The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-26
Justin Moran Covers Himself with Glory
by Smashing Through Line for TO
Teams Game and Fought Cleanly.
3. III. S. 1917 RECORD.
Nine Games Won, None Lost.

Captain Hayden Randall led the
Brattleboro high school football glad
iators 10 decisive victory and the in
tcrscholastie championship of Vermont
Saturday afternoon, defeating the pow
e@ful and defiant Rutland hieh school
warriors under command Of Capt.
Predom by 4 score Of % to 6 on the
playground in Bellows Falls in a game
that was fercely combatted by both
elevcns during every one Of the four
periods. There have been many hard
fought battles on the various gridironS
of the old Green Mountain state, but
this cclipsed them all and from every
viewpoint the exhibition offered by
both sides was 4 handsome testimonial
to tho efforts of each individual play
cr and to Coaches Stolte Of the home
team and o Rrien Of the opponents.
II was no discredit to the Rutland
boys that they We're defeated, for they
certainly put up 4 class Of football such
as seldom seen. but they must admit
that they were slightly outclassed III
every department.
In Coach Stolte 5 bright constella-
tion Of players Justin Moran was the
shining star. With the score only to
IN favor Of his team the little war
rior. followed bv superb interference,
broke through the powerful enemy Z
line between left guard and tackle
! and, once clear. sprinted down the
I field for more than 20 yards and !
touchdown which gave Brattleboro a
| safe margin to work on for the re.
mainder Of the clash and took the wind
All ont OF Rutland 5 sails which had
! been set for a sure victory. Jus
tin also figured prominently in q great
| er past OF the gains made by his side
I IN fact, il was Justin Moran day. To
| say this does not deprive other mem
/ berS Ell the team Of credit they de.
serve, for every one Of them put uT
/ an excellent game. 1t was wonderful
machine work throughout. They fought
! hard against 4 formidable foe and the
/ result speaks marvels for the untir
ing efforts OF Died Stoltc III train
ing the boys up to championship pitch
The return to Brattleboro was q
triumphant one. Fully POO people, in
eluding the players, came back on the
= football special which reached here
shortly before clock This crowd
was augmented hv nearly 100 others al
th" station, people who We're unable
to go to the game but never lost inter
est in the meritorious work the boys
have been doing this season. They
formed line and marched up Main
street headed by Principal +. B. Smith
and Coach Stolte TO the accompaniment
OF a cornet and school songs and cheer:
which made the air fairly ring. Some
Of the enterprising merchants had pre-
pared IN advance and burned Roman
candles and red fire, which lent a toucl
of picturesqueness to the scene. i
was the most joyful, happy thron&
which ever returned from similar
event and the stay at-homes contributed
largely to the community spirit whicl
was demonstrated in manner whicl
reflects credit
Rutland came down to Bellows Fall
undefeated and had been claiming tn,
championship Of high schools III th'
state. The team was accompanied by
about loo ardent followers and tn,
paper town crowd Joined issue Will
thcH tduSc' PIC Ming uP lhclt ScHoo
cries in quick order 50 that each team
was encouraged By cheering Of abou
equal volume, bnt as the tide began
to flow III Brattleboro s favor "Char
ley Hadley and his "royal rooters
drowned their rapidly weakening eff
forts.
Al arrangements for the battle wer
framed in Bellows Falls and they wen
off smoothly. The town itself did no
turn out as large a crowd as might hav
been expected to see championship
game, but altogether it numbered clos
to 700. The grounds were covere'
with coating Of snow which ha,
formed into a crust, which made tn
going slippery. They were roped OF
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