The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21
Rutland and BrattlebOrO to
Meet on Neutral Field
in Bellows Falls
PROCEEDS TO GO
RED CROSS
Team Is Badly Crippled by Injuries
Mornings Rutland Herald.

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| Principal E. B. Smith of the high
school received official notice this morn
ing that Rutland had accepted the prop
osition from Bellows Falls to meet Brat
tleboro on the football gridiron in the
paper town next Saturday afternoon,
and now the fans will all be happy and
host of them will travel,up the river
to witness the clash. 1t certainly will
be worth while.
Bellows Falls offers to arrange the
game, provide the field, we'll policed and
with two officials from Dartmouth, pay
the expenses of 10 men on each team
give the proceeds to the Red Cross.
Regarding the conditions Of the team
representing the Marble city the Rut
land Herald says this morning:
Although the local team is badly
crippled by injuries and absences, il
was decided yesterday 10 meet Brat
tleboro half way and give the champs
of the Glover league the best game
] possible under the circumstances.
"Patten, the sturdy and aggressive
left tackle of r. II. s., has enlisted in
the ambulance service and left yester
day for Burlington. Freedom is still ont
of the game with a busted collarbone.
Raleigh, the right tackle, has left school,
and two tirst-string substitutes have
also quit.
'Bellerose is badly handicapped by
his bum ankle and sullivan is not in
first-class condition TO play. Unless
these two men round into form the
backfeld will be badly shot, not to
mention Olney's severely cut eye, which
was hurt again at Proctor and gives
him considerable trouble.
These conditions made Coach Harold
0 'Brien hesitate to arrange the game,
but if the Bellows Falls offer holds good
today, the arrangements will be com
pleted and the team will fill the date
which is left for the state champs and
such substitutes as are able to play the
game.
1.-The Brattleboro team is said to be
very fast, strong on forward passes
and trick plays, and is declared to be
in the pink of condition. Even at that
Rutland will show the Organtown play
ers and rooters some good football and
Grips or no Grips, Coach Stolte s men
will know they We been in a game by
Saturday night.
Il - Inc game WILL De n0lSneQ IN time
. to allow both teams to return to their
home towns on tho evening trains,
thus obviating any overnight trips
which each school has been trying to
avoid.
On the other hand Coach Stolte s men
are in the pink of condition, and, bar
ring accidents between now and Satur-
day, will have absolutely no alibis to of
fer in case they are defeated. They
i practieed hard Monday and yesterday
at Island park and will complete the
week in getting into the best possible
shape because they know the game will
be the hardest they have been called
upon to play. However, they are going
in TO win if it is possible thing to dc
and will have the hearty support of a
big crowd of "rooters The result
Of the clash will settle once and for al
the interscholastic football champion
ship of Vermont for the 1917 season
\ 4 defeat will be no discredit and tn,
best team is going to win.
Rutland it is understood from those
who have seen both teams in actor
has much heavier line than Brattle
boro, but behind the line is lighter.
The game will be called at clocl
in the afternoon and by having il on,
hour earlier than usual an opportunity
will be given those who 90 to Below,
Falls from here on the morning trains t,
return on the train leaving the pape
town at $50 and arriving in Brattle
\ boro at 4.32 p. m. a train leaves her,
4 going north at ll.04 a. m.