The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-27
COllegians Beat BrattlebOro
High by Score of
rs to IA
FUMBLING BY B. III. S.
SPELLS DEFEAT
Nervousness - Otherwise Brattlebo-
ro's Fine Work Was Even Better
Than Was Anticipated.


Those who attended the football game
Saturday between the Amherst Aggie
freshmen and the B. III. S., which resulted
in a victory for Amherst by a score of
% to IA, were surprised by the showing
the local boys made against their much
heavier opponents. While before the
game nearly everyone expected that B.
H. S. would be beaten, no one expected
to see possibilities of their winning from
the Aggie team, but B. H. S. had that
chance and lost only on her fumbling.
This is something which they very sell
dom do, and no doubt it can be laid to the
fact that the boys were a bit nervous
Had they played their usual game there
is no doubt that Amherst would have
been trimmed. Brattleboro, however,
did not play her game and all of her
fumbling was costly. In two instances
fumbles came when they were inside the
25-yard line, and Amherst recovered the
ball and then forced B. H. s. back over
the goal line for touchdowns.
Brattleboro demonstrated time and
again that they could hold Amherst, and
had the fumbling occurred in midfeld the
! Aggies never would have reached that
much coveted goal.
Brattleboro also fumbled when within
striking distance of the goal, which
spoiled her chances of scoring. Twice
they were up to the 20-yard line when
fumbling occurred and B. FL. S. lost the
ball. Amherst took no chances and
quickly punted out of danger.
Those who saw the game will agree
that B. H. S. has a wonderful team and
much credit should be- given the boys for
the fine work they did, in holding a much
heavier and more experienced team to so
close a score If cold figures were avail
tble they would show that Brattleboro
advanced the ball by rushing much
greater distance than their opponents.
There were occasions when Brattleboro
could have used nice long punt, but as
they had not before been forced to do so
they were somewhat at sea on that style
of game and Capt. Moran was therefore
unable to make much distance by kick
ing.
Brattleboro kicked to start the game
and Amherst worked the ball up to Brat
tleboro's 15-yard line, where they los,
the ball on downs Brattleboro rushed
the ball back to the 35yard line ant
then fumbled. Amherst kicked to tn,
l0-yard line and Brattleboro advanced
the ball 10 yards to the 20-yard line anC
fumbled again. Amherst recovered ant
soon afterwards Tarplin went over TO
the first score of the game.
Amherst then kicked off and was penal
lied for holding, bringing the ball to he
25-yard line Gorborino went around til
end for about 10 yards, but lost the bal
when tackled. The first period ende
with the ball on Amherst's 25-yard lins
II Amherst advanced the ball five yard
/ and lost on downs, Brattleboro gettin
| the ball on Amherst's 0-yard line. Frol
Il there they soon went over, j. Mora
II carrying the ball and Austin kicked goa
making the score to I.
II Amherst kicked to start the third ps
II Rod and Brattleboro worked back to til
II As yards line and lost on downs. Frol
II there Sargent ran a. yards on a eros
II pass for Amherst's second touchdown
/ Amherst again kicked, and with the ba
/ still inside the 25-yard line Gorborir
| fumbled and again Amherst went ov'
II the line before B. III. S. could get HI
II defense in good working order. On tt
L next kick off j. Moran ran the ball baC
II to midfield and from there Brattlebol
II steadily advanced down the field unit
II j. Moran again went over, scoring Bra
II tleboro's second touchdown.
Hi B. H. s. kicked off and Amherst WI
II soon forced to kick. Brattleboro all
II was soon forced to punt. j. Moran
II kick went for touchback and the ba
II was brought out to the 20-yard line. II
II third period ended with the ball in Ar
II herst's possession ON her 3oyard line.
II The fourth period started with an e
II change of punts on which Amherst W
II much benefited, again getting with
II striking distance of the goal, but Brattl
II boro here showed her pluckiest fight
II the game by taking the ball away fro
II Amherst with only foot to go. A fo
II ward pass netted Brattleboro 20 yart
H An end run by Gorborino was good
II 10 more and then b. H. S. was forced
III 1. A,,,1 not ha no nra+