Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-18
A GREAT
SURPRISE.
Goddard Holds Down the
Famons U. V. M. Team
to Two Runs.
Best Baseball Record Ever
- Before Made;by Goddard
Seminary Since 80


The Goddard Seminary base ball team
met defeat at Athletic Park, We'd
nesdav afternoon by the famous u. V.
NJ, by the small score of 2 to /. That
i'll Il nut shell is the story Of the best
game of base ball ever played by team
wearing the Goddard uniform. 1t is ten
years ago this month that IA team from
Goddard Seminary rossed bats with tie
Varsity teams of the Burlington Univer-
sity. During all these years the college
has gained good reputation for having
one OF the best ball teams to be found at
any college. and from the team three
pitchers have entered the National
League. In spite of the great odds the
Goddard team were bot afraid to meet
the gilt edged QueensCity team for two
games. Barre people already know the
result of the first game which the two
teams played. When last Saturday
Barre people saw the Goddard team hold
tue U. V. NJ, down TO 13 runs and at
tine same ime making ) runs there We're
many who expressed The opinion thai
the visitors were only waiting to give
the Goddards a severe defeat yesterday
at burlington. But now they sing Il
different song, The Goddard Seminary
team has on the home grounds OF their
opponents played practically a tie game
with, the u. " NJ, tie same team and
pitcher that SO recently defeated the
University of Pennsylvania team. That
the citizens of the Queen City expected
tnat their pets would have II walk over
was showed by the scanty attendance.
ana that the College team We're affected
with Il swclled head was shown bv the
boast OF one OF them usl before the game
that ,hey would pound Bush out of the
DON. Flagg was the first man at bat III
the opening inning, and reached first on
Il tumble, being advanced 10y sacrifice
hits and pass unit! he scored the irs
and only run for Goddard> In the l.. V.
M. half, Aldin9er scor, on his own
scratch single Il poor throw 10 second
by "Bill'' Aver, and Il few sacrifice hits
In lhe home /, ANS half Of ine second
inning Joiner scored in singles 10y h;nl-
self and Reid, aided oy poor iieldiny by
the Gotdards. This enued the scoring
for the entire game, eacn side applying
whilewash in each following inning.
Ihe nearest the tiudtiards came to scor-
ing again was in the eight inning, w hen
with two men out and "Bl' Aver on
second, Lamb hil IL single to LETT field
Aver starting for home. 1t was des-
perale chance, but the play knew it
was score then or probably not at al, 50
he kept on and but for Il perfect throw
of Adlingcr from deep left field TO the
home plate the game would have been Il
tic as Aver was caught at the plate.
The L. V. Nj. admitted after the game
that no other man on the team except
Addinyer could have made the throw.
Every player on both teams played good
lall and the general opinion of the spec
lators was that the game was the best
of the season. Richmond pitched good
game, but no better than Bush as the
game shows. Iime and again Lush
would either strike cut the heavy HiIuls
or prevent lnom hitting safely. lie Da-
more s,lil, out> to MS credit than i,ich-
numd and bu, one more int was made
from his delivery. T.,c Uoddart> will
nuw play itin,. school teams ami viii
maAe use IF the lrallIiu. they hay. uau
III pi"yM.. finer games with college
teams. The score: