The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
BRATTLEBoRo DROPPED TWO.
Easthampton Basketball Team Open
Season with Brace Of Victories.

Easthampton athletic club defeated
e Brattleboro athletic club in the East
, hampton town hall yesterday afternoon,
81 to II, in fast, hotly contested game.
Both teams were out to win, the visitors
not having lost a game during the sea
son, and Easthampton being anxious to
start the season with victory Both
teams set fast pace from the start, and
throughout there was no let-up. Brat
tleboro was the first to score. Doran max
ing pretty shot, following it up with
another, then Cory score two points on
fouls and Lewvonis scored a pretty bas-
ket. Edwards soon put his team ahead
with shot from the side, and from that
time on the home team was never head
ed, the score at the end of the half be-
ing 20 to TO- The second half started
with a rush and Easthampton, by fast
| playing, was able to increase its lead,
| scoring II points TO 7, making the score
81 to II, For Easthamptvn the whole
! team played well with good team work
very evident. Lewvonis and Lawton per
/ haps played the best game, with Doran
| in the lead for Brattleboro Ii. Bergman,
/ a former star player for Easthampton,
refereed very satisfactory game, salts
flying everybody but Doran of the visiting
team. The score:-
Easthampton. Brattleboro.
l.awton, !. t..................r. g. Doran
CORY r. L,....,.,,..........I g., Riley
IeWY0nls, c.....,.,...........c., Stafford |
Edwards, l. g.........v....r. f., Martens |
bul1ee, 7. g.....,..,..s.......L T., Boggio |
Score, Easthampton 81, Brattleboro II. |
Goals from floor Lewvenis 4, Lawton 4. !
Cory 3, Edwards 8, Buzzee 2, Doran 4, |
Martens 2, Boggio. Goals from fous. |
Cory 5, Martens 8. Referee, Bergman.
Commute halves. Attendance, 30O
The Easthampton athletic club again
defeated Brattleboro last. evening, "a to
IA. Ii anything, the game was more hot
ly conteste than in the afternoon. As
for the first 10 minutes, it was anybody's
game. Both teams set a terrific pace and
neither dared let up for a moment. The
contest was fairly clean, the referee.
Bergman, finding it necessary to cali
but few fouls. The chief offender was
Doran, who had no less than seven fouls
called on him. Brattleboro started the
game IN the same manner as in the after I
noon, scoring five points, before East
hampton woke up, on baskets by Doran {
and Snow and foul try by Martens. ]
Then Edwards scored, followed by Bibble. j
It was Brattleboro's turn, and Stafford
scored on a neat shot, which proved to i
De the last point for the visitors in the {
laf, Fast and accurate werk on the
part of Edwards and Lawton made the |
core for the half II to for Easthamp- |
on. The second half was a more even \
Lftalr, and 1t was nip and tuck through. T
nut, the score for the half being 7 to 7,
Again the Easthampton played team
york, every man playing the game hard. n
edwards was high man in scoring, but L
le was well backed up by his team :
mates. For Brattleboro Stafford and .
now played finely. The score:- L
1asthampton. Brattleboro r
,nzzee, !; f..,.-... ...........r. g., Boggio F.
'ibble, Tory, r. f.............l. g., Snow II
.eWvonls, Co.. Stafford @
'dwards, !. g........,.,....r. f., Martens b
'awton, I. g;.................l Il. f., Doran P,
Score, Easthampton "a, Brattleboro IA. B,
oals from floor, Ewards 4, Lewyonis 9. lCl
awton, Bibble, Doran 2, Snow 2, Stat Z,
'rd 2. Goals from fouls, Edwards 7, Nj
orry, Martens 2. Referee, Bergman. ST
minute halves. Attendance. 45O.