The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-01
Weakness Taken Advantage
of by Brattleboro High
School
STAR UNCOVERED
IN LEON ADAMS
His Deadly Tackling Brilliant Feature
OF Confess -, Hall OF Keeno Played
Fast and Well - Home Team Vic
torioua by 34-7 Score.

Fast and Well - Home Team Vic
torioua by 34-7 Score.
Stung into a realization that their
offense had failed in two attempts to
push the ball over the two-foot mark
and that Keene high had scored a
touchdown by romping down the en-
tire length OF the field, Brattleboro
high braced Saturday afternoon at Is
land park in the first home game of
the season and was returned winner
by a score Of "a to I. A very weak
keene line, except in the center, and
the wonderful open field tackling of
Leon Adams with fairly consistent
rushing by the Brattleboro backfeld /
permitted this result. 1t was the
weakness of the Keene line rather
than any team superiority ON the part
of the home team that gave the re-
suit.
" Sammy Plumb went into the
game crippled. being forced to start
and stay in the game for lack of sub
stitutes. After the first period he
was used only to vary the attack and
kept out of the interference almost en-
tirely. That fact made the gains of
Gallup all the more noteworthy. Gallup
and Lincoln Adams, when given OPP
portuuities, surprised some of those who
have followed the work of the team.
Gallup runs low and hard, although he
has the fault of swim ging wide of his
interference and losing much of its as
sistance. But he keeps his feet well
and to stop him it Is necessary to stop
both legs. With one free he
keeps going. Lincoln Adams is slower
| but on the run when he made has
| touchdown he lodged clearly two tack
lers in the open field.
l.. Capt. Estey, when a first down was
required or a short gain needed, used
himself unsparingly, taking as much or
! the rushing work from Plumb s shout
ders as possible and he was the most
consistent player ON the field in of
| fensive work He handled punts in the
| high wind well and showed his old skill
at picking holes in the line and in
open field running.
The Keene backfeld was far supe-
rior to the line. In Russell, the cap
tain, the team had a consistent gamer
of ground, also in Hail. the fastest
man OF he field in starting and in
pIungms INTO Il hole opened for him
reguIar-y at left tackle on the Brattle-
boro tea lie got through that end
UNIV LOl ~ = al U.s. buI A@SOh -AuCtIho
made sensational run clear around
the line of scrimmage and by supe-
rior speed alone and a beautiful tack
lie nailed the fleet back. Kibbee, too
ran hard and we'll and tackled effective
". He and Hall did the kicking and
did it we'll castillo was not so much
in evidence, but he plunged well for
short gains.
Brattleboro lost the toss and Keene
took the north goal and the wind
which was blowing half gale. Moran
kicked off and Keene was soon forced
to kick Estey fumbled but recovered
4 forward pass over center grounded
and Plumb broke through for 80 yards
F,stey and Plumb worked the ball tt
the two-foot mark and there a mixuI
resulted in the Keene left end recover
ing the tumble.
Instead of kicking from under The
goal posts Hall shot into the left OF
the BrattlebOro line, and hugging the
west side of the field sprinted for VIVA
seemed a sure touchdown. Richmond
PLAYING rowing center, and some sprint
er, tried for him and failed. The fell
was clear except for Capt. Estey, war
lily working over to pin the flying bacl
between HIM and the sideline. From
somewhere came Brattleboro jerse,
and started pursuit. He ate up tn
distance and the boys crashed down to
: gether after Hall had covered 40 yards
! Leon Adams had made his first swell
tackle.
, No gain resulted and a kick went 70
Il touchback and it was Brattleboro
ball on the 20-yard line. Plumb los
two yards and forward pass wen
square into the hands of LaFountain
: Hall and Russell worked the ball t
!, the 12-yard line. There was q Keen
l tumble but Green recovered the bal
three yards from the final line. Cast
10 went over easily and Russell kicke
an easy goal. Eleven minutes had bee
consumed in making the first score.
Kcene kicked off to Plumb, who ri
turned 20 yards to the 30-yard mark
Gallup tore off II around Keene s RICH
It end. In three rushes Estey made l
:. yards. Plumb and Estey were stoppe
e ldead in two more tries. Then Leo
q adams on an end-around play rushe
Y 80 yards to the l2-yard line. Plum
was hurt. Plumb went into center fc
J. eight and Estey for three. 1t too
n two rushes for Plumb to make the La
: ward for touchdown. Estey kicke
: goal. To score this had taken the fin
minute of the first period and three an
: one-half minutes of the second.
10 Keene tried two forward passes a
% ter receiving the kickoff and both we
lie spoiled. Keene punted to the Brattl
boro 4O-yard line. It required nil
rushes, one of 80 yards by Estey, f,
tie Plumb to go over for the second touc
down. Estey kicked goal There w