The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-20
Spaulding High Handicapped
by GriggS' Ineligibility
OFFENSE DIS0RGANIzED
But in Spite of That the High School
Boys Held Montpelier Seminary
to a Single Touchdown
Yesterday.

Spauldlng nlgu ScnOOl lOpLDul Team
met its first defeat of the season yester-
day afternoon at the hands Of the heavy
Montpelier seminary eleven on the lat
ter's gridiron. The score was 5 to O.
Although outweighed by fifteen pounds
to a man, the local boys fought game.
ly, and held their opponents repeatedly
for downs With better display OF
team work in the back field, Spaulding
would have been able TO score; the line
showed much better form than in the
Montpelier high school gene one week
ago.
The team was seriously handicapped
By the inability Of Grigg to play, who
was declared ineligible almost on the eve
of the game. Consequently the entire
back field had to be built up with only
few nights of practice. For this rea-
son, the high school backs we're notice.
ably slow in accepting the ball and in
forming interference
1t was a fast game from the specta-
tors viewpoint, however, and the two
eleyens were evenly matched enough to
make the result doubtful throughout the
game. The seminary team, although
heavy, lacked power on the line, and
without the fast work of the backs
would have lost the game. COnnor was
easily the star in this department, max
ing repeated gains through Spaulding's
line. Freedman, at quarter back, hand
led his team in excellent style, getting
off his signals rapidly and making good
gains around the ends. As a unit, how
ever, the seminary team seemed to lack
life, and even its greater weight could
not make up for this deficiency.
For Spaulding. Maiden and Smith were
especially fast in the back field. both
making some good gains. On the line,
Jackson and Swasey, who replaced Watt
at tackle, were invincible, and showed
ey . Ilent form on the defense. Even
with their hghtness, the entire line
PLAYED like veterans and showed up in
strong contrast to their heavier oppo-
nents.
The game was divided into four ten
minute periods, with an interval Of ten
minutes between halves. Maiden kicked
off in the first period, making a fake
kick, and Spaulding secured the ball.
The seminary got the ball, however, on
a tumble, but lost on downs The peri
cd closed with the ball in Spauldings
possession on her 30-yard line In the
second period the teams reversed goals,
but Spauldiug was unable to gain and
Maiden punted Grady recovered the
ball. but the team was again held for
downs. The ball changed hands several
times during this period, although at
one time Maiden secured the ball on a
tumble, carrying it down the field for
a gain of 20 yards. The period closed
with the ball in Spaulding's possession
on her 35-yard line.
At the beginning of the second half,
Connor kicked off for the seminary,
Maiden receiving the ball The high
school boys lost on downs, and it was
then that their opponents began to make
gains, which resulted in the only touch
down. Only once again did Spaulding
get the ball again in this period, losing
again on downs. The seminary took a
and by a series of well-executed play
Teplin pushed the ball over the goal line.
The ten minutes had expired wehn Con-
Tor failed to kicl, goal
Conner kicked off for the seminary
in the fourth period, Maiden receiving
the bali and advancing it to the middle
of the field. The forward pass was
then tried unsuccessfulIy, Grady losing
the pigskin on tumble Spauldiug
held the seminary for downs. Spauld-
ing then took on new lease, making
two good gains through Montpelier's line.
The game came to a close, after Maiden
had Tunted down the field.
Both teams were frequently penalized
for playing oh,side, while Spaulding for
feited fifteen yards al one time for
hurGlng. The Barre team was unfor-
tunatc in losing one Of its best men on
the line, Watt, who was taken from
the game in the first period with a badly
injured knee. Neither team seemed TO
experience much difficulty in interpreting
the new rlues.
The two teams lined up as follows;--
Spaulding High Montpelier Sem.
Milne, r e ...,.......... G, Waldo
Tayntor, Carroll. .....f t, Marshall
Jackson, ....... ...,.......... Niles
Langley, Speare, g.....l g, Sargent
Watt, Swasey ] t............l t, Smith
Tomasi, ! e...s....,.,...l e, Williams
Grady, ,.,..........,.-r h, Taphn
Smlth, ...........+.....+. Il h, Hollis
Maiden, q ........#... "a b, Freedman
Aver, { ,.............s.f b, Connor
Time, four l0-mimte periods; referee,
Buck; umpire, Carswell field Judge