The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-01

is placed on the other teams in the
league under the present arrangement
The Deerfield aggregation certainly
gave as pretty an exhibition of floor
work as one could wish to see. their
passing being of high order, and had
they been more fortunate in their
shooting the score would have been
considerably larger They had plenty
of shots and after the first few min
utes of play it was simply question
in the spectators minds as to Just how
small a score the locals would be able
to hold them to, as it was evident that
the locals could not hope to defeat a
team which was so much larger and
stronger.
The game as a whole should have
been a good lesson to the local team as
1t was very clearly demonstrated that
the passing game is far the best one to
play and to eliminate as much as posi-
bic the drbble. Granting it takes time
to develop good passing game, this
fact, however, should be kept in mind
for another season and worked to the
limit.
Deerfield opened the game strongly
and swept B. II. S. completely off their
feet and not until the visitors had
rolled up score of IA did Brattleboro
break into the scoring as Capt Austin
dropped one into the cotton. Deer
field then added two more double
counters before Austin again counted.
Deertield counted again and Austin then
got B. II. S. S last basket of the period.
which was followed by a ringer for
Deerfield just before the whistle called
the half, which ended with a score of
% to for Deerfeld
The start of the second half saw
Manning in the place of Richardson at
left guard and he kept the willy Kin
near to one lone basket.
The scoring in the second period was
kept nearly even up to the last few
minutes of play, when Underhill, who
had been called in during the last min
ute or two, dropped two into the hoop
that gave the visitors a little of the
edge for the second period
The feferee IS whistle made neces-
sary many changes in the final half
Without trying to establish any alihi
for defeat it is only justice to B. H.
). that 1t should be said the official
gave the visitors everything in sight
and then some, being apparently unable
to see any illegal plays on the part of
Deerfeld and quite ready and willing
to call anything on the local team His
interpretations of holding at times ap-
peared to the spectators to be some
what ridiculous.
Shortly after the start of the final
period Wells was removed from the
game by virtue of the referee s ever
ready whistle
Deerfeld made a substitutio Me
CllntOck for Parsons. Bridges going to
center, only to be removed for the linn
it of personal fouls about the time
that Underhill had been substituted
for Van Petersilge. This left Deerfeld
with only four players and as they had
no more subs they played four against
Brattleboro' 5 five, but this advantage
lasted but very short time as the ref
cree s whistle soon called Lynch for the
fourth time
There being only about a minute to
play, Brattleboro elected to finish the
game with four players, making it nee
essary for Austin to play center against
Underhill.
No doubt the various referees sent
here this season feel it their duty to
call everything strictly in accordance
with the rule book, either in regard to
fouls or held ball, but for the good OF
the game it would be much better to
overlook some Of these instances. The
summary: