The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-17
PIN DEFEAT
ON WINOOSKI
Barre American Legion
Team Came Out Victori-
Gus, IL to 6
IN "a FAST GAME
ON LINCOLN FIELD
Laird Was the Big Feature.
for the Soldier
Team

A defeat which has been two year
coming was hung ON the speedy WI
nooski team by the Barre American Lee
gion eleven Saturday afternoon at thf
Lincoln campus. The final score was i
to and it was not only the first de
feat the Winooski crowd had suffered
in two years but it was the first time
the team had been scored on during
that period For that reason, to say
the affair was fast would be putting It
mildly 1t was young whirlwind from
start to finish and the 400 odd fans " no
were present received treat far DC
yond their most extreme hopes.
Winooski had defeated Barre 9 to Q
two weeks before and it was generally
expected that, in the face OF the repu-
tation of the team they would once
more emerge victorious. Not so the vel
Grams, however, and they performed a
most, beautiful comeback.
What both teams lacked in science
both made up in speed and action and
there were mighty few dull minutes
from the first whistle to the last. The
visitors had the Jump on Barre even
before the game started because they
were better organized but the local
crowd simply swept them off their feet.
Laird, he OF Montpelier, was the big
gest part Of the game. Little moss grew
under his feet during the afternoon and
mighty few attempts to pass him We're
successful
It was Laird who made both of
Barre's tallies and he it was who
spoiled so many of Winooski's chances
that all track of them were lost. He
simply couldn't be stopped or passed.
1t was also Laird who provided the
feature of the game, an SO-yard run
for touchdown, with no interference to
help him. But right here let it be sail
that while Laird played by far the best
game of anyone on the field the rest
of the Legion eleven wasn't doing much
standing around or looking on.
King, Kingston and Sawyer on the
line made an attempt to plunge
through that part of the landscape
about as pleasant as a dynamite sand
wich. Paul played a splendid game at
quarter and little Pete Morgan, who
was used frequently as sub at the
ends, soon taught the visitors to have
wholesome respect for him.
The first score of the game was in the
first period after about eight minutes
of play. Weston recovered the Wi
nooski kickoff and made pretty dash
to Winooski's l0-yard line. After
few downs with no gains Winooski
took the ball on tumble and on the
next down Dubuc punted to the So
yard line. Laird recovered the ball,
however, and brought it back to the 10
yard line again. OF all the football bat
tiles seen at the campus what followed
next was by long way the best.
Plunge after plunge Barre made but
gained only yard each. However, the
play finally reached the Winooski goal
line and on the next down Laird went
AROUND right end for the tally. Paul
missed the. kick.
Bob Pollinger was about the best
bet the Winooski team brought along
and it was he who brought about the
lone score. In the second quar-
ter Barre had slowly worked down to
Winooski's l5-yard line and forward
pass was attempted. Pollinger. how
ever, had been everywhere so far dur
ing the game and as a consequen,e
was right there to intercept the throw
which would have meant another tally
for Barre. He made perfect catch and
then went down the field with good in
terference beside him to Barre's 90
yard mark. From there on Winooski
crept yard or two at time until |
Mentzer finally managed to work |
through right center and topple over
the line with the ball. Scruggs missed |
the kick and it was six all.
Then, in the third period. came the |
rrux Of Mr.. Laird's large afternoon.
Barre had kicked off and Winooski had |
slowly but surely rolled down toward |
the goal line. At the l5-yard line wi. |
noosh attempted forward pass which
would have meant another score for
the visitors. The pass was DELAYED.
however, and Laird intercepted It.
Right through Winooski he went be. |
lore anyone realized what had hap
pened- Every attempt to tackle he
threw and finally he had about 30 |
yards OF clear running for the tally.