Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-11-05
NJ. H. S. TROUNCES
PITTSFORD H. S. 12-7
Local Boys Emerge ViCtOrS in a
Lively Contest

In a slugging match replete will
hard feeling and hard knocks thC
Middlebury High School football team
defeated the Pittsford eleven at Pitts
S0rd last Saturday afternoon and eve
ming. The score of l2-7 fails to tel
even in part the story of the contest
hat credited to Pittsford was given
them bv the referee against the ad-
vice of his umpire and two timekeep-
erS. for the touchdown for which it was
supposed to be the reward was obtain
ed on play that had begun 80 sec
onds after the end of the period and
when the Middlebury players had
ceased their efforts at the warning of
Umpire Ratti that time was up. Re
feree nevertheless arbitrarily de-
clared the play had ended in a legal
touchdown and would not be per-
Suaded by either his umpire or time
Keeper
At the outset Pittsford uncovered a
forward passing game that on more
than one occasion netted them 20 and
80 to 30 yards. Their quarterback,
Soulia, is said to be able to place the
ball within inches of his mark at any
distance. He certainly displayed un-
canny ability to hurl the pigskin
through the air in SATURDAYS game.
Middlebury found it hard to solve that
pass formation and several times we're
in danger of being scored upon via
the aerial route. Their best defense
against it was in a ripping offense that
kept the ball in their possession most
Of the time. Middlebury scored early
in the first period when by line plunges
the ball was repeatedly brought to the
goal line only to be reversed by pen
alties. Finally Burns went through
for the few inches that separated them
from the line In the final quarter
Shambo broke through for another
Score'in a straight line plunge
Pttsford became really dangerous
IN the second period when by long
passes that completely baffled the
Middlebury backfeld defense they
brought the ball within Is yards of the
goal. Before the next play could be
called, a forward again, the timekeep-
ers notified the umpire that the period
had ended. The latter ran into the
center of the ietd. to inform tlA ref
cree and called out Time" before the
signals were given. The play went
through nevertheless, the referee not
having heard the umpire. The Midd
boys had quit when they heard the
umpire call out the end OF the period
and the play was executed by Pitts
ford nearly unopposed The referee
called it a touchdown in spite of the
insistence of the timekeepers and UNI
pire that the period had ended 30 sec
onds before the last play had begun.
This same referee bv his frequent ref
erences to his book held the game up
until darkness had set in when Pitts
lords forward pass menace lost its
effectiveness in the obsucurity.
For Middlebury Burns and Calhoun
were the stars on offense The former
bucked the line savagely and although
the whole Pittsford team tried to cover
him his gains were consistent and
lengthy, while the latter demonstrated
some fine broken field running when
he made the star dash of the game, 35
Yards. For Pittsford Carrigan was the
best ground gamer Captain Ryan
played throughout the contest with
two broken fingers as the result of an
injury very early in the first period.
A plucky team, that Pittsford eleven
Middlebury will face Pittsford again,
tomorrow morning, on Porter Field |
Those who can will do we'll to attend
the game.
In an uninteresting game at the
local Fair Grounds Wednesday after
noon the Vergennes High School foot
ball eleven was trimmed handily by |
the Middlebury team $50. The score
IS descriptive enough of the onesided-
ness of the contest The visitors were
and outplayed in every de-
Dartment. 1t was nothing but a mat
ter of running up a high total of
points Gallipo and Yates returned to !
the lineup and will be seen tomorrow
against the Pittsford aggregation.