Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-13
Especial to The Bu1letin.)

Especial to The BulIetln)
! Willimantic. Oct 12-Norwfch Free
| Academy and Windham High school
! clashed at football on Windham field
this afternoon and in a long drawn
out contest marred by almost contin-
ued Wransling, principally by the play
ers and MirOr officials from Norwich
that greatly rnarred the game, finally
! had 10 walk off the field with a no.
Z score game.
The vrar4gling should have been bot
tied up and a good fast game would
have resulted. The first two quarters
We're rather loosely played by both
elevens and although Windham lost an
opportunity to score in the opening
quarter by poor generalship after she
had worked the ball down to Norwichs
80 yard line on consistent line plunges
in which Crane and Harrington were
the principal factors. no one is kicking.
Little Gained in Second Quarter
The second quarter was played al
most entirely in midfeld and neither
team had q decided advantage. al
though Windfam actually outplayed
ball i'll possession of Norwich on
Windham's 55 yard lire. When time
was called at the, end of the first quar-
ter the ball was in the same relative
position. bUt was in possession of
Windham on Norwich's 80 yard line.
Penalties We're quite frequent during
all quarters. particularly the first two
with the visitors transgressin2 the
rules the most fiagrantly. Several
times Norwich was penaliZed for off
foulDlg.
Good Football in Last Half.
The third and fourth quarters were
Very interesting and some real good
football was shown by both teams.
Weatherbee kicked off to Smuilens.
VINO was downed almost in his tracks
by keirans. On the next play Vande-
man made a good tackle and Norwich
was forced to punt and Weatherbee
made fam catch. Weatherbee re-
turned the punt and Kelley recovered
the ball well down toward the Nor
witch goal Crane hit the line five
yards and repeated the performance
twice. in succession. Here is where
WeStherbee used poor judgment again,
lnSfead of keeping on with the line
boring game that was SO consistently
being worked he attempted a forward
pass to Vanderman, who was downed,
and a Norwich man fell on the ball on
her own five yard line.
Question Over Touchdown.
Norwich punted outside at the IA
yard line. Keirans natted a couple of
yards and then Vanderman tried a
drop kick that struck Norwich player
in the knee and went over the line on
the fly and Captain Linderman fell on
the ball. This should have been q
touchdown, but there was a lot of
wrangling and finally after the Nor
wich officials had shown the referee
every rule but the right one that Off
cial ruled that it was the same as a
touchbacl0-at least he allowed the ball
to be put I'm play by Norwich on her
own rs yard line
Academy Gets Into Action.
Nnrv-iCl1 inc
on forward passes in which McCor-
mick, Bliss and Gebrath figured con-
spicuousiy as we'll as Swan and Law
son, who took the delayed pass SINH
lar to the old crisscross, in good style.
until Kelley CHANGED to be on hand
and intercepted q forward pass and
Melted six yards before being downed
Norwich was penalized at this point
for pushing. Harrington gained
through the line and Crane followed
and carried the ball to the 26 yard
line for first down when time was
called.
Windham Missed Goal from Placement
With the opening of the fourth and
last period the Windham boys lost
practically every chance for victory
by another dumb ten to one shot play I
when the signal was given for a, goal
from placement with the ball on Nor
W1ch's 26 yard Line on q first down.
Weatherbee made a good try, but the
ball curved to the left of the goal posts |
Norwich immediately got busy and
gained consistently, the best that she
did during the game, and worked the
ball 40 yards or more down the field !
Frost intercepted an attempted for
ward pass. Weatherbee punted for 35 |
yards and then Norwich worked the |
ball back toward the center OF the
field on punts and forward passes.
Acaden1y's Best Gains.
Weatherbee punted again and then /
shortly after Frost got another at |
tempted forward pass. Gebrath tackled |
keirans behind the line and Windham i
was soon forced to punt. Norwich |
then made the best stand OF the day |
and recovering the ball worked the |
sphere down the field on a series of |
nicely executed forward passes and |
crisscrosses with the backs working !
hams 80 yard line where time was |
called.
The lineups:
Windhanl II. S.: Frost lie, Staebner |
1t. French lg Martin c, Kelley rig, Lin |
derbeck IT. Vanderman re, Weatherbee |
1b, Harrington 1hb, Keirans RIB. Crane |
flo.
Norwich p. A: Gebrath re, Kinney |
TT, Herbert rig, Isbister c. Porter ls Ell |
qb, Lawson RIB, Swan lib, Smullens !
fb.
Referee, w F. Fay of Wiudham: |
umpire, Mr.. Shields of n F. A.; field |
judge, G. s. Richards OF Willimantic: |
linesmen Ravens Of y. r. A. and Hoxie |
of w. Fl. s; timers, Bailey of n. T. A |
and Leonard OF W. H. S.. time, ten
minute quarters.