The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-31
Defeated University of Yer
mont Saturday, IL to 0
MAKING 3 T0UCHD0WNS
The Soldier Players Swept Vermont off
Its Feet in First Half of the
Game-Sone Spectacular Play
ing on Both Sides.

Norwich sprang a surprise on Vermont
at Intereity park Saturday afternoon
and before the Nermonters had realized
what had happened the soldier student:
from Mortified had tucked away a II
to victory and during the remainder
OF the game kept their own goal line
uncrossed, although it was seriously men
aced in the third period after a corking
run by Daley, the clever end of the
Vermont team The defeat was bitter
pill for Vermont TO swallow, but the
cheering section took it manfully and
cheered their team to the last, although
hopelessly beaten.
The game was witnessed by about
1900 people, among whom was Governor
John A. Mead, who came onto the field
shortly before the game started, passed
before the cheering students from the
university OF Vermont and then went
to a place assigned for him on the Nor
witch side Of the field. Norwich had the
grandstand, while Vermont had the
bleachers; and each was accompanied by
its college band The students cheered
about everything in sight. the bands
blared their challenges back and forth,
and altogether it was quite a stirring
time. The special trainloads of students
from Burlington and Mortified, together
with local admirers and lovers of col
lege sport, filled the seats and made a
deep line on the south side of the field,
During the long intermission, the. hi
larious Norwich students, confident OF
victory in their II to 0 lead, gyrated
over the gridiron in the fantastic snake
dance and other figures, ending up with
the forming OF the letter n. The YER
monters, with the depression OF impend-
ing defeat hanging over them, stayed in
the bleachers and contented themselves
with yelling and band playing.
As for the game itself, there was
nothing to it in the first hall but Nor
witch. The Vermont team, fresh from
pucky, though losing, fight against Cor
nell, had apparently been oyerrated by
its students, who had planned on the
usual victory So, when Norwich began
walking right away with the game at
the outset, confidence gave way to
amazement and amazement to chagrin,
but all the time they kept cheering,
while Norwich went wild with enthusi-
asm over the splendid showing Of their
gridiron warriors.
From the first few plays Of the game,
when Vermont bucked the Norwich
stonewall and was forced to put, it was
evident that Norwich was out to win;
and win it did most decisiyely Norwich
has probably the fastest team that ever
represented the Mortified institution,
having well-balanced line OF powerful
men, crack ends, a general at quarter
back and some backs who are speedy and
hard to stop. Burwell, in particular,
distinguished himself by clever lodging
and eel-like tactics, which enabled him
to squirm through whole punches of
Vermont men.
The men, too, played together with
machine precision, especially on the Of
Tense, getting together am interference
on end runs which enabled the runner
to reel off yards before the Vermonters
could get in. The runners also used their
heads better in picking holes slipping
into them when the Vermont men, hav-
ing the bah, would buck into solid
mass OF flesh and bone The Norwich
linesmen opened up huge holes, through
On the other hand, Vermont failed
to have the same measure OF cohesion,
and most of its ground was gained
through individual effort, rather than
team work. The Vermont ends played
good game, particularly Daley.
Montpelier boy. who was almost whole
team in himself Daley was alert in
sizing up the plays, and he was the surest
tackler on his team
1t was Daley's keenness, too, which
came within an ace of scoring on Nor
witch. With the ball in Norwiehs pos
session on Vermonts 45-yard line Nor
witch essayed forward pass to the right
side OF the line. Quick as a flash, Daley
was through and intercepted the pass as
it was sailing over his head Then, with
a clear field ahead, he legged it for the
goal line 50 yards away He got to the
Vineyard line when downed by Colburn
on a tackle from behind. 1t looked like
a sure touchdown then for Vermont. but
the Norwich line stiifened and held Yer
mont for downs right on the goal line, /
and then the ball was booted out to a
safe place.
Vermont plavinr desperately IN the |