The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-23
GAME ENDED
BY DARKNESS
With Spaulding High and
Norwich Freshmen Tied
at 6 Each
HIGH SCHOOLS BOYS
PLAYED SNAPPILY
Though Greatly Outweighed
They Outplayed the
Visitors

Lincoln campus was shrouded in dark
ness at the expiration of the third pc
Rod of the Norwich Spaulding 1917
game Yesterday afternoon and by mu-
| tual agreement Referee Sector terminal
ed the battle then and there with an
equalized score OF 6 to 6. Failure to
set the ball in play at the appointed
hour dragged the game into dusk and
when the third period had been con-
sumed. players and spectators appeared
!! like shadows.
| The local team was greatly out
! weighed by the freshmen from the Dog
River Valley institution but overcame
| this disadvantage by decidedly outplay-
| ing the collegians. In fact had the
game been prolonged to regulation time
| there seemed little doubt but that
Spaulding would have left the field vic
| tors. The Norwich team secured their
points through the medium of fuke.
/ Towards the close of the first half, with
but a half minute TO play, Spaulding
was held on the l5-yard line and called
for a field goal on the fourth down.
Tomasi's attempt was hopeless. The
ball caromed off his foot to one side
of the field Viano. the Norwich 1917
fullbacl, gathered the pigskin in on the
l0-yard line and headed for Spaulding's
goal line. The entire Spaulding team
slumbered. But Brown set out in pur-
suit of the enemy, and was waylaid
by one of the visitors interferers near
the middle of the field. Viano scored
with no effort. Smith failed to kick
the goal.
The high schools points were manu-
featured towards the expiration of the
third session. Having been held, Capt.
Brown called for a forward pass. The
pass was successful, Tomasi hurting the
ball to Wiley, who romped over 20
yards of the green plot for touchdown
Brown failed to kick the goal.
Spaulding's defense work was notice.
ably strong the Dog River team being
forced to resort to punt after punt.
Viano was the great ground gamer for
the visitors. The only noteworthy gain
came in the third period. when he
picked hole through center for rs
yards. 0gston and Day also played well
ON the offense. Beer put up sterling
exhibition of playing at left end. His
vigilance was the direct cause of many
losses by r. Tomasi. Capt. Brown was
the individual star for the local eleven
He never failed to respond with gains
when carrying the ball He ran back
punts with brilliancy.
Spaulding Kicked OFF.
Brown punted to Norwich. The ball
was returned to the l5-yard line. A Sc
ries of rushes failed to gain first down
and Smith punted to midfeld. Brown
soon returned the punt. A forward
pass by Norwich was incomplete. Og-
ston, the former Spauiding LAD, was on
the firing end of the pass all during
the game. Viano ploughed through for
first down, after a series of rushes. Nor
wich was penalized five yards. Another
pass was incomplete and Spaulding soon
came into possession of the ball at mid
field. Brown skirted the end for Is
yards and first down. After another
series of rushes. Tomasi planted the bali
for another first down. Gordon bucked |
the line for two yards. Tomasi failed |
to gain A forward pass was incom-
plete, but Tomasi soon gained the re-
quired distance with some clever dodg- |
ing. Brown gained four yards and then |
made first down with another substan- |
tial gain. The initial period was ended |
with Spaulding in possession of the bali |
but 20 yards away from the Norwich !
goal line.
Second Period.
Watkins came in possession of the |
ball when Spaulding failed on for
ward pass shortly after the second pc
Rod started. Viano made no gain.