The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-13
VISITORS WERE
OVERWHELMED
Burlington Highs Crippled
Team Defeated by Spauld-
ing, Score Of 81 to 6
HOME TEAM PLAYED
AGGRESSIVE GAME
Visitors Score Was a Pure
Gift. a Player Simply
Falling on the Ball

The Burlington high school football
team which held Spaulding to a tie
game in Burlington at the first part of
the season was Overwhelmingly defeat
ed here by Spaulding yesterday after.
noon on the Lincoln campus, and had
it not been for fuke in the game the
visitors would have been entirely shut
out. The score, as it stood, was SIG
Burlington's touchdown was made
without the least resistance on the
part of Spaulding. From kickoff in
the second period from Burlington to
Spaulding the ball bounded to the end
zone and, to prevent the ball from roll
ing over the steep bank at the edge of
the field, a red and blue player touched
the ball with his foot, though he had
neglected to fall on it, preferring an
other kickoff. A Burlington player,
however, fell on, the ball, making it
legal touchdown The goal kicker
failed on the last good chance to make
tally. This play rather dumfounded
both the home team and the adherents,
but nevertheless it was touchdown.
Within half minute from the first
kickoff by Burlington, Spaulding had
fastened securely seven points of the
81, on long pass from Smith TO Right
End Greig. And from that time on
they Just simply caught the ball and
ran, making gains around ends time
and time again. Greig's first run start
ed from the 40.yard line. Having
good start, he dashed off the go yards
unmolested. Soon after he received
another long pass for the second touch
down after a S0-yard run.
Fullback Densmore made one Of the
cleverest runs Of the game in the first
period also Burlington, having failed
to make the down, punted. Densmore
caught the ball and lodged through
3S yards Of players before being
stopped
Halfback Brown probably covered
more ground for gains than any other
man during the first two periods, He
made an approximate gain of "a yards
in five separate runs. Twice he carried
the ball over the goal line by taking
course around left end and with good
interference easily outstripped his com
petitors. The first of these touchdowns
was made from the l5-yard line and
the second from the 20-yard line.
With him again playing at right
half, Mcmahon at right guard, Lew
elyn Densmore back again on left end,
and Grcig at right end, together with
the other regular players, Spaulding
had the best team she has had on a
field this year
On the contrary, Burlington's lineup
was greatly weakened with the loss OF
several of the best players within the
past week. Charles Tousley, the crack
halfback, sustained in practice last
week broken shinbone and is out for
the rest of the season Shufeit, Che
left end considered the best lineman
of the team, was kept from the game
by reason of school rules, Fullback *.
1sham was out because of broken
arch, and Whitney, the fighting right
guard, received injuries to his left knee
in yesterdays game that forced him to
leave the field, un9uestionably for the
remainder of the season.
Regardless Of the odds, the Burling-
ton team displayed excellent spirit and
sportsmanshlp, for though they We're
outclassed in playing, they fought to
the last. Their line was weak and
erumbled quite often before Spaulding,
especially to Mcmahon. In more than
one instance Mcmahon could be seen
breaking through the line, oftentimes
causing the runner to lose several
yards. In the latter part of the con
test he was shifted from the line to
fullback and filled this position as ably
as on right guard.
Grinder, who is a new man at left
end on the Burlington lineup, made
several pretty tackles and worked we'll
around the end position, Captain Scott
acquitted himself in most creditable
style, breaking through lines and tack
ling. Left Halfback Beaulieu Of Bur
lngton, cousin of the Spaulding right
halfback, proved u gathering ram
against the home team and his playing
was the most conspicuous of the visit,
ors, even though he too is green man
at the game.
Shortly before the last whistle blew
the Burlington team was in the shad-
ows of the Spaulding goal posts when
a punt was attempted. Center 0'Keefe
of Spaulding broke through the inter,
ference and blocked the punt. In try,
ing to pick it up O'Keefe forced it over
the line, where Bradley fell on it fol
the last touchdown The lineup;
Spaulding. Burlington,
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