The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-16
ST. ALBANS, BY
ONE TOUCHDOWN
Hard Played Game Showed
Visitors Superior on
Offensive
DELAYED AND
FAXED PASSES GOOD.
Abbiatti Played the Best
Game for Spaulding
Team


touchdown in the third quarter Of a
hard fought game against Spaulding
here Saturday afternoon and left them
the winner by to 0 score.
st. Adams played q roughhouse game
every minute as has been their custom
for the past few years and as a result
suffered many penalties at the hands
Of Referee Laird. Only one penalty was
inflicted on the local boys for off sides
while st. Adams various penalties set
them back for more than 100 yards.
One penalty alone cost them half the
distance of the field when one of their
men kicked Spaulding man while
down.
ST. Adams had better passing game
than the local boys, and faxed and de-
layed passes, well mastered, gained
them much ground. The tackling Of
Abbiatti and line plunges made by FL
lenwood featured Spauldings game.
Spaulding won the toss and chose to
receive. f. Willis kicked off to Haley
who received the bah far down the
field and was tackled on the l5-y yard
line Ericsson then plowed center for
three yards. Cali called for punt and
Ericsson kicked to Godfrey who was
tackled by Watkins on the 50-yard line.
With the bali in St. Adams hands, e.
Willis, who starred for St. Adams,
took the ball through center for eight
yards. Kennedy tried tie same play
making three yards. Watkins dropped
Godfrey after five yard rush through
center and after trying the strength of
the Spaulding line twice more st. Al
bans was penalized for pushing and set
back Is yards. Godfrey made IL yards
by good interference on an end run be-
fore he was downed by Abbiatt and
after a gain of four yards on q pass
Godfrey to Willis, the latter kicked to
Spaulding.
Ericsson received for small gain. He
then made yard on long end run.
Ericsson on the third down made eight
Yards around the end before he was
downed by Alexander. For the next
few plays the ball changed hands three
times on punts and the quarter was up
with the ball in st. Adams hands on
her 42-yard line.
Kennedy was knocked abreathless by
Abbiatti's hard tackle after four
yard gain and thereafter steered clear
Of the heavy half back who was fight
ing for the whole team. 4. Willis took
the ball through Spaulding's left tackle
for seven yards and St Adams failed to
gain on the next two plays. They re-
ceived Is yard penalty for pushing at
this point Willis tried a pass to Alex
ander which was blocked by Spaulding
and then punted to Ericsson who re
ceived on the l0-yard line. Abbiatti
made two yards through center or a
tumble and Ericsson then punted to God
frey who was for the second time
downed heavily by Abbiatti.
Bates tried bucking the line but could
not gain. Kennedy made nine yards
through Spaulding's right tackle and
again Bates failed through center. God
frey just made the yard necessary on
the fourth down. st. Adams recovered
for an eight yard loss on tumble after
being penalized for off side. st. Adams
tried punting and. finally getting the
ball back from Ericsson, tried a passing
game which finally succeeded when 4.
Willis pass to Alexander gave them
20 yards. Abbiatti tackled Godfrey, |
passed to w Willis who made Is yards |
Just before the whistle blew for the |
half Score CO.
On the next kickoff Erickson's place
kick was too strong and it passed the
st. Adams goal posts. According to the |
rules Of the game it was brought back |
to their 20-yard line. Godfrey took the
ball through Spaulding's line for eight
yards. Bates gained three more prec-
ious yards and Kennedy duplicated the
feat. f. Willis and Bates then both
plowed center for infinitesimal gains.
Kennedy made eight yards on a run
around Spaulding's left end and then
tried bucking the line for no gain +.
Willis gained two yards through right
center and after several more advances
Godfrey went around the Spauld;ng
left end for 10 yards. f. Willis worked
a delayed pass to his brother who car
ried to the courtyard line, Godfrey car
rying it over for the only touchdown
Z. Willis kicked the goal for one more
point.
E. Willis then kicked of to Ellen
wood who received on the 35-yard line.
Haley tried an end run but was downei
by T. Willis and Referee Laird penal
led st. Adams so yards for kicking. W.
Willis received pass from Ericson's
hands and, getting twisted, carried The
ball about 50 yards down the field near
" making o touchdown for Spaulding
before he was headed of BY his broth ,
pr on the Vineyard line. Ingram was
put in as fullback in place Of Ericsson
II that point for the latter seemed of
his game. 81. Adams made a small gain
IN delayed pass just before the whis-
lie blew for the quarter
The final quarter was a repetition of
he third with St. Aibans working more
delayed passes and cross bucks which
Il one time carried them TO the spauld-
ne one-yard line where they failed to
,rf the ball over in three downs. With
he ball going 70 Spanking Watkins
vas shifted back and punted to Cod.
rev on the 5o-yard line. Godfrey tried
! line rush but was tackled BY Bur
'ett for loss. MaIoney was sent in
or Bates and played hard but he was
meared by Abbiztti on the frxt few
lays tried. He then gained seven Yards
n two tries through center before q ]
ass. Godfrey 70 w. Willis. gave St Al
ans 25yard gsin- Abbiaffi downe5
nm on TIE eight-yard line Maionev Z
ned plowing the center on the lire and
pst the ball 20 Spsuldinr on . fumble
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