Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-11-04

Score was to o-Both Lines lmpregna-
BILE When Goal Line Was Seriously Men.
aeed.
Brattleboro high school, by defeating
Keene high school SO at Keene Saturday,
made its football record to date four
games won and two tied. Saturdays vic
tory was plucked from the jaws of de-
feat in the last period by Thompson, on
run of so yords, after Brattleboro, I'M
der the shadow of the goal posts, had
twice held Keene for downs. The Keene
spectators, who had been grinning and
chuckling on the side lines one minute in
anticipation of seeing Brattleboro bea ten,
were dumbfounded the next with a touch
down against them, and when they re-
covered could only talk in a melancholy
strain about the sudden shifts of fortune
in football
Brattleboros playing was not so clean
cut and consistent, as in the Bellows
Falls game. Mingled with many pretty
plays was a lot of raggedness and loose
ness, particularly in tacklng. The boys
were also fooled sometimes by the criss
cross and fake punts.
In the first period Brattleboro recovered
the ball quickly after the kick off and
started down the field with it at a rapid
rate. When the 10-yard line was reached
Keene braced up and interrupted the
progress. a forward pass was tried but
it was caught by bort of Keene, who
started toward Brattleboro's line at
rapid rate. He had a perfectly clear field
but the fieet-footed Thompson was in pur-
suit AS the two runners sped over the
different chalk marks Thompson gained
slightly, and finally on Bratteboro's 35-
yard line he turned sharply and threw his
whole weight upon bort, who went down
like load of lead. Thompson had saved
the day and bort was so nearly knocked
out that he had to be given time in which
to recover Neither goal was menaced
again in this period, but i'm the second
period Brattleboro pulled off some forward
passes successfully, and combining them
with other plays carried the ball Just in
side Keene's 10-yard line for first down.
This looked like easy going for a touch
down, but two tries netted only four
yards, and with the ball exactly on the
tive-yard line it was given to
Weeden for a try for goal from field but
it went wide of the mark
In the third period a little Keene sub
stitute on the side line worked a trick
play which came within a narrow margin
Of giving his side touchdown. 1t was
third down, Brattleboros ball, near the
centre of the field and two yards to gain.
Haskell was given the ball and he went
through the line for three and one half
yards. Brattleboro should have had the
ban on a first down At the moment
of play the Keene lad who was carrying
one end of the rope on the side line, al
several feet, and then when measurement
was called for stepped dagonally into
the field, so that the tape showed that
Brattleboro had failed to make first
down. Keene then advanced the ball rap
idly, one long forward pass being sue
cessful, and when the whistle blew at
the end of the period the ball was on
Brattleboros courtyard line and in
Keene's possession. 1t was put in play
at the same relative position at the other
end of the field in the next period. The
keene supporters were yelling madly for
a touchdown, which appeared to be with
in grasp, but the Brattleboro line held like
adamant and took the ball on downs.
Thompson, from back Of the goal line
punted out strongly against the wind.
Keene came back with a vengeance, the
criss cross being worked for large gains
at this time, and the ball was soon in
side BratteborO's 10 yard line again.
Again the Brattleboro line stiffened and
recovered the ball on downs, and again
Thompson from behind the goal line
punted out perfectly Then came the ell
max. Keene tried a forward pass but
Thompson caught the ball and sprinted
towards Keene's goal. Three Keene for
wards ran across the field closely in the
hope of reaching Thompson. Adams
threw himself in front of them as a
stumbling block and bowled them all over.
r. Holbrook, the Keene quarter back, APP
peared to have a good chance to get
Thompson, but the Brattleboro captain
side stepped him cleverly and landed the
ball behind the posts after an SO-yard
run. Haskell failed at goal. Before the
period ended Thompson made an end run
of 35 yards and when the whistle blew
the Keene players had just recovered the
ball on their own 2O-yard line.
Both sides used the forward pass fire.
.quently and some large gains were made
by it, Thompsons work individually,
both in his long run, in punting at a crit
ical time and tackling. was extremely bril-
liant. Bissell OF Keene after a 40-yard
run, had a clear field with the exception
of the diminutive Eckles, who stopped the
runner when a missed tackle would have
meant a touchdown. Taylor was very
effective in the line, opening up holes fol
the runner, and breaking through and
good tackling.
The game was played in a sportsman
like spirit by both teams and not a de
cision of the officials was questioned.
Brattleboro. Keene
Messer, lie, re, Ryde
Adams, 1t, ri, Champagne, ]. Bissel
Taylor, lg, re, Chandler Champa gn'
Marion, c, c, Spencer
wentworth, rg, lg, W. Holbrool
Miner, TT, If, Bur
Ellis, re, lie, Whtcoml
Ec1les. Oh, OBJ, r. Holbrool
Thompson, lib, RIB, C. Messe
Weeden, RIB, lhb Dor
Haskell, fb fb, r, Bissel