The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-01
TRIMS HOLYOKE
BY 14-6 SCORE
BrattlebOrO High Against
It's Hardest Proposition
Thus Far
MANY PENALTIES
ON BRATTLEBORO

All the Way Through
The Brattleboro and Holyoke high
school football teams. engaged in bat
tie royal Saturday afterrfoon in which
Brattleboro came through a winner, Il
to 6.
1t was without question the best game
of the home season. the boys from the
Paper City constituting the stiffest team
that the local aggregation has been up
against this season, but as is usually
the case, when going right, Brattlcboro'S
interference proved hard proposition
to contend with and while the visitors
were exceptionally strong on the defense
there were times when the local machine
could not be stopped.
The game from start to finish was
hard fought, especially so from the time
that the fleet footed Moran accepted
forward pass thrown from Holyoke's
35-yard line and with the aid of Law
ton, who did a pretty piece of interfer-
ing, romped over the goal line for the
first touchdown of the game.
This came as a surprise to Holyoke
and served to make them fight the
harder. for from that time forward the
ball surged back and forth, up and
down the field for only short gains IIol-
yoke was strong in tackling, hitting
their opponents low and bringing them
down on the spot. The BrattIebOro boys
showed Improvement in this department
over previous games.
The anxiety Of both teams to stop
plays resulted in more than the usual
amount of penalties. The Brattlebor0
team suffered the most in this respect,
their chief fault being the illegal use
,tff hp L. ;, In 2 y,ff,,
1t seemed to the fans that Umpire
Piper was unjust in inficting his pen
alties on the local boys but it must be
said in fairness to him that he probably
was justified in doing SO, for without
doubt they did oyerstep the rules GOV
ering this particular play. However, ne
should be called to account for not
watching for the same style Of play on
the Holyoke team.
The local fans are ardent supporters
of the local high school team, which is
greatly appreciated by the boys, but the
fans should bear in mind that outsiders
do not come to ofiiciatc with the idea of
being unfair to either team. and harsh
expressions Of opinions like those Of
Saturday eventually will lead to diff
Guilty in securing outsiders to handle the
games.
Capt Gorborino's luck came back to
HIN and he won the toss. choosing To
defend the south goal. Holyoke kicked
to the 15-yard Enc and Moran brought
the ball back l. laiG-. G1rbarino t0"a
off 10 yards The next play was spilled
without a gain. LaWton was tried on
the crisscrCss and was thrown for Il
fvc-yard loss. The next play. however.
went better than was hoped fer. when
Moran plucked a forward and ran -
yards for q touchdown, following it UP
with a pretty goal.
Brattleboro tried a short kick, but
someone was offsidc and the ball was
set back five yards. On the next shot
Nixon booted to HolyOke's 3O-yard line
the ball being brought back 10 yards
Three plays Melted about four yards and
IIolyOke drew a 1j-yard penalty. \
forward pass, however. got this back.
but as the next play was upset for
small loss Holyoke kicked to Brattlc-
bOrOS 30-yard line. which Robbins
brought back nine yards. Moran made
seven yards and GorborinO tore off five
more but holding set them back u. On
the next play the same thing happened
and another 1J-yard penalty followed.
Three plays resulted in Il tiveyard loss
and then Robbins threw a pretty Das@
to Lawton good for 20 yards. Holyoke
took the ball on downs but Brattlpbor0
quickly recovered it when little Nelson
intercepted a TCrWard pass. Three plays
Melted eight yards and again holding
cropped out setting the local team back
- yards. Lawton dropped back and
the Paper City boys showed their best
offensive of the game for they marched
down the fed slowly but surely to Brat
tlebOrOS 2S-yard line, when time was
called for the period.
On the first play to start the second
period Holyokc tried for first goal
but the kick went short. Gprb0rino get
ting the ball on his 1O-yagd line. bring
ing it back five yards before he was
stopped. Cen the next play someone got
back to iirattlebOrO's f0Ur-yard line.
Moran got through for five d
crisScross Melted 20. but again the
hands were at work which set them
back i. yards. Brattlcboro tried a for
ward pass, but Hovoke intercepted. get
ting the ball on Brattieboro's 22-yarl
line. Two plays netted five yards and
then O'Conncll got loose for y yards
0ffside cost Holyoke five, hut four tries
put OConnell over fer H0lyoke'S only
s"oro Of the game, as the try for 4 goal
failed.
Holyoke kicked to Bratt1cboro's To-
ward line. Gorborino getting the ba l.
End. falling in behind some good inter
ference brought the ball back to his 40
ward line. The Brattleboro team then
proceeded to force its way down IT,
field. each step being fcUcely fought bv
the doWn-riyer team. to the accompani
mCnt Of the cheering section which
throughout the gam" gave every cncouT-
aRemcut to the local team and particu-
lary i'm the last ppriCd whom it seemed
to put pep into the paverS. As Brat
tleboro reached IIolycllc's 20-yard line
the use Of hands agar, cropped out
which caused ia" vsual 1I-ya"d iojf
Then LaWtOu Gut away fnr - yaraI
which was followed br Noran's fin,
plunge through tickle fer 20 as time was
called fer the half
Early in the third period j. H. s. was
lucky and got the So-callea break of the