux At the early stages of the game
the Academy boys showed a tenderness
about coming up to meet the play,
waiting for it to come to them instead
of diving in to head it off before it
started, thus giving Jewett City a
chance to get their men under good
Roadway. This weakness was RENEE
died before the first half was over, and
in the second period both elevens were
quicker on getting through to drop the
man in his tracks.
OF the individual features, Captain
Gallivan's numerous tackles saved his
team many yards and his catch of a
forward pass from Moves with a 20
yard run to touchdown was, the
spectacular play of the afternoon. Half
back Noyes starred with a 80 yard
toss of the forward pass to Gallivan as
well as his twisting runs and use of
the straight arm which made him an
awkward man to down. He scored the
first touchdown for the home team on
shifty run for 20 yards around left
end In the second half Gebrath was
put in at end instead of Swan. signal
izing his entrance into the game by
getting the runner for a. loss on the
first attempt around his end. and fol-
lowing this up by saving the ball for
the Academy when Boutwell, fumbled
kick from Noyes.
Pop1am at half played a pretty
game for Jewett City in the early
minutes, but soon shot his bolt. Cap
of old. when he formerly was an
Academy star, and big Gamache
plunged through the light Academy
men for good gains, being about the
only player who could advance the ball
in the last half. Jarvis played a good
game at left end and was a hard man
to circle.
Jewett City had the kickoff, Foley
lifting the ball to Mccormick, who was
downed without gain. The Jewett City
tacklers smothered the Academy backs
and Noyes was forced to kick to
EHeureux on the Academy 30 yard
line. From here Jewett City sent it
over in jig time, Popham scoring the
touchdown and L'Heureux kicking the
goal. Score Jewett City 6, Academy O.
The Academy came back in speedy
form after Ricketts, had kicked off to
Gamache who was tackled by CALI
van on the Jewett City 20 yard line.
Short line plunges brought the ball to
the center of the field, where the
Academy braced and took it on downs.
Noyes was nailed in his tracks, but on
the next play booted a nice onside kick
which Gallivan recovered with a gain
of IS yards. NOyes then slipped
around Jewett City's left end with nice
interference and planted the ball for a
touchdown, from which he failed to
kick the goal Score Jewett City 6,
Academy D.
The winning score came for the
Atacemy with the half almost over
and following a nice series of tackles
by Lawler and Mccormick which gave
the ball to the Academy about the
center of the field. After one rush
with short gain. Noyes and Gallivan
pulled off the star play of modern
football, Noyes making a perfect
heave of the leather for 80 yards and
Gallivan lodging the rest of the way to
touchdown, being tackled by Jarvis
as he reached the line. Moves kicked
the goal, making the score Academy II,
Jewett City 6.