The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-15
KEENE TEAM GOES
WAY Of THE REST
Unable to Stem Onslaught
of StOlte's Young
GladiatOrs
SCORE OF CONTEST
SATURDAY q TO 0
BrattIeboro Team Encouraged by Bevy
of Local High School Girls - Bellows
Falls to Meet Local Team Saturday
at Island Park.

the hilltops Saturday-and they were
good bunch-had the satisfaction Of
seeing BrattIeboro' 5 high school foot
bah eleven overrun Keene S proud ag
gregation of players by a score of q to
TO- The grass was long and the grounds
trough, but Coach Stolte 5 huskies sur
mounted all obstacles in a most graft
| fving manner. Right here let it be |
said that they had some encouraging |
support, too, from a lively bunch of |
thigh school girls who actually made |
the air resound with their Rah, rah, |
rah s. Every good play brought forth |
CHEERS with renewed vigor, and that
is the way it ought to be. Everybody |
who attends the high school here, or
has children who are students or even
knows that the town supports such an
institution ought TO be out with fish
thorn next Saturday, when the boys viii
face Bellows Falls at Island park for
the fourth game Of the season.
Keene had 4 good turnout on the
side lines. but they didn I have any
Thing to cheer for so everyone kept 81
llent except a few ordinations Of 'Oh,
Isn't that too bad!' uttered with a
Imufier on whenever Eddie or Justin
Moran or Plumb made a strong stab at
the trenches of their opponents. These
lcame often after the first few minutes
Iof play and before the fourth period
was finished the Granite State lads wilt
led completely. Some of them, in fact
Seemed overcome with amazement at
the constant surprises which the Brat
Itleboro boys sprung on them.
From start TO finish the Moran broth
ers and Plumb were the whole show.
In the absence of Capt. Randall, Plumb
Engineered the game, and too much
credit cannot be given him. All of the
boys showed up in mastery style and SO
sure was Coach Stolte Of the finish that
he gave some of the youngsters a
chance in the final round. Even then
Keene's outfit couldn't get a look-in.
Not for single minute was the goal
Of the local players in danger and they
lost the ball on downs only once.
Kecne won the toss and chose 10
kick rather than selecting the goal
Gorborino caught the BAH and made a
good advance into the encmy's terri
tory Eddie Moran followed with a
Iprotty dive through the center for 10
yards, but when Plumb attempted Il
forward pass it was intercepted by Cut
. Ter of the Keeue team. Immediately
afterward Keene lost the ball on an
. attempted forward pass and then the
Moran brothers and Plumb made a Sc
ries of rushcs which put Brattleboro
nearcr the objective point The first
2 period ended with the bah on Keene 5
/ lO-yard line. Just after the whist lie
blew for the second stanza of the game
j. Eddie Moran took the pigskin through
n the line for an eight-yard gain and his
brother, Justin, carried it across on the
" next play for the first touchdown OF
Of the game Eddie kicked the goal
At At the beginning Of the second periot
the Kecneites gained 20 yards on {
rs forward pass which Justin Moran tliel
q to intercept but missed Cassilo. VIII,
:. really was the only shining light of tn,
,p New Hampshire outfit, interfered
which cost his team 80 yards Plumb
made a slip around the left end, bu
"a Brattleboro lost the ball. Kccne wa
III held back for four downs and theI
~ tried a strong center rush with the bal
:. in Bowker's mits, but ii was too sin
/
it with a vengeance The only tim
that the local boys lost on downs wa
h in the next round of play, but thei
" opponents only held it short time
ID losing on another ATTEMPTED forwar
o. pass This ended the second spasm wit
81 the ball in Brattlehoro' Is possession.
us During the third period of pla
les Plumb and the Moran BOYS engaged /
"a p ..gyng = III -, 4
gered the Keene boys, making 90 ward
he at dash. But neither side score,
en Just after the curtain went up on til
irk fourth and last act Plumb gobbled tn
'vs ball and carried ii across the line fC
est another touchdown, following while
ere Eddie Moran kicked the goal.
tie. On the next kickoff Keene lost ii
not BAH on a tumble, but it came bac
UT quick. The boys then tried anoth,
forward pass after the fourth dow
which was caught by Justin Mora
Plumb took things into his own han,
-n then and gained 90 yards right throug
~ the strongest point of Keene's line-u
~ On the next pass Justin Moran 9
~ around the end easily for the fin
Ta ne touchdown. His brother made anot
M. er goal. Then the girls from town d
lo5 cheer with vigor. When the game en-
nga ed Keeue had just lost the ball aga
is on an attempted pass. The summar
Brattleboro Keene
you Austin, re, ............. lie, Mas
our Davis, Nixon, IT, II, Barton Lorande
{. Hall, rg, ............ lg, Alibe
ply: howard, c, ................. c, Cass
IT, Betterley, lg, .,.... rg, G. II
Manley, sherman, 1t, ...... IT, Gift