Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-20
Batting Averages.
ACADEMY WESTERLY GAME
TURNED INTO A FARCE.
Norwich Boys Leave the Field Because
of Unjust Rulings by Official.
Especial to The Bulletin. !


The football game at Westerly on
Wednesday afternoon between Nor
wlch Free Academy and Westerly high
school could be in no way recorded as
game of football under the new rules
for the simple fact that the Academy
made two touchdowns which were call
ed void because of poor ruling by the
Westerly referee. AS a good example
of his incompetency it may be men
toned that twice the only way the
Academy could get the ball when they
were entitled to it on downs was to
pire, Mr. Aultman. Both times the
distance was evident by yards.
The Climax came in the concluding
minute of the game, when Spencer got
the ball and sped down the field to a
touchdown, as most of the Academy
team ceased from the pursuit because
they had heard the referees whistle
blow and supposed the ball was dead
according to the rules. In the wrang4e
that followed the referee admitted that
he blew the whistle, but said il was
accidental and he refused to grant the
Acadeny's demand that the touchdown
be disalloWed. Despairing of conVinc-
ing the official by protracting the ar
gument Coach Aultman ook the
Academy team off the field, thus leav-
ing the game forfeited to Westerly. /
to O..
FIRST FerICC.
In the first period the Academy
rushed the ball to Westerly's yard
line only to lose it on a tumble and
Westerly retaliated by bringing it back
to the Academy yard line just as
time was called. Score 90.
Second Period.
Academy took the ball under their
own goal. Bliss kicked TO Spencer.
The kick was returned to the Academy
goal and they kicked out from the %
yard line. Mccormick received punt
and ran 80 yards Forward passes
and fake placement trick were tried
without success. The Academy then
picked UP and Lawson and Mccormick
succeeded in rushing the ball to the
yard line where Mccormick carried
the ball over for touchdown but
the whistle blew and the referee failed
to decide it as touchdown. The
Academy nevertheless scored five
points. The period then ended after
this rather hard decision
Third Period.
After ten minutes, Westerly received
the kick on the Il yard line and rush
ed more. COughIin replaced Stand
lsh. The ball was then advanced until
Mccormick received it on the 20 yard
line. westerly finally took ball on FUN
bies and Kinney dropped Spencer for a
loss. Penalty for roughness. The
play was then mostly line plunges in
which Isbister helped to stop very
much. A forward pass by Westerly
resulted in q touchback. Lawson fall
ing on the ball. No score Academy
took ball on % yards line and Swan
made a pretty run of 40 yards on d
trick play. Score 90.
Fourth Period
Academy ball in center of field.
swan and Coughlin make % Yards to
which Swan adds on neat forward
pass. Westerly took ball on tumble,
hut Academy recoV cred it on for
ward pass. The ball changed hands
again, aud forward passes We're at
tempted Herbert recovered bali Oh a
flm Bile by Westerly on their ~ yard
line. GeDrath covers six yards and it
looks like q touchdown Mccormick
goes over for a touchdown, but the
westerly referee penalized the Acad-
envy instead of. decla ring a touchdown.
HIS grounds. We're that the ball WAS
pushed over. Mccormick tried kick
from placement, but it failed to reach
the goal lint. A Westerly player re-
covered the ball end ran the length of
the hel5 for 2. touchdown.
During this play. the whistle was