The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-28
Montpelier Seminary Did it
by Score Of "a to 6
GAME PLAYED IN SLUSH
Visitors Seemed to Play a Much Better
Game Than Day Before, When
They Were Swamped by
H.. Goddard.

IN spite OF the snow ana SluSn Whleh
covered the campus, Montpelier seminary
and Newport high put mp very good
game OF football on the Montpelier
campus yesterday afternoon Newport
put up a much better game than they
did against Goddard the day before, and
Montpelier played steady and con-
sistent game, in spite of the fact that
they have recently lost several of their
best men. The score was "a to 9.
Montpelier won the toss-up and chose
TO receive the kickoff. Freedman caught
the ball and advanced it to the 45-yard
line, then Montpelier carried it steadily
down the field. On Viewpoints l0-yard
line Montpelier weakened little and
it was third down with goal line to
make. Conner BY fast end run carried
il to the one.half-yard line, where he
was downed, and Newport took the ball.
On an attempt to punt, the bali did not
enter the field OF play at all, and counted
safety for Montpelier
Newport then kicked to Montpelier
from their 25-yard line, but the ball
again went out OF bounds, and Newport
kicked again from their 20-yard line
This time Conner caught the ball and
ran it back about 10 or l3 Yards Then
it was carried steadily down the field,
and Waldo took it over for touchdown
on line plunge. Conner kicked the
goal, and the whistle blew for the end
of the first period. Score, to 0 for
Montpelier.
At the beginning of the second period
M. S. kicked to Y. H. S. and downed
them on Newport's 20-yard line New
port by some clever criss-cross plays and
fullback plunges made their downs for
a while, but NJ S. woke up, regained
this ground, then Taplin by a skin
tackle play carried it over for another
down for Nj. S. Conner failed to kick
the goal. Montpelier kicked to New
port and downed them on their 35-yard
line. The ball changed hands several
times and the first half ended with the
ball about the center of the field Score
Is to in favor of Montpelier.
Montpelier kicked off at the beginning
of the second half and Ferrin caught
the ball but was downed after carrying
II about 10 or Is yards. The game was
even for a while, and then Newport by
clever criss-cross plays carried it about
twenty-five yards for a touchdown
Buck, the right halfback, made this long
run Newport kicked goal
Montpelier received the kick off and
Freedman by some very clever lodging
carried ii down the field about % yards.
Montpelier now woke up and showed
much better form during the rest of the
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downs and the period ended with the ball
on Viewpoints 40-yard line, in possession
Of Montpelier.
In the last period Montpelier came
back very strong and easily outplayed
their opponents This period was char
Rcterized by open play, and many for
ward passes were pulled off by both
teams and most of them were successful
During the last period Freedman was the
star man for Montpelier, scoring two
touchdowns for his team. Once on a
tumble by the fullback he recovered the
ball and carried it nearly 25 yards.
Then he took it over for a touchdown on
short quarterback run NJ S. kicked
pff and downed the ball well over in
Viewpoints territory, then without losing
the ball Freedman took it over for an
Dther touchdown. Conner kicked one Of
these goals, but failed on the other one.
The game ended with the ball in possess
sion OF Montpelier on Newport's 40.
yard line. Score, "a to 6 in favor of
Montpelier seminary.
The star men for NJ. s. were Freed
man, Smith, Conner, Waldo and Niles
The stars for Newport were Ferrin,
Mosse, Buck,
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