The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-29
RUTLAND WINNER
Of CHAMPIONSHIP
Takes Vermont Title from
BrattIeborO in Clean .
Cut Victory
FIRST HALF 300;
+. FINAL SCORE $40
3. ii. $. Team Plays Hard but Is Help
less Except for Brief Time in Third
Period - Nixon Breaks Collar Bone
Rutland Players Leg Broken.


Brattleboro high school was forced to
relinquish its claim on the state football
championship to a superior team in Rut-
land high school Saturday afternoon in
Rutland Outplayed and outclassed
but not outgamed, the Brattleboro team
struggled hard from start to finish, fight
ing what early in the game apparently
was a hopeless battle, especially so after
the team lost one of its biggest assets
in Nixon during the first eight minutes
of play. r
Those who had been close to the team
hoped that under the spur of the im-
portance of the game the Brattleboro
team would rally to its earlier season
form, but hope was in vain, for as in
the past three or four games the boys
did not follow the interference, tackled
high and fumbled. Playing that brand
Of ball against so well balanced a team
as Rutland surely was, made them look
TO be a weak proposition.
&. ii. ). has no alibi to Offer the best
team won. There is one point, however,
in fairness to the team, that should be
touched upon and that is the matter of
weight. The Rutland scribe put the
average weight Of the Rutland team at
about 12I2 pounds less per player than
| that Of BrattlebOro. which was not cor
| rect. for the BrattleborO average is 137
pounds with the lineup as given to start
| the game, instead of 14j as advertised.
and after comparing the two teams on
| the field fair judgment by anyone would
/ be that the teams were about evenly
| matched for weight.
| That the Rutland team was thoroughly
irstilled with the must win spirit was
| evident early in the game when, after
| recovering poor pass made by Brat
| tleboro. they opened up a slashing at
tack that was irresistible, and they con-
| tinued to show this same style of foot
ball throughout the game.
The speed, form and power Of the Rut-
land backheld was by far the best exhi-
bItion by high school team that Brat
tle6oro fans have seen this season the
work Of Manfreda being exceptionally
good.
Rutland surely was a lively place
around 30 p. m. when the Brattleboro
| royal rooters arrived. The Rutland
students, augmented by a band and 9th
ers. were on hand 500 strong to escort
the visitors to the grounds. and from the
| time the procession left the station un-
MI it reached st. Peters field. the Marble
city resounded with songs. cheers and
ciatter derived from noise-making de-
TISeS Of all descriptions. 1t surely was
a gay scene and noisy one for a time.
but much to the surprise Of the Brattle-
borO supporters no one would ever real
ize half an hour after the game that the
home team had won a game which so
short a time before had been considered
| so all important.
Promptly on schedule time the teams
took their positions on the field all set
for the coming fray. With the r.. ii. s..
team spread out to receive the kick from
Rutland the whistle blew and away flew
! the ball to Brattleboro's 10-yard line.
but their possession of the ball was
short-livcd for Rutland took il on downs
on Brattleboro's 20-yard line. Man
freda tore off seven yards. but the Il.
III. =. defense stiffened and Rutland tried
for field goal which went wide of the
mark. BrattlebOro then started from
her 20-yard line. Gorborino was thrown