The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-15
HIGH SCHOOL LOST
At PITTsF IELD
BUT FOUGHT HARD
Earned 13 Points Against
Strong ST. Joseph's Team
ST. JOSEPH'S SCORED 27
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Game Was Played on Frozen Field
and the sennlngtonians Had to
Use Four Substitutes.
ST. JOsEPH's SCORED 27

The Bennington High school foot
ball squad minus four Of It's regular
players, journeyed to Pittsfield Sat.
urday and was defeated by st. Jos.
ephs team OF that city. It was a hard
fought game played at Convent
Fed before crowd Of nearly thous-
and shiyerlns supporters OF the Pitts.
field team.
Promptly at o'clock the referees
whistle sounded and Sumner Of Ben
nington kicked off. The pall roned
over the goal llne and was brought out
twenty yards. Pittstield Immediately
opened an aerial attack which con.
fused the local boys and resulted in a
steady march down the field to the
firyt touchdown. Ihe trial for goal
failed.
AT the second kickoff, Bennington
received and Fradenburgh ian back
the ball about twenty yards. Here our
boys began determined onslaughted
tearing through the opponents line
and s6irting their ends for big gains.
Mnen wltnin striking distance Of
Pittsfield S goal, Bennington fumbled
and one Of the opposing player re-
covered the ball, During the remand
er OF the first half sese4al pun,s mv4e
exchanged With but two minutes to
play Piltsfields right end gathered
IN blocked punt and ran unhinder-
ed over Bennington's goal line for the
second score. The goal was kicked
and the first half ended 1870 In favor of
tittsfield.
The Bennington lads lined up at the
beginning Of the -econd hal1 with seri-
GUS determination showing plainly up
IN their faces. Sumner received the
kick off. Because OF the slippery con-
dition OF the bare, frozen field, he was
tackled amost In his tracks. Three
first downs were made BY line p unges.
Then Pittsfieid held and Bennington
punted. The Pittsfield quarterback
Wn0 received Tie punt allowed the ball
TO slip through his hands. Captain
radeu Hlrgh se6oned up the ball and
ni1 tJR firs score. A trial at goal
fai'e.l 1o a
At ihi po,nt PHtsfield received
The fDr8asd passing game which had
served them so wei during the first
half had been solved by the Bennlng1
Ton secondary defonse and after two
Unsuccessful uttenms this mode of
attack wa given up Pittsfleld then
discovered Bennin2ton's weakened
inr and sent their heavy backs thru
for big gains. After several first
lowus, bennington held and the ball
changed hands. Sumner punted out
of dan Then Bennington's loose
playing paid the neualty of another
touchdown for Pittsfeld Benning-
tons rieht end tackled the receiver of
the punt, who fumbled. An alert Pit
tsfield player grabbed the ball and ran
eighty yards for a touchdown. The
goal was kicked and the score stood
20 In favor of Pittsfield.
Bennington received and from their
attack II could be plainly seen that
they would not be denied a touch
down. Gain after gain the fleet hack
field made through their opponents
line and around their ends Sumner
finally plunged through for fifteen
yard gain and q touchdown. The goal
was kicked and the score stood 2O13.
Pittsfield received The close score
promDted them TO use trick formations
which were easily so'ved by the local
lads a line plunging game was sub
stituted The ball zig-zagged up and
down the field during the last quarter.
Near the end Of the game Pittsfield
crossed the line for another score.
The whistle sounded Pt,sfleld mad
won by the score Of 2713.