Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-06
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
VICTORY FOR HINsDALB.
Her Foot Ball Players Score o TO {
Against the Brattleboro Y. NJ. &. A.

Her Foot Rail- Players Score TO o
Against the BrattlebOro v. NJ. &. A.
A clean, closely contested and interesting game
Of foot ball was played at Hinsdale Tuesday af-
ternoon between the local team and the Brattle.
boro Y. NJ. c. A. eleven, resulting in Hinsdale
victory 6 to o Brattleboro had the ball aud
Whitney blocked the kick on the opening play
and 1t was Hinsdales ball on the 30 yard line
Several gains were made and then the ball was
fumbled, Stickney falling upon it, Brattleboro
then sent Henkel and Cooley into the line for re.
peated gains, and carried the ball within seven
yards of touchdown, Here Cooley was tackled
by G. Mann and Archibald for loss of three or
four yards Henkel went into the line for good
gain, but yard more was needed and the ball
went to Hinsdale. Hinsdale then hammered
tackles and ends, particularly on the right side
and carried the ball TO Brattleboro's 49, yard line
where 1t was fumbled and Henkel secured It.
Henkel and Cooley quickly made lS yards, and
time was called with the ball in Hinsdale terri
tory In Brattleboro's possession.
When Whitney kicked of In the second half
Henkel and Dunlevy ran together, but Crowell
captured the ball and went forward with it sew
eral yards. Brattleboro was held and Hinsdale
had the ball but soon lost it. Cooley punted 30
ball. Hinsdale began series OF quick snaPpy
plays, Clark, p. Mann and G Mann striking the
weak places IN the Bratteboro line for gains I'M
I'll p. Mann went through for touchdown.
On the next kick off Snow was tackled on the
30.yard line. The ball went to Brattleboro on
DOWNS, IL was IuInDeu ana Archibald Tell on tt.
At this point the ball was given to CLARK. Henkel
grabbed it when Clark was tackled and running
% yards placed II Letween the goal posts. Henkel
and most Of the Brattleboro players commended
that the ball was not down, and that the whistle
was not blown until Henkel was well down the
field. The Hinsdae players claimed that the
ball was down and the officials so decided. Hen
kel and Capt. Allen objected strenuously and
there were threats of leaving the field, but wiser
counsel prevailed.
Croweil kicked goal and Capt. Allen entered a
protest claiming that Brattleboro had scored six
points Henkel says that the ball dropped to the
ground, and that Clark was trying to recover it
when he (HenkeD seized 1t. W. Perry states that
he knocked the ball from Clark's hands 1t was
simply unfortunate that play should come up
about which there was any question. No III feel
ing was shown over the matter. and the play was
resumed, Referee Patterson ordering the ball to
be brought back.
Bratteboro held for downs Henkel made
10 yards on the first pass. The ball was fumbled
on Hinsdale's 30yard line and Doucette fell on
it, Stickney and Cooley broke through the line
aud tackled Clark for big loss, and Brattleboro
had the ball on downs on the next play. Brattle-
boro fumbed again, but Henke secured the ball
The game ended with the ball on Hinsdae's %
yard line.
p Mann and Clark made nearly all the gains
for Hinsdale, but G Mann gained whenever he
was given the ball and played a strong game at
right end Clark's plunges through right tackle
were almost always successful. Archibald
played fast game, tackling effectively, and Sc
curing the ball two or three times when II was
fumbled.
Henke and Cooley we're not only the best
ground gamers but the surest and hardest tack.
lers for Bratteboro. Harmon was like a stone
wall In the line and Stickney stopped plays di.
rected at the centre and frequently broke through
the line. Four of the Brattleboro players had
not been in the game this year, and Dunlevy,
who went In at quarter back, rode to Hinsdale
on a wheel as a spectator
The two teams very evenly matched, and
other games between them ought to be arranged