The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-20
ATHLETICS FALL
BEFORE FALCOS
Holyoke Quintet Win Fast
and Furious Game
% to 10
SCORE TIED IN
THIRD PERIOD

Snatches of Rough Play Creep In and
Referee Is Busy-Printers Swamp
Soldier Outfit So to 10 in Preliminary
Contest.
After a fast and furious battle, into
which crept several snatches of rough
play. the Brattleboro Athletics went
down to defeat last night at Festi-
val hall by the score of % to 10 at the
hands of the Holyoke Falcos There
was not duh moment throughout the
entire contest. The game was conspic-
uous on account of the fast team work
on beth sides, by the frequent howlings
which the Falcos emitted at some of
Referee Hugh Harwood's decisions, and
unfortunately by the vulgarity of large
percentage of the some 800 spectators
I who paid no attention to the referees
requests for silence.
Fast. hard basketball characterized the
game from the moment il opened. DOna-
hue put his team TO the front when he
scored a double counter. Reynolds
scored on foul and Sullivan and
Fletcher followed with basket apiece
putting the Falcos seven points in the
/ lead Austin, just home from Dart
mouth, tied with johnson of the Athlet-
les for the honors that netted the Ath-
letics a double counter. Johnson and
Reynolds both scored on fouls and the
| period ended after johnson put beauti-
full shot through the hoop, with the score
| : TO 3 in favor of the FalcOs.
The second period was harder fought
than the first. Only five baskets and one
! foul were netted. johnson started the
fray with another beautiful parabola
from the center of the hall, giving the
Athletics a twin counter. Reynolds
scored on foul. Donahue followed with
( a basket and then Dowd catapulted a
nice one for hoop. Fletcher and Aus
I tin brought up the score of each side
/ two points with a basket each. The
( period ended with the score: Falcos IL,
I Athletics II.
( At the beginning Of the third period.
! Reynolds dropped out of right guard for
the visitors and was supplauted by Pier,
whose place at left forward was taken
! by substitute, Power. Sullivan started
! of with basket. For the next FIVE min
I utes no ground was gained on either side.
Rough stuff began TO creep in. Referee
/ Harwold was some busy dancing over
/ the floor. Austin then came to the front
/ with a basket for the Athletics. Dona-
] hue threw double counter and johnson
came TO the rescue with one of the best
shots seen here. Ii was a beautiful long
throw and brought the crowd to its feet.
4 Whitney, inspired by yells of the crowd,
/ tied the score. II to II, with a basket
! that kept the crowd bowling for several
! seconds. Austin scored on a foul. which
4 Fletcher tied with free try. Donahue
scored basket, Dowd and Fletcher
( brought in a point each on free tries,
and Donahue ended the game with an
other basket.
| johnson, who was borrowed from
! Springfield. Mass, by the Athletics for
last nights game, played a star contest
/ ton. Above all, he knows how to play
clean. Whitney played a fine back6eId
game and was on his toes every minute.
/ Dowd closely covered Donahue. T. Dun
| levy played the best thus far this season.
| Austin played wonderful game at left
/ forward, and it is a pity that he cannot
/ be with the Athletics for the entire sea
son. The summary: