The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-22
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORMER FRIDAY SEPTEMBER %, 1911

ASASA = AAAS - ~ -
sometimes late in the season L. minute
periods. This year there is two minutes
ihtermisslon between the first and second
and third and fourth periods. The in
PERMISSION between the second and third
period Is 10 minutes unless shortened 10y
| agreement
The game is opened by one team kick
ing the ball from the center of the field
TO their opponents who are spread out
TO catch the ball after il has been kick
ed. The side which receives the ball en-
deavors TO carry il across the goal line
winch they are facing as they take the
Kick, while their opponents endeavor IA
carry the ball across the opposite goal
line or the one which they are facing
The carrying Of the ball across this
line is called a touchdown and counts j
points for the successful team. Then
the ball is brought or kicked out under
certain rules and one member of the
team securing the touchdown trys TO kicl,
the ball between the two goal posts and
above the cross bar 10 feet from the
ground II he succeeds he wins another
point for his team thus making the score
q instead of .. This point alone decides
many close contests. II is called goal from
a touchdown. Either team may when
only 20 or 30 yards from their goal try
to kick the bali between the same goal
posts, either from drop kick or by placing
il upon the ground and If they succeed it
is called a field goal and counts 8 points.
This is comparatively hard to accomplish
as the other team is endeavoring to break
through the line and spoil the kick. Very
often contest is won by a field goal when
neither team is able to carry the ball
across the opponents goal line. :.
The rules which govern rushing the ball
on the field of play are briefly stated as fol
lows: The side which has the ball must
advance il ten yards in three downs, In
caes of failure the ball goes to the other
side who try to advance the ball towards
their goal line The ten yards which each
team has to gain in trying three times is
measured by the linesmen who are on one
side of the field with a rope or chain 10
Yards in length. As soon as the rushing
team makes this distance, the men change
their position so as to mark the distance
from the new down or place where the
rushing team is going to try to advance
10 yards in trying three times. Only one
forward pass can be made in one scrlm
mage and that must be caught or IT is
considered uncompleted and the team max
ing it loses one of its three attempts to
get the required distance. II team has
several yards to make on its last attempt
it usually kicks the ball so as 20 keep i
away from its own goal line The players OF
the team which has possession of the ball
must not use their hands in warding OIL OPP
ponents although this rule does not apply
to the man with the ball
High School Lost First Regular Game,
The local high school football team was
defeated last Saturday afternoon in a hard
fought contest at Barbers park by the
fast Bellows Falls high school team, lie
spirit of rivalry was at high pitch during
every moment of the contest on account OF
the two 5.to.5 contests between the two
teams last season. The winners had last
heavy backfield in Putnam and Provost OF
their last years team and Houghton, star
half back at Vermont academy last year
The local boys broke through at will but
frequent poor tackling permitted good,
sized gains. The local team strengthened
when in danger as they held their OPP
ponents three times near their own 10
ward line. Houghton carried the plgskln
across the line in the last three minutes OF
the contest from the 11-yard line where the
local boys lost the ball on tumble Just
after they had taken the oval from their
opponents on downs. Although the local
team was composed largely of new men,
they showed good form except in lacking
The summary:
Bellows Falls. Brattleboro.
Mcleod, le. .................. re, Irosuf
McGuiness lt.............,.rt, Wentworth
Bean, lg. ................... rig BROW
Lawlor, c....................' &c: Sui VI y,
Swift, Observation-Disclosures NJ Haskell
Nichols, re-, >, a.,