The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-24
WATKINS RAN
SO YARDS
Cot Ball When st. Johns
bury Tried Goal From I
the Field
WAS FINAL TALLY
OF 65 TO 0 SCORE
Visiting Academy Team
Threatened Spaulding
Once

After having played host for two
successive weeks, Spaulding high
school was entertained Saturday after
noon BY st, Johnsbury academy. The
party was at the Lincoln campus and
the music was SIS to 0. It was just
simply a repetition Of the other two
home games and it came as welcome
relief after the razzings received from
st. Adams and Rutland. Peculiarly
enough, most of the game showed good
football by both steams but the visit
ors were sadly outolassed. Many
fan on the lines pointed out what
different story would have been told
Of the st. Adams game, at least, II
the Barre team had played the game
put up yesterday. Everyone admit
ted the team an enigma, playing
crackerjack game against an inferior
eleven but going to pieces with an
equal.
st. Johnsbury presented well-or.
ganized and apparently well coached
eleven and showed occasional flashes
Of brilliant playing but these We're al
ways at inopportune. times and were
not followed up. For instance, in the
fourth period, after a perfect forward
pass from her own 80 line to Spauld-
ing's 80, st. Johnsbury stopped and
Spauldinq marched back down the field
for a Touchdown. The pass had been
perfect and a second attempt was
made Immediately after but II went
way wide and was intercepted by the
ubiquitous Slayton.
1t was by no means a huke win for
Spaulding because the Barre boys had
to play football every minute. Wat
kins. OF course, was the hero OF the
game because Of his 99-yard run for
a touchdown In the fourth period Its
been long time since this stunt has
been equalle1 in Barre and II viii be q
long time before ii is duplicated. But
the run was made possible only by the
perfect interference given the Acct lit
tie quarterback when he started away.
Every man on Spaulding played good
game and for this reason no one
shose particularly bright. The boys
simply have found themselves and the
future once more looks bright.
The first touchdown OF the game
came after about five minutes Of play
in the first period. Spaulding inter
cepted punt and was down on the
ST. bloomsbury 40-yard mark. Right
and left center plunges for 10 yards
were then made slayton took the
ball on the 25.yard line and headed for
the tally when he slipped and was
downed at the l5-yard line. On the
next down Slayton again took the
ball and went around left end for
the tally. O'Leary missed the kick.
The echo Of Referee Laird's whistle
for the start of the second period had
barely died away when the next tally
was made. The period opened with the
ball on Spaulding's 30-yard line, where
St. Johnsbury in flash of brilliant
offensive work had managed 10 place
IL. II was Spaulding's ball, however,
and on the first down 0'Leary gave the
pigskin to Trial, who went around the
right end and down the 70-yard for a
touch down. oIeary once more
missed. After the first two downs
following this score, Slayton intercept
ed a forward pass at st. Johnsbury's
Seward line and went through for an
other tally. O'Leary kicked this one,
making the score 10 to o.
st. Johnsbury received again and
was down al her own 30-yard line. An
attempt to punt was made but Brad
ley was right there and took the ball,
holding Il at the 45-yard mark. Then
followed series Of right and left cen
ter rushes and plunges TO the 81.
Johnsbnry l0-yard line. On the next
down Bradley went around Len end for