The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-23
FIRST SCALP IN
HIGH SCHOOL BELT
Wins Opening Game Of Sea-
son from Arms Acad-
envy, Is too
FINE INTERFERENCE
TELLS THE STORY
Arms Unable to Do Anything with Brat
tleboro Line-Touchdown by Cor
borino, Plumb and Moran-Turners
Falls Here Next Saturday.

Excellent interference gave Brattleboro
high school the advantage over Arms
academy of Shelburne Falls, Mass, at
Island park Saturday afternoon and
enabled il to tuck football scalp in its
belt in what was the opening game of
the season for both teams. The score
was 10 to O. Arms made a better show
ing against Brattleboro, however. than it
did here last year, but Arms had practi-
cahy all of its last years team, while
Brattleboro had five new men and had
lpracticed much less than before the game
/ last season
! Arms could do nothing whatever
against the Brattleboro line, which
showed that with good stiff practice the
team will be as good asslast year, if not
better. Capt. Betterley was seen as in
days Of old in breaking through the line
and often tackling the backs before they
We're started. Sherman. new at guard,
showed up well. Austin. Moran and
Plumb excelled in tackling
Piggott, who came here from Lowell
showed up we'll in the back field and
without. doubt will be great asset a.
fulback
Quarterback Jangro was the star OF
the visiting team and Arms's material
before the end of the season is sure to
be heard from III Franklin county. The
team Is lively aggregation and played
clean ball from start to finish. Sucl
teams Brattleboro always likes to have
on its schedule
The next game will be played al
Island Park Saturday against the higl
school from Turner's Falls The gam,
will be called at O'Clock sharp
Arms won the toss Saturday an,
: chose the north end goal. stiff wint
blowing in their favor They were sool
forced to kick and Brattleboro receive,
the ball and was making good progress
toward the Arms goal They were inter
rupted however, Jangro intercepting
forward pass for a l5-yard run, hein
: brought down by Moran Brattlebor
then took the sphere and began poundin
e its way into the Arms line. which coul
e not stand the onslaught and had the baI
c down on the Arms 22yard line whe
e the first period closed.
. At the start of the second period Brat
f tleboro soon succeeded in landing the ba
: over Arms's goal for the first touchdow
Il OF lic season. ttOrDOflnO CARVING tn
/, bali. Moran failed to kick goal. Arm
chose to receive the ball and succaede
in making several long end runs. Brat
f tleboro's defense stiffened and Arms wa
: forced to kick Gorborino receiving III
sphere. Brattleboro then again bega
: IN advance, but the first half ended wit
y the score TO 0.
4 Beginning the second half Brattlebor
, received the ball on the kick -off and mao
: several long end runs with good nterfe
e ence showing that the boys were wakir
= up as the game progressed Plumb, Mora
s. and Piggott all making substanti
gains. Early in the third period Plum
q carried the ball over for the second toucl
II down Piggott kicked goal. AT Il
II kickoff the ball struck Oates reboundt
Il, and Moran fell upon it, Brattleboro |
IS mistakes in signals was forced back
If yards and failed to make the nece ,sal
= distance in the remaining downs and Il
:, sphere went to Arms. The visito
p forced their way to within six yards
- the goal line, but four trials failed
= shove the pigskm over Brattlebo
u here showed her ability in defensive wo
= and Arms was thrown back in her a
< ltempts to cross the line, Brattlebo
& then took the ball and byarepaat
I pfmges carried it back to the center
the field, when the whistle ended t
third period Score ID to 0.
In the fourth period Brattleboro atai
ed the ball and hit Arms's line at wi