The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-11
COMPANY d
WASN'T IN 1T
First Championship Game a
Runaway Match.
EASY FOR ATHLETICS
Score Stood so to IS In Favor Of Brat
tleboro at the End Of the Third Peri
delivery Local Man Did Excellent
Work-A Big Crowd.

In a game that resembled practice
more than anything else the Athletics
attached large.siZed tin can filled with
lemons to the Company ID team of 81.
Johnsbury, Wednesday evening in fes'
tival hall in the first game of the series
between the two teams. The score was
so to Is. The largest crowd of the
season was on hand and 100 lung
power noise made things interesting at
times. From the minute Boutwell, even
ed the score in the first period with has
skv.rocket shot such deafening noise
was kept up that people in the outly-
ing parts Of Bratteboro were casting
anxious glanees townwards, under the
impression that discussion of the local
water question had been re-opened.
After the first minute of play 1t be-
came evident that the Athletics had
Company d frayed to "A FRAGILE and the
question was what would the harvest
be- The local lineup presented one Of
the strongest aggregations playing pro-
fessional basketball. Doyle and Barra'
clough of Newport were signed on the
side of the locals. Both played star
game DOYLE was most in evidence with
his great shots while Barraclough show
ed the game as ii ought to be played on
the floor. He was in every bit of team
work and Johnny-on.the-spo whenever
needed. II would be hard to 90 into the
local team and pick out the star. All
starred and there is no way IN which
the playing might have been improved.
Davey shook off the lethargy which has
seemed to beset him in previous games
and pranced around like an old war
horse He came down the floor with
a stride like a runaway giraffe and has
shooting deserves blue ribbon. BOTH
well was against Brattleboro g old time
favorite RUSTY Ellis and the star
is dimmed that lately shone. Rusty
managed to get away fairly well on
the floor but on the iump-ups Both
well twice got the ball and shot
basket from the jump, Stafford played
a whirl.wind game.
1t looked at the start as if st. Johns
bury had lookin. After short space
of play Beck, the little forward for the
visitors, Gagged a basket Boutwell, then
shook the crowd and shot from the cen
ter. The ball poised a moment on the
rim and rolled in. Such roar went
M that the town building shook. IL
needed but q start and then the scores
came so fast that Scorer Gould nearly
lost the use of his right arm from his
exertions in trying to keep up with the
tallies. The board showed Is points
for the Athletics while lonesome
perched on the side Of the visitors, and
thew had shot for the basket just nine
times. After this squirt the locals rest
ed for few minutes and Ellis dropped
in brace while o. Fields Gagged one.
Davev then let ont a war whoop and
buried the bali twice in the skull OF the
basket. Doyle closed the period with
n one hand shot and the first session
ended with the score 26 to in favor
of the Athletics. The second and third
periods were repctitions Of the first The
Athletics simply ran away with the
visitors. When the final time whistle
blew the Athletics had 4 total of 90
while the visitors were able to muster
a total of Is.
The game was corker, not foul
being called on either side. The second
game of the series will be played at st.
Johusbury tonight
The local boys left this morning on
the lilo train. summary
Athletics Company D
Barraclough, l. f., rig, Cars. Fields
Doyle, r. f., !. g. 0. Fields
Davey, C., e. ). Fields Dlngie
Boutwell,, ]. g., +. T., Ellis
Stafford, r, G, r. f., Beck
Score: Athletics 60, Company D IS;
goals from floor, Davey s, Doyle 7,
Stafford s, Boutwell, 5, Barraclough 4,
Ellis 4, Beck ., S. Fields ., o. Fields;
referee, Howe; timer, Riley; scorer,
Gould; time, three Is minute periods;
attendance GOO