Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
FISTIC CARNIVAL CLOSED THE GAME
OoonbroOk Fair Style W You See Head Hit and Contest Be.
tween BratteborO and Newport Broke Up DsOrdey Melee
Score 81 to II in Favor Of Newport

.I. ,ou see a head, hit it.
. the famous Donnybrook fair
... spirit and action which was
.,....a into the scene on Festival nan
|..r Wednesday evening closing Nlo-
.. what had been billed as "A basket
r ,.,l, between the Brattleboro Ath-
i.'.. and the Newport, n. H., team.
'r-.. ,roublc was extremely unfortunate,
... AT the close of a successful and
.r .riered season of good sport ana
t...,.ue "a clash between teams which
D. ~. been particularly friendly and have
,.rr.l each other out at different pc
1 Eothwel has played with New
,, several times this year and Pat
n,.t.. and McGuiggan, both this year and
i n,lpod Brattleboro to win the Yer
mont championship.
viii. some members of both teams lost
. ..,rprrs there were certain hot
r.... I'm the audience who are the sub
.. for the greater condemnation. II
.,octators had kept off the floor ana
allowed the players and the referee lISS
r.r riotous results would undoubtedly
.... n,ru averted. 1t was the extreme
..rff.,n spirit which finally made
ti.,- mob out of stable percentage
.ftua-y ON the side lines.
.... traublc began in the second period
....., Gian. by a blow in the neck, gave
r.,nV..u as smooth a Knockout as any
,.,,.if-t ever handed. Gion states that
lr,,y was wholly unintentional ana
.,.. if is said he is supported by Both
and a large number of the specta-
.r. of the opinion that he dld not
'..l, usc his fist. With SWING
lli..,.r the big guard struck Boutwell,
..-.l,. and the latter took the count
-rrt. .,used no great demonstration but
made bad feeling, and after TINS the
.r.,,l frequently Kissed and Jeered'
-.,.rr4d The first involved McGulsgan
g,t STAFFORD. the second Ellis and Bun
cd tho third Stafford and Doyle. Inc
',J s,,rced on the floor on the first two
-,,i.-,rrs and fists were used Freely pu'
IL was restored and the game con-
..,,,.d Finally Stafford, in taking the
xii from Doyle, accidentally mt MN III
Oh. face. Doyle struck out plahhlhs
second squarely on the nose guard
:. a.rd returned the blow to Doyle
,'o and then the crowd started. Doyle
,...,r one hand at Stafford ana the
.f.r ~ Referee Daniels, VINO trleu 10
,~.,.rt a fight and in another instant 1t
5,y., men and boys were upon Doyle
In the next few minutes many blows
r,.r. exchanged right and lett anu
I,,.r..s head was a general target Tor
r,ar7,nt while held under Stafford arm
rrs i've Newport players finally got TO-
.,a.b.r and in the southeast corner stoou
m bty in a line, lighting the crown;
7rra. or four black eyes, several aoraseu
t5rs- and some sore ribs made the net
resu1t. hut finally some cooler heaus Sc
cured control. The Newport players were
allowed 10 pass unmolested to their dress
ing room and later out of the oulluIhs'
The score in the first period was 80 III
vsUport's favor, and was tie, l,-l' at
The end of the second period. In the
third period Newport gave a marvellous
,ybibition. rolling up point after pom.
and passng the ball in the fastest anu
most bewildering style seen on the houl
This wear. The final score was S'-l'' WIN
the period unfinished.
NEWPORT. bfNAl l LIZ l,i'
Barracough, If go
,LL,i,,, - c, DaVey
". ~ RI, Ellis
GiUu. re- ~
Score. Newport 81, Brattleboro H.
Goals from floor, Doyle T. Bull s. NC,
Gujcgan 6. Gion, Barraclough, Both"ell
o. Davev >. Stafford >, Ellis Points from
fouls. Brattleboro 8. Newport l, Referee
Daniels Scorer, William Riley Ilmer'
Ferriter Time, three Commute perlous'
Attendance, 400.