The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-24
BENNINGTON HIGH |
LOST SATURDAY, To
TROY BY 40 To 0.
Vermont Students Fall Before
Trojars at "The Desert"
light BY LOCALS
Put up Brilliant Defence against
Heavier and More Ex-
perienced Eleven

Saturday afternoon everybody that
could possibly get away from their
everyday tasks was at the Desert to
watch the first home game of the sea-
son; and the general concensus of
opinion was that although the local
boys were badly beaten 400, they
were not disgraced, Time and time
again, the Bennington backs tore
through the Troy line or around their
ends for goodly gains
Troy kicked off, and but short
time had elapsed before they had re-
covered the pail and covered the last
white line for the first touchdown.
Holdstock failed to Kick the goal. 1t
was only few minutes later that
Doring got away on long end run
which netted Troy its second score.
Troy, during this period, resorted to
numerous forward passes with little
success. However their line smash
ing power was great. They seemed
to go through the Bennington line as
though it were paper. The local
boys also. tried an overhead game
with small amount OF success. The
second period was largely repetition
OF the first with Troy scoring three
more touchdowns
With the opening Of the second half
it was different Bennington team
that went into the fray, Early in this
half Fay smashed through the Troy
interference and nailed his man for
loss. This seemed to put new heart
into the team for they began to fight
like demons. The Bennington boys
received possession Of the ball on
their own thirty yard line and began
to smash their way toward Troys
goal line, A pretty end run by Sum
ner netted thirty yards. TAe backs,
then, took turns in rushing the ball
Troy received the ball on downs on
her own twelve yard line. Benning
ton failed to make trst down by
scant three inches. A poor pass
from center rolled over Troys goal
line. The thickness Of the crowd
alone prevented touchdown or, at
least. touchback AS it was, Turner
ran the ball out fifteen yards making
gain of three yards on the play.
Then Troy started a march down
the field which eliminated in a fifty
yard end run by Holdstock for Troy's
only touch down in this half, At this
stage. Troy sent in her winning class
team. The local boys ripped their
line to shreds and gained at will.
When the last period began, the
Troy regulars had began to sift back
into the game At this time. Ben
nineton lost another chance to score
when Fay and Cushman both went for
a forward pass and neither got it.
During this half, Cushlaan made
gain of eight yards and Fauley tore
through the Troy line for gain after
gain. Little Tommy Mills disappear
ed in the limelight when he intercept
ed forward pass and ran to Troy's
twenty yard line. The game ended
shortly after with the ball in Benning-
toms possession.
The game was a remarkable exli-
bition of pure grit. The local boys
we're outweighed twenty to forty
pounds a man. yet during the last half
fought their heavier, more experienc-
ed opponents to standstill. Ihey
showed the spirit that has made
Bennington High school famous. The
Bennington line up: Cushman, re-;
Ransom and Walker, rt.; S. Levin,
rg.; Ulster, G.; Hail.. lg.; Wood. IT,
Fay, le.; Drysdale. OBJ; I. Mills, rhb.'
Sumner. lhh.; Fauley fb.
Touchdowns: Turned 2, Holdstock
3, Doring; goals from touch down
Holdstock 4. Referee, Roy Denley;
umpire, Harry Munay: head linesman,
A. Mills; linesmen Wishart and Hart.
Timekeeper. D. w. McClelland.