The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-02

The opening of the football season
and the dedication of Pratt field took
place Saturday afternoon when Brattle
boro high defeated Bellows Falls high in
hard-fought contest, Is to Z.
The weather was anything but favor
able for football. with the mercury HOY
ering around so. but both teams showed
their conditioning by coming through in
good shape. Lawlor of Bellows Falls be-
ing the only one to be obliged to leave
the game for good.
With the loss of some good material
which Coach Stolte has suffered, the To-
cal followers of the sport may have had
reason to question Brattleboro's chances
for good team this year, but after Sat
urdays exhibition even the critic can
rest easy, for the local outfit gives prom
Use of rounding into one of those teams
of class of which the school has been
able to boast for several years.
Pratt field, while not in the best of
shape Saturday. with a little work can
be put into the very best of condition
and likely will be before another game.
and when properly fixed up will be as
good as the best.
As usual Brattleboro was credited
with the heavier team, but it is very
doubtful if by actual weight the teams
could have been any more evenly
matched. Claim of overweight by the
Bellows Falls rooters was not evident,
however, until after their team appar
emily had been beaten.
Bellows Falls had the advantage of
having played one game this season and
should have had their attack as well as
their defense in better working order
than Brattleb0ro, but such was not the
case. as the local pigskin artists actually
0utplayed the visitors except for a brief
. spell in the second and third periods of
the game. BrattlebOro came back strong,
however. and after three or four good
gains by the up-river outfit the locals
again proceeded to smother their best
efforts to advance the ball
Brattleb0ro had plenty of weak points
which doubtless will be eliminated. their
main fault being that the interference
cut too close to the line. which did not
give the runner the proper protection.
Mitiguy, while he showed up we'll in
this, his first game for r. II. s., runs
too high. In spite of this fault. how
ever. he proved to be a good ground
gamer, carrying the ball 60 yards dur
ing the game.
Capt. Manlev was easily the star of
the game carrying the ball 126 yards
and many times without interference or
even hole to go through. and on one
occasion he brushed aside his teammates.
pIoughing through three Bellows Falls
PLAYERS for n 1O-vard gain. 1t is read
lily admitted that he made few mistakes
in the running Of the team, but consider
ing that it was his first game in this
capacity he did exceptionally good work.
and before the season is over this Lad
will bear watching.
OF the line men Robb, 8IcGarrigle and
Roberts played the best game. but from
the way the other inesmen threw back
their opponents attempts to advance
there will be others to be heard from as
the season advances.
For the visitors LawlOr was by far
the best being their only consistent
ground gamer.
Capt Manley was unlucky and lost
the toss. Capt. LAWYER choosing to re
ceive the kickoff. giving the Sulphites
the first opportunity to show their
ability to punch holes in the Brattle-
boro line. but after running the kickoff
back to their :31-yard line 4 penalty of
five yards for offside was inflicted.
The locals then proceeded to rip open
the line. which melted the visitors loss
of IS yards. Lawlor then got away
pass of 20 yards, but Martin was John
ME on the spot and received the ball for
BrattIebOro. Manley tore off nine yards
on the locals first play, but Mitiguy
was nailed behind the line on the next
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back with a six-yard gain for first down.
l.. Haywood fumbled on the next play
and Bellows Falls recovered on their u
yard line. Three plays Melted a loss of
two yards. forcing them to kick to Brat
tIebOro'S 35-yard line. Manley made
eight yards on the first play. Haywood
was thrown for loss of two yards, but
Manley made it first down with a five
yard plunge. ATtiguy failed to gain,
Manley made eight more. and Mitiguy
followed with II yards around the end.
Britain turned in a gain of five yards,
Mitiguy got yard. Manley tore off four
yards, but Haywood was again thrown
for loss. Nanley here showed himself
Il bear for work by going through for II
yards in two tries. This brought the end
of the first period and when play was
resumed on the Bellows Falls 14-yard
line Manley called on AIitiguy for two
yards, then resumed his labors again by
covering the remaining distance to the
goal line on the successive plunges.
BrattlebOros attempt to annex a point
after the touchdown went wide of the
mark and the other two attempts later
in the game We're blocked before the
kick could be made. Evidently some
other method besides a placement kick
must be assumed if the extra point is
to be made.
Bellows Falls again received the kick.
T.awlor returning the ball n yards be-
fore being brought to earth. \ forward
pass melted 10 yards. A second attempt
was grounded, but Lawlor running from
n pass play. made IL yards for first
down. Another attempted forward pass
was grounded, which was followed by a
loss of FIVE yards. Lawlor made a gain
of eight yards but the next play fell
short of distance and the ball went to
Brattleboro on downs
Manley was spilled behind the line
but made up on the next play. AIitiguy
made three yards and Haywood booted
the pigskin IS yards to the Bellows Falls
35-yard line. The visitors first at
tempt drew a blank, but B. III. S. got
a fiye-9anl penalty on the next play.
Two plays we're without gain and Bel
lows Falls kicked to Britain ON the b.