The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-25
B. H. s. TEAM
IS A CANE LOSER
To ST. JOSEPHS
High School Played st. JOseph's
Team of North Adams
GRIFFITHS HITS LINE
Bennington Puts Up Great Fight at
Allen A. Field But Cannot
Overcome Lead. IN

st. Jospeh's powerful alumni eleven
OF North Adams trimuphed over Ben
nington high school Saturday after
nocn at the Allen A field. When the
struggle ended, st. Joseph's had
rolled up total OF % points to IA
scored by Bennington. This score
does not go to prove that Bennington
lost to a better team. Though the
local eleven were outweighed by their
rivals, they put up stiff, scrappy
fight and the 2S points scored by the
visitors was not handed to them on
silver platter. ST, Joseph's heavy
local eleven. Time after time ther de-
fence was penetrated and Griffiths,
Bennington's husky tackle, ripped anu
tore holes through the visitors line
for big gains. At the end of the first
half, Fradenburgh left the game with
bad ankle and he was relieved by
l.iijenstein the local elevens coach.
Then the fun began. The visitors re-
serted to rough tactics to stop this
demon of the great game. The big
lttiOM lOlt lRlCH III LUt NlNllOIh liliC
big enough to drive a Henry Ford"
through. St Joseph's piled her heavy
backfeld in front OF him but they
were toppled over to the dirt In real
mangsashion. For more than cne
Ibgihour and half the game was full OF
| thrills and followers of the great sport
saw a light eleven representing the To-
cal high school furnish a brand OF
nafho1 baf 1t,u fv,o, %.
rivals during the different stakes OF
the game
St Joseph's got the start CT the 10.
cal eleven in the first half by a for
ward pass from Fallon to Doyle for
touchdown and Buckley kicked the
/ goal making a total of seven points.
Bennington lost the ball on downs
! placing the pigskin in st. Joseph's po-
! session. After a series CT line rushes
and end runs, Doyel grabbed the ball
from midfield and before he could be
/ stopped he had crossed the goal line
for another touchdown and Buckley
sent the ball sailing over the bar for
another goal making a total OF SO
/ points,.
Bennington's line began to strength.
en- and Grifiiths and Fauley hit the
]
making a big drive towards the visl-
tors goal line and finally Fradenburgh
was sent over the line for the initial
score and a goal from touchdown MAX
ing the score 2S to Z.
Fradenburgh was relieved In this
period by Liljenstein. The new left
/ ha'f back found all kinds Of holes in
the visitors line and he went through
them like Halley's coret dragging his
tackers with him. The third quart
er ended with the ball In Bennington's
possession on the visitors 20 yard
line.
When the whistle blew for the final
quarter ST. Joseph's found a different
proposition facing them Their goal
line was in danger and the home team
took advantage of the situation. by
series of line plunges the ball was
brought to distance OF two yards
from the goal. Drysdale by brainy
field wcrk sent his team nearer and
nearer the visitors goal posts and
lil1ensetein ploughed through St
Joseph's strong and powerful defence
for touchdown. A goal from touch.
down resulted in total of IA points
for the home team against 2S fer their
rivals North Adams kicked off AMI
the pigskin was carried to their 80
yard line GritIiths and Lilienstein
! both went into st, Joseph's line for
big gains and the whistle blew with
= the ball in Bennington's possession on
= st. Joseph's 10 yard line with another
touchdown i'm SIGHT