Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27
SHELBURNE FALLS BEATEN
BRATTLEBoRo DID IT By A SCORE
OF ITO.

Visitors Were Outolassed in Every De-
partment of the Game and the Home
Goal was Never Endangered-Ex'
cellent Work by Howe and Allen.
The Brattleboro football team sur
prised itself and delighted several hun-
dred of its supporters Saturday by de-
feating the strong Shelburne Falls
eleven Ito in one of the fastest games
of football ever seen on a local grid
iron. There was 40 luck about the
victory; Brattleboro proved itself the
superior team and outclassed its OPP
ponent both in offensive and defensive
work. The strength shown by the To-
cal eleven was surprising considering
the defeat of 900 that it sustained al
the hands of Shelburne Falls four
weeks ago, and the surprise was the
greatest to the Shelburne Falls play
ers themselves who seemed confident
of victory. One of the most satisfac-
tory features of the contest was the
strength shown by the local forwards
who played so aggressively on the Of
Tense that every formation had time
to gain its full impetus. and did such
good work on the defense that many of
the visitors plays We're literally nipped
in the bud.
The opening play gave courage to the
local team. Cooley caught the kick
off on the 10 yard line and ran the ball
back nearly 40 yards, hurdling one OPP
ponent and lodging several others be
fore being downed. Then Brattleboro
began a series of plays through the
left side of the line, netting from five
to seven yards on every scrlmmage.
| With the leather on the visitors 90
yard line Brattleboro was penalized 20
yards for holding, and on the next play
Williamson punted to Shor who re-
turned the kick poorly. the ball going
out OF bounds near the center of the
field. At this point the home team
resumed its line bucking tactics and
after n few substantial gains Conland
carried the ball over S~helburne's goal
line amid d~eafening cheers, March
failed to kick the goal which was a
difficult one. Noonan, the visitors
big tackle, caught the next kickoff but
was downed almost in his tracks. At
ter one or two gains through the line
Shelburne lost five yards on a quarter
back run, and was obliged to surrender
the ball on the nex play. Two pretty
end runs by March netted Brattleboro
about 80 yards, and on a tackle and
end over play Conland ran 20 yards
for the second touchdown. March
kicked the goal and mad h score
Ito. The next kickoff went to Short
who was downed for a loss By Howe
and after two scrimmages time was
called.
At the beginning OF the second half
Williamson kicked TO M6rrisey who
fumbled the leather. and Ferriter fell
on it about 90 yards from the visitors
goal line. Here Brattleboro lost on
downs and after an exchange of punts
March tried for a goal from place
ment. but the attempt was blocked.
The remainder of the half was spent
by Brattleboro in preventing its OPP
from scoring, most of the play
being in the center OF the field. G.
once got around BrattIeboro's
end and had nearly a clear field
but Howe brought him TO earth before
the goal line was endangered.
Every man on the Brattleboro team
praise for his part in the
game. but the work of Howe and Allen
was conspicuously good. The former
was up against the veteran II. Nor
risey but he had time, aside from play
Ing him to a standstill. to make a num-
Der OF fine tackles and save the bail
for Brattleboro several times. Allen
care of Noonan to the satisfaction
an concerned, putting him out of
nearly every play in the first half. For
he visitors G.. Short and Siskind play
ID the best game. The summary;
B%rattleboro. S%helburne Falls,
Stolte lie re G. Short H. Morrissey
Allen ! | 4Noohah.
/ g z Wllde
c G wan
Howe r g ............l & w Morrissey
r .............l Hayes
+ @ ..............l g Siskind
J. Stolte q b - b ] Short. G. Short
| h b ......r h b Brown. Mann
darchsr n b ..........,.l n D Shulda
f b ............... b Tousell
Score, Brattleboro II, Shelburne