The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-26
Defeated Bellows Falls AZ to
@ After Slow Start at
Island Park
VISITORS LOOKED
DANGEROUS AT FIRST
Versatile Attack by Home Team -
capt. Estey, Harlow and Wilson
Smashing io-Great Exhibition by
Wiison-Bellows Falls Slow.

Brattleboro high s football team was
slow in getting started Saturday at IS
land park. So slow was the team IN
getting together on the defensive shat
it looked for the first fonf minutes as
if the slow, green Bellows Fails team
would score, not because of their atih-
ty but because of the laeIS-ef unity
on defensive by the home team
Suddenly, inside of their lo-yard
line, the Brattleboro@ team braced.
From that instant it was only a ques-
tion of how large the score would be.
As a matter of record it mounted to a
total of AZ points, all, scored by Brat
| tleboro. Bellows Falls never threaten
ed after the first. fouf8 minutes, never
! getting nearer than the 3O-yard line.
| Capt. Estey showed we'll the versatil-
lily of his team on attack. He used
good Judgment in his choice of plays
and had no hesitancy in using the for
/ ward pass, knowing his own ability to
/ hurl the oval unerTinglv to his flying
ends and knowing that both Wilson
and Harlow were almost sure catchers
of the ball if they could set their
hands on it. No back ever worked
his ends harder than did Estey and
to this trio goes much of the credit
for the large score. Harlow alone
made four touchdowns and Wilson
made one. Two of Harlow 5 scores
and Wilson 5 were from forward
passes and Harlow 5 other pair were
on end around plays in which he dis
played speed and unusual ability to
use the straight arm effectively, for III
neither instance did ne have interfer-
enee for the last 20 yards of his runs.
Plumb and Kaine and Estey were
used to vary the attack with line
plunges, skin tackle plays and end gums
The plays were run of quicklyt by
Brattleboro. Not in two seasons, al
least. has q team representing | the
school shown such teamwork. This twas
in direct contrast to the exhibition OF
Bellows Falls. Their plays were run
off slowly, and frequently, the backfeld
did not appear to know their po
stons for certain plays.
On the defensive Richmond, Rattle
, and Wilson were Especially conspicuous
Wilson gave the best exhibition of enc
play. both offensive and defensive, thai
has been seen at Island park in thre'
years, not excepting the work in th'
Montpelier game for the CHAMPIONSHIP
: of the state.
1t appeared to he nothing for him +
= spill thrce-man interference and &c
? hold of the runner at the same time. II
this he was wonderfully well supported
by the linemen on his side, Rate an,
7, Winchester. Why Bellows Fails con
4 tiuuallv tried that end was a problem
+ no one on the sidelines had worked on
] at the final call of TING.
= after time Wilson WAS hphln
= the line tackling for a loss. His tack
II ling was the deadliest shown by an
. of the players. Winchester was not fa
:, behind him. He went through the lin
: duie XIV and tackled hard. Rate, afte
= charging through on one occasion am
IL tacklingJ for q loss. on the very mex
e play shot through the line, blocked
l. punt with his face and topped off TIL
Il performance by falling on the ball.
Richmond opened the game by bloel
- ing the kickoff and coming within a
- ace of capturing the bali. On the mes
= play he tackled behind the line for
\ loss, and frequently throughout ii
4 game when the pile untangled it sws
Is Richmond s arms that were about ii
ID runner. His passing was sure and a
y curate. EL. Il
f. OF the visitors Lawlor, McDonal
and Monteville were the most eonspicr
Ct Gus. Lawlor, with the crude interfe
"a euee offered him, was the most effe
- tive of the backs at line brea king u
- Donald gave one brilliant exhibitic
u of running in broken field. On thu
CT occasion lie caught Estey's kickoff {
I'd his own l0-yard line and returned Il
III ball to Brattleboro s 45-yard line befo
finally being brought to earth. Mont
al Vile had two specialties, the receivil
ed of the two forward posses that we
of through for his team and tackGng III
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