The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-30
BrattieborO High Loses to
Up-River Team After
Five Years
LOSERS BACKFIELD
CRIPPLED EARLY

Which Was Goal Kicked, Made Score
IL to = Capt. Lawlor of Winners
Easily the Star.
With backfeld early shot to pieces
by injuries, Brattleboro high Saturday
for the first time in five years met de-
feat at the hands of the Bellows Falls
high in football game. The game was
played on the playground at Bellows
Falls and the home team managed 70
score two touchdowns, from neither of
which was a goal kicked, making the
score 10 to 0.
Capt. LaWlor Of the home team, play
Tag his last season of football, was cas-
Ily the star of the game. Repeatedly
he took the ball and only once or twice
was stopped without material gain.
AS III the game at Brattleboro the week
before, he worked the fake forward
pass successfully, scoring the first
touchdown ON the play after run of
II yards.
Plumb, who early in the first quarter,
became dazed, could not remember sig
nails and was of little use to the team
except on defense. As the signals had
been changed for the game his mates
for time did not realize that his lack
Of memory was due to an injury. for
at no time had time been taken out for
him and he had made no complaint.
At the close of the second period il
was realized what condition he was IN
and several shifts in the Lineup were
necessary, for the three substitutes
Brattleboro had were not wise to back
field play. Thaver, who had been grog-
~ earlier III the game, was shifted 70
the backteld. Plimpton was shifted to
end and Manley was sent in at tackle.
Not long afterwards Thayer was very
evidently in no condition to play and
Erickson was sent in to play left half.
lie did not know the signals, but he
was very active on defense for a boz
who had not participated in game be
fore.
This condition of things made it nee
cssary for Capt. Moran to do most of
the rushing himself, alternating with
Randall, who improves constantly in his
work of carrying the ball. Justin
Moran without question played the
best defensive game of any boy on
| either team and gave an exhibition of
hard, clean tackling.
Ryder, whose weight would make him
ia likely candidate for an AlI-American
! tackle, but whose foul play would bar
hlm from many games after the
1 first few minutes, was at right tackle
! Tor Bellows Falls. He kicked off to
| Justin Moran, who returned the ball
/ TO the Brattleboro 3S-yard line. Ran
| dall promptly made five through RYDER,
and Capt. Moran made a first down
through Fleming. Plumb failed to
gain. Crossed signals caused missed
| pass and loss of IS yards. A lateral
pass gained eight yards and then Can't
| Moran kicked 70 the Bellows Falls is
ydrd line.
Capt. Lawlor gained eight yards in
two rdshes. The home team was pcraI-
lied for off side play. Lawlor gained
four yards and a forward pass ground
cd. Ryder kicked. Brattleboro could
rot gain and forward pass grounded
and then Capt. Moran kicked out al
center.
Can't. Lawlor made first down j.,
three rUshes. Barrett lost a ward. \
forward pass was spilled and then Can't
Lawlor on delayed rush at center
rlowed through for y yards before
Capt. Moran stopped him. Lawlor and
Barrett made first down in two more
PUSHES on the Brattlehoro l4-vard line
just as the first period closed.
When the teams lined up at the other
end OF the field Lawlor sprung his fake
forward pass, circled right end
just as he did at Brattleboro, and
crossed the goal line Just as Adams
tackled him. Adams was hurt on his
right leg but stuck out the game, al
though of comparatively little use after
that. Ryder kicked out but stepped
over the line and was allowed TO fry
again. A fair catch was made the see
ond time and RYDER kicked GOAL. After
Capt. Moran had protested, the referee
who was the coach of the Bellows
Falls team, declared that the goal did
not count as he should not have allowed
z second try.
Bellows Falls kicked off and on the
first play on which Randall gained loI
yards the ball was called back and
Brattleboro was ponalized Il wards for
holding. Capt. Moran gained 10 yards
st left tackle aud two at center. bnt
the ball went to Deiows Fails.
On the first play Randall threw Bar
rett so hard that he was dazed and was
helped off the field, w. Lawlor going in
as substitute. Burgess failed to Gain
at Dunton, who was cutplaving RYDER
much of the time, and Thaver recov-
cred tumble on the next play.
Capt. Moran and Randall carried the
ball to the Bellows Falls lS-vard line
where Burgess broke through and inter,
cepted an attempted lateral pass. Bel
lows Falls could not gain and the BAIL
had shifted to Brattleboro s possession
lust at the call Of time for the second
half
To open the third period Brattleboro
kicked off to Lawlor, who muffed the
ball and DuntOn fell on II CT