The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-11-23
Lyndon and st. Adams
Play Tie Game


Inc iadS from the institute
played a hard fast came. Sc
! intense was the rivalry between
the teams, that the almost total
absence of penalties, was fine
indications of the craftsmanship O.
the contesting schools. There were
no penalties inflicted upon the To-
cal boys, while the opposition came
under the ban of the officials on
two occasions, one for 5 yards ant
again for Is yards, when Dresser
got mussed up slightly under an
avalanche of ILLEGAL charging by
the opposing linesmen.
Captain Burbank was the big
noise in the st. Adams line, on
account of his brilliant playing
at left tackle. "Bo" Willis, who
takes his cognomen from the far
| famed "Bo" McMillin of Centre
college, was a whirlwind at full
back, and Godfrey, the youthful
field general directed the attack of
his teammates in splendid fashion.
Lamb at right half and Abel at
left ere particularly strong on the
ohence, and in breaking up for
ward masses.
With the piGskin in the nosses-
sion of st. Adams on the Lyndon
AZ yard line, "Bo" Willis licked
Off yards on an end run. There
upon, quarter Godfrey took the
leather himself and dashed around
TIE other end for corllinu gain of
OF % yards. This was happening
IN the first quarter when the inter
ference of St. Adams was thing
OF beauty Lamb took the ball
over for the first touchdown of the
game.
st. Adams scored again in the
third period, when "Bo" Willis
broke through and blocked Woods
punt from the Lyndon 80 ward
OIL the third down. Successive
slams at the almost adamant Lvn-
don line bv Willis and Abel net
ted scant yardaee. when Godfrey
started around left end, nreceded
by quartet of interferers who
cut down all opposition until God
rev was dropped on the Lyndon
2 yard ribbon. Godfrev squirmed
through on the next play for
touchdown, and Vallee kicked the
goal, breaking the tie Il to 7 for
the time being.
There was little TO choose be-
tween the work Of the onposinp
Lines. Both lines were strong. At
one time Dresser and the Lyndon
guards, Foster and Hamlin broke
cleanly through the forwards of
the enemy and buried Godfrey,
who was manoeuverinu for an
opportunity to hurl a forward pass
TO one of his ends. Occasionally
the st. Adams linesmen would
crash through Captain Halls line.
At times fullback Woods was a lit
tie slow in getting off his punts
and several of his spirals were
blocked.
The aerial attack of the Lyn-
don team far urpassed that of
their opponents. After Captain
Burbank had punted out of bounds
in the last quarter, the ball was
given to Lyndon on their own 30
yard line. Russell Woods gained
8 lyards around end. A beautiful
forward pass for % yards Hall to
Arthur Bassett threw a scare into
the St. Adams rooters, who began
to fear that their rivals would
cross that 90 yard line again. An
other Lyndon aerial heave was
attempted but it was intercepted
by Willis who dashed unopposed
to the Lyndon 20 yard stripe. An
other lunge at the line Melted a
few yards, and then Godfrey hurl-
ed an accurate pass straight across
the Lyndon goal line. Just as
Grevelle, at left end turned to
catch the ball, he slipned and the
-Dass was grounded. Soon there
after the game ended with the
ovoid in possession of Coach Cecil
Burns men on their own ID yard
line.
Had the Lyndon team played a
game or two in the three weeks
interval since their last game nre-
vious to the st. Adams contest, it
is highly possible that the latter
team would have gone down to
defeat. By dint of superior man
power, and wholesome rugged
ness, the Lyndon boys excel
their rivals for the state cham
piOnship in the matter of latent
strength.
Coach Burns had worked won
ders with the Lyndon Institute
boys and deserves all the credit
that his proud townspeople can
bestow upon him and his coaching
ability. He displayed keen judy
ment in his selection of the proper
attack to be used against the craft,
willy. and tricky st. Adams
eleven. The latter team showed
that Coach H. B. Dickinson I'D
instilled confidence and that a
highly polished system of fast
plays had been perfected.
In a nutshell the contest was
marked by the opposing of latent
man power against a fast tricky
team. at time in the season when
the husky Lyndon team would
have been undoubtedly retuned a
victor, had it played couple of
football games since its last con-
quest three weeks ago. All credit
to ST. Adams, but the Lyndon
eleven offers greater possibilities
to the college coach than does the
Dickinson protegees.
The lineup:
Lyndon Institute st. Adams
Bassett. lie re, w. Willis
Bull. II n Vollao