The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-23
HOT GAME TAKEN
BY BRATTLEBORO
Rutland High Drops One to
Locals by Margin Of
One Point
CROWD GOES DAFFY
IN FESTIVAL HALL
With Shifted Lineup Home Team
Springs Surprise on Fans and ON
Visiting Team. Winning just Before
Time Is Called by Score of IS to IL.


Not since the times of state champion
ship games has enthusiasm run 50 high as
it did Monday night in the game between
Rutland high school and Brattleboro high
i'm which the locals squeezed out the WIN
ner of a decidedly hot contest, IS to Il.
\ large body of students packed the
west end of Festival hall and augmented
by the high school orchestra kept the hall
in an uproar. adding pep to the team as
we'll as to the spectators for no one with
an ounce of sporting blood in him could
keep still when excitement was at such n
boiling point.
After witnessing the recent game b"-
tween Springfield and Brattlcboro. IN
which the visitors decidedly outplayed the
local school team, and having iii mind the
fact that Rutland had since defeated
Springfield. the fans believed that Brat
tlebOro was out to be slaughtered but with
a shifted lineup the locals sprang sur
prise on the fans as we'll as ON the visit
ing team, displaying some Of their best
teamwork Gf the season, while on the de
fensive they proved to be a Whlrwind.
breaking up Rutland's attempts at team
passing and doing some exceptionally
good blocking, completely outpiaylng HUT
land in this department of the game.
Brattleboro's weakness in scoring from
free tries doomed up. for had they been a
little more successful in this respect the
score would have given them bigger mar
gin to work on.
As the teams took the floor they were
greeted by a storm of cheers from the
student body which continued steadily for
the first few minutes of play
Neither team could connect with the net
for some time, and then Metzgcr for Rut-
land broke the ice. Wells got one on Il
free try. Netzger then came through with
anoth her double counter. GOrbOrino
dropped one in and Wells tied the count
by enc point on a free try. Manfreda for
Rutland and Nixon for BrattIebOr0 each
got in touch with the net for two points
and then Rutland took the lead by virtue
of Nanfredas good shooting, getting four
points on free tries while Nixon took UP
the burden for Brattleboro, as Wells could
rot seem to connect. This left the score
~ - Z in favor Of the. yY5iffiittQrs at the end
Of the first haIf.
The second half was hummer. the
locals opening up on the speed stuff. The
work of Wells IN this period WAS partlcu-
laTly fast. When one considers tine coudI-
ton of the floor il makes such displays of
speed the more remarkable. IT. start the
game in the right direction Wells made
connection. with the cage ON pretty back
court shot after Nixon had tossed in two
points on fouls, but Manfreda put his
team two POINTS along by turning in a
double decker. Nixon mad the score
- ut T. by scoring one ON foul. RUt-
land Urged ahead two points On fouls,
and Wells with another pretty shot mado
IL a tie game. Lynch git n double decker
hut Manfreda. who va shouting we'll for
Iutland. got three free t~.ys into the net,
making his team the leader by one point.
Time was short. excitement was running
high. the cheering section and fans calling
for score. and along came Nixon tear
ing toward the basket. Someone shot
him the ball and presto! the decd was
did just as time was up and the game
over with E. II. s. on the long end of the
score.
IIGddad. Manfrcda and AIitzger played
well fer Rutland while Nixon. Lynch and
Wells eXcelled for Brattleb0ro with Wells
playing the star roll.
In the preliminary game the freshmen
had 10 take their hats off to the sophomore
team. the winners showing a good brand
Of team work that the freshmen could not
seem to break up The score of this con
tcst.was 20 to for the upper class. The
scores