The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-04
Norwich Won Opening
Game.
WAS CLOSE THROUGHOUT
Score Was II to TO- Goddard Show
I'd Up Well in Field But
Batted Weakly.

The Goddard Seminary base ball team
opened its season on the home campus
Saturday afternoonby game with Nor
wich university, in which the Norwich
team was victorious BY the close score Of
II to 10.
There was good sized and very enthu-
siastic crowd present to witness the game,
which was exceedingly interesting from
start TO finish, except for some loose play
ing at times by both teams.
Goddard played very encouraging
game for the first one of the season, al
though good many errors were made,
several Of which were made from lack Of
coaching, which emphasizes the fact that
the team ought to have had coach at the
beginning Of their practice
Lewis, the new pitcher for Goddard.
pitched fair game and although fifteen
hits were made of him he managed to
keep them scattered most Of the time, SO
that they we're not very effective Most
Of Norwich's runs were made on errors by
Goddard's infeld, Buchanan behind the
bat played an excellent game, allowing
only one man to steal second during the
game.
Umpire Frank Brown called the game
at $50 and the home team to00k the field
and Norwich went out on a strike out and
two assists to first
Berry came to the bat for the Seminary
and sent a hot gr0under to third who fum-
bled. Buchanan went out on hit to
pitcher and Berry got second. Fraser
struck ont. Seayer made safe hit and
Berry went to third, coming in later on a
passed ball by catcher. Grant went out
on a hit to pitcher. Score to- 0.
Second inning. Chase got first on a
safe hit but was put out trying to steal
second. Norwich made three safe hits in
this inning but failed to score Lewis
struck out the third man with the bases
full Smith and Murray both struck out
aud Goddard then made three runs But
ler, the next man up, hit to third who
fumbled. Butler stole second and third.
Lewis got first on balls and Butler scored
on fumbled throw to third and Lewis
went to third. Berry hit to short who
fnmbled and Lewis scored Buchanan hit
TO short stop who again fumbled and Ber-
~ got second and scored on. FFaser's S
fumbled hit to first and Fraser went sec
ond. Seayer went out on a hit to second.
Norwich made five errors in this inning.
Score 4 to o.
In the third inning M. III made one
score, third aud second being covered
with two men out, hit brought in Wash
burn from third and the next man was
out on q hit to Berry. Goddard failed
to score. Score 1 to /.
Fourth inning. Columbe got first on q
hit and third on Calderwood's two bag
ger over left field fence. and scoring on a
fly to center field which was caught.
steele out on foul fy to Grant. Wash
burn made a home run over right field and
Calderwood scored a strike out closed
the inning. Goddard did not score. Score
to4
Fifth inning. Norwich made two more
scores on well placed hits and Morris
forced in run for Goddard. Score to G.
Sixth inning N r. made one more
score and Goddard failed
Seventh inning. Chase scored for N.
II. and Smith and Murray each made a
score for Goddard. Score toS.
Eighth inning. Howard got second on
hit to Smith. Next man struck out.
Howard came in on an error by Fraser
and the side was retired. Berry struck
out. Buchanan got first on hit to short,
who threw wild to first. Fraser made a
three bagger over right fielders head and
| Buchanan scored. Fraser came in on
| Seaver's sacrifice and tied the score for
the second time during the game Grant
| hit to center field who fumbled Grant
got second on Smiths hit to the left field
er who fumbled and Grant scored. Muir.
ray went out on hit to third
Ninth inning. Score 10 to 8. N, III
made two scores on long drive over
right field and Goddard went out in one
! two. three order