The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
WON
DN ICY GRIDIR0N
Proved Superiority Over
Lyndon Institute By
Score of Ii to 0
hWO TOUCHDOWNS
WERE SECURED
Though Heavier, the Visit
ing Team Was Outplayed
on Lincoln Campus


hears in the history of the school and
FINISHED the seasons work by decisive
b. defeating the powerful Lyndon in
ktitute team Is to 0.
II was an exceptionally hard fought
game and played on field that was
bnore suited to skating than rugby.
|Yet never was game more interest
ling than this one was to the 500 or
more spectators that stood on the
Snow bound field, some protected
with heavy fur coats and mittens, and
|all braving the frigid weather. Wheth-
cr they were roofing" for the victors
or The vanquished they saw AZ min
utes of real football and 4s minutes
Of action that will finger long in their
memories.
The home team won, just as every
|Spaulding supporter believed it would,
and the words of Coach Robert Ross,
given out day before the the game,
that Spaulding would be represented
bv the strongest team OF the season,
were corroborated emphatically in the
playing :,
ri ever the strategy of a football
captain paved the way for victory u
was that propounded by Captain
Smith when he decided to kickoff TO
| Lyndon and start playing a defensive
game against q heavier team in pref
erence to an offensive game, for as he
studied the two teams, he concluded
1.-The lighter team would work to adTan-
tage on the defensive game. 1t was adj
Iyantageous for Spaulding on this oc-
casion, it proved, for within a few
minutes from the beginning OF the
game Spaulding had scored a touch
down. Here's the way it happened;
Smith kicked of to Lyndonville
4 Gaudett receiving the kick off and he
| ing downed in his tracks on the Lyn-
' don 27-yard line. A first down was
made, then on the second down OF the
next first down Gaudett chose to punt
and in so doing right tackle Foster
Il Slayton broke through the Lyndon
/ line, blocked the punt, caught the bal
| in the air, and outstripped every OPP
ponent for 38 yards to the goal line
Only Gaudett, the quarterback who
had made the kick and fullback Pierce
who was attempting to stop Slayton''
blocking, were in region to tackle
him, but neither succeeded and before
re endorsements from the halfbacki
could stop him he had lodged or stiff
armed both men and was away. The
lev field, and, by the way, the fielt
| al arvarad hU
thin sheet of ice, that formed wher
| the snow was being scraped to thu
sidelines, prevented Spaulding's quar-
| terback from kicking the goal.
Six points had been scored suddenly
by Spaulding, but the lead made M
material difference to the Spauldins
/ fighting spirit. if anything improved
| it; and it certainly made the Lyndor
team fight desperately, Lyndon agair
received and reached its own 30-yart
| line for first down, but there to pre-
vent its progress was an obstinat'
hnlwark in the Spaulding line, lint
which improved as the game went on
and at the latter part of the game
played almost perfect ball Perhaps !
should be said perfect, for seemingly
it was so. Figures at hand incite suel
statement.
Spaulding Gained Far More Ground.
In the entire game Spaulding al
vaneed on its opponent 2S7h yard
' while Lyndon advanced by SIS ward
in the four periods on SPauldingl
= defense.
In the first period Spsulding adj
vanecd 92% yards in scoring and at
tempts at scoring, while Lyndon ad
vanced in all 29iA yards. In the sec
ond period Spsulding advanced 81 =
wards to its opponents asa. in III
IFhird period Spaulding advanced co.
wards to its opponents 10, and in tn
| last period 50 yards to Lyndon's TO-
Pierce, the outstanding star of tn
| Lyndon eleven. was not breaking
through the left side of the line j
. the last half Of the game. and whe
quarterback Gaudett signaled for
left line rush he found il as sturd
as the right and impossible TO ad
vance through. contrary to results d
! the first half,
Most cf the palying in the entir
game was in Lyndon territory. Tor
no time during the game was Spauh
. ing actually threatened Of being score
upon. II such occurred II was in th
second period after Gsndett made .
excellent 3s-yard pass TO left halfbac
| Hall. that nestled in his arms for 2
ward gain. On the next play anothc
long pass was worked. Hall getting hi
hand on the ball but dropping il e.
an incomplete forward pass on th
Spsnlding 30.yard line with an ope
\ field before him. aud losing the onl
good chance Lyndon had TO score. III
overhead game was the strongest NJ
| fensive PLAY the visitors eNecuted al
they were little prepared for the iis
man interference which Spaulding me-
Il with.
when Spauldiug PLAYED and defeai
cd this team on its own groun''>
+ few weeks before. II discovered ~
don's strongest offensive tactics in d
aerial game. and upon this point tt-
studied continually. At the sug--
| ,ion ~ right halfback Brown. Goa
Ross drilled center 0'Keefe 70 dr.
back with the baekfelders whener'
realizing sueh a play was 20 b MS
nv the offenders. consequently lvl
donvills vas handicapped and susses
fuIlv executed bat the one long 30
mentioned. and even then thr
Spauldiur ueu were about Hall ~
failed T. hneak M The pass only !
fear 81 = heavy pfnshy for inierfr
in- vita the receiver
Tirnr and firnc again Lyndon plai
ers fumhlsd TIE baH. and IN almost e
erv incident the tumble vas costly
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