The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-01
AMHERST FAILS
TO MAKE A DENT
High School GridirOn Sea-
son Opens with Smash
ing Victory
LOCALS SEVEN TIMES
WORK FORWARD PASS

MOSC OF tame fldyeu III ALIneISI lei
ritory, Visitors Having Ball Only Five
Times-Bellows Falls and Keene Men
Present
Brattleboro high school opened its
football season in fine style Saturday
afternoon, administering a 3s-to-0 de
feat to Amherst high school at Island
park, and there was a satisfactory at
tendance to give the boys a send-of.
Coach Stolte 5 men put up strong ar
.gument against the visitors and at the
yclose of the contest he expressed him
self as we'll pleased with the outcome
and the showing the boys made on their
first appearance on the gridiron IN an
Iinterscholastic game. In every respect
Capt. Randall 5 team was well balanced,
and it is a safe prediction right now
that, with the Improvement which will
NATURALLY follow as the season advances,
they will lie close to the top in the race
for championship honors.
Amherst's line was exceptionally
| weak and at no time during the scrim-
mage did the Bay Staters so much as
| hreaten to score. Most of the game was
played in their territory, and the Wis
| itors had the ball only five times. Had
q rattleboro so chosen it would have been
an easy matter to make more advances
Ibv buc king the line, for in the few dis
| ances that this was tried il worked very
effectively. In fact there were holes
at every position.
/ But it was BIZ a series of successful
forward passes that the local players
chose to make their gains. Plumb made
| some very ereditable throws which We're
accurately received by either J. Moran.
t. Moran. Austin or Capt Randall in
seven out of 10 attempts,
/ On the first kickoff by Amherst Brat
tleboro made a big drive towards their
opponents goal, getting the ball as far
as the 20-yard line before they lost it.
The pigskin came back as the visitors
could not make their gains and lost on
downs Eddie Moran went around
the end for the first touchdown but
failed to kick the goal
Brattleboro kicked off at the opening
of the second quarter and Brooks carried
the ball beyond the center of the field,
but after a few unsuccessful attempts to
make a plunge through the line of the
local boys Brooks made a bad tumble
land lost the ball. During this period
Iof play Justin Moran made the second
Touchdown for his eleven and Ed Moran
kicked a pretty goal.
In the third quarter Justin Moran was
again the shining light, rushing through
the center across Amherst goal line
twice in quick succession A goal was
kicked from one of these touchdowns
Austin made a run around the right
end for the third.
At the beginning of the last quarter
the score stood 50 to in Brattleboro :
favor and the remainder of the contest
was one sided. The period was short
, ened in order to allow the visiting team
I catch a train. Just before the whistle
blew Ed. Moran made a plunge for tn,
final tally.
Coach Stolte yanked n few of the reg
iulars in order to allow the subs to warn
up, but Amherst could not make any
Roadway even against them
Among the spectators were representa-
tives of the Bellows Falls and Keen,
: high schools, who watched the play O.
the Brattleboro huskies closely. as the,
will meet on the gridiron later in tn,
, season. The summary: