Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-20
ACADEMY DEFEATS BULKELEY
F. A Boys Score 10 Points in Last and Ricketts Ripped New Londons Defense-Chick Scored Difficult Field Goal.

SCOlAlS a. LOuCIQOWn anu IGlQ SOdl dI Plant field. New London Saturday. It was in the final quarter. that the Academy struck the crushing blows, Stanley, Graham and Ricketts, the he- roes of the contest tore off repeated gains until Stanley rushed across the coveted chalk line. From then on the Bulkeley eleven lost heart and to rub it in a bit Stanley drop kicked a goal from very difficult angle.
 The first three quarters the ball trav- elled up and down the field neither team having outclassed the other. But at the opening of the last quarter things began to look different. The red and white came on the field with renewed fighting spirits and this spirit re1gned supreme until the final whistle was blown.
 After the game the Academy stu London. parading the city over 100 strong, including a largo number of the fair sex.
 After parading the main streets of the city here they adjourned to the campus where a large bonfire with speeches attracted large crowd.
 First Quarter.
 N. F. A. received the kickoff. Stan ley ran it back to his own 25-yard line, with good interference
 The Bulkeley line held and Stanley was forced to. punt Mallon fumb1ed the ball, but recovered 1t before Sears could get it. Donnelly made the only gain for Bulkeley, p1unging through guard for f1ve-yard. Keefe got Bulke- ley's punt ana ran it back five yards. Bulkeley ws5 penalized for off-side. Stanley made yards around left end. He almost got away with clear field but Bradshaw cut in through from the rear and brought him down. Rick aftS r11JInpad dc fhrn11ph 1-fC guard. Stanley made 5 yards between left end and left tackle. Graham made the necessary 2 yards ny plunging 5 yards through right guard. Bulkeley substituted Glenn for Britton. Stan ley made yards through right guard and Keefe stole through the line for 5 yards more. Stanley made 15 yards to the goal line, but was brought back to the three yard line for ff-sire. The Bu1keley line held like a rock and the Academy backfeld couldn't fine a hole. Bulkeley captured the ball on downs on their own 2 ward line and N. F. A. was penalized for off-side.
 The ball was kicked after rBulkeley had made 10 yards once and had been penalized ten yards for holding. Keefe fumbled the ball before the punt and May got the ball and also a ten yard start. Keefe, Ricketts. and Stanley tore off after him. and stopped him on his little excursion toward the Norwich goal line before he had gone 20 yards. At the end of the first quarter the ball was in Bulkeley's possession on the Academy's 30 yard line.
 Second Quarter.
 On the opening of the second quart CT Donnelly ploughed yards through right guard. McMillian broke through the line and threw Mallon wor a 5 yard loss. The N,, F. A. line took a h ol hoII ,,Ily fo Academy lost, the ,pigsskiprrqn downs by narrow margin BuHleley fpnnbled and Stanley recovered the ball. May broke through the line and threw Keefe for loss. Gallup threw Stan ley for aloss. Stanley punted to Mallon who fumbled put recovered. Bulkeley was forced to kick. The Academy ran the ball back to Bulke- ley's 40 yard line by line plunging and short end runs. Stanley attempted a drop-kick, but his attempt was fruitless. --..s.y < |. Third Quarter. -=
 Sullivan got the kickoff but was pulled down by Ferguson and McMil- Han before he could get a good start. Bulkeley made yards by using Don nelly as a ram for line plunging. A. though several times Bulkeieys only got it's distance by a margin of a: few inches, the Academy didn't seem to be
 
 ed to drop kick on the last down from the 25 yard line was miserable fail- ure.
 Stanley made two yard runs in succession but the Academy was fore ed to punt. Reddon was afraid to ble it, and waited until Mallon fell on 1t for him. Bulkeiey was unable to gain and lost the ball on downs
 Fourth Quarter
 Ricketts opened the quarter with an yard run through tackle. Stanley made 8 yards around left end and 8 yards between end and tackle. The Academy used a box formation for an end run and line plunge with some success. A forward pass to Ricketts netted 20 yards. Stanley made ' yards through the line. and almost broke through Bu1keley's secondary defense. Ricketts made yards around right end. Stanley made the first touch down by tearing off the necessary 8 kicked the goal with perfect accuracy.
 Score was TO in favor of the Acad- emy.
 Bulke1ey received the Kickoff but didn't run the kick back yards for both Ferguson and Lynch got down under the kick in good style, and both tackled the runner together. Donnel- ly was thrown for a yard loss when Lynch brought him down behind his line. On the. fourth. down Bulkeley at tempted fake punt but was thrown for a 10 yard loss. Lynch was off-side and N. F. A. was pena1ized yards Bulkeley kicked to the Academy's 25 yard line.
 A forward pass to Keefe netted 25 yards Keefe ran far out to his right end. The ball was snapped, and thrown obliquely down the field to Keefe. The play was so simple that Bulkeley thought that the Academy was trying to draw it's backfield over to the right. A forward pass to Lynch netted 15 yards. Stanley dropped a drop-kick squarely between the goal posts, from the AZ yard line. It was the prettiest kick that Stanley has made this sea- son. Men were leaking through the line and he had to get ot away quickly It is safe to say that Stanley kicked the prettiest field goal that has ever been seen in an Academy -Bulke1ey game. The score was 10-0 in favor of the Academy.
 Bulkeley was forced to punt, and Stanley ran the kick back 15 yards. The whistle for time out blew just as the Academy was settling into it's stride.
 The lineup was as rolIows:
 N. F. A. BuIkeley SGdTS bTdQSI1aW