The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-09
GODDARD 5,
MONTPELIER @
Opening Foot Ball Game Goes
to Crimson and White.
AFTER A TAME CONTEST
Capt Knapp Scored Touchdown in FIRST
Half-M. S. Played Fast Offensive
Game in Last Few Minutes
Of Game.
AFTER A TAME CONTEST

Goddard defeated Montpelier in the
first OF their gridiron contests of the
year, on the latters campus Saturday af-
ternoon, by a score of to 0. With the
exception of the last three minutes of
play Goddard had all the better of the
Opponent. Then, after being pushed all
over the field, the Montpelier boys woke
up to their offensive strength and were
making rapid progress to a touchdown
when time was up. With few minutes
more they certainly would have tied the
score.
| The teams were evenly matched in
weight and training, and the contest
was fairly interesting. But it was fai
| from the dead-in-earnest, gruelling en-
counter which these two schools usually
have. Neither team showed much dash
or ginger. The work Of Capt. Knapp Of
Goddard stood out prominently both in
offense and defence. Knapp was the
only consistent ground gamer, and when
the ball was passed to him--and it was
given to him almost alwavs-here was
pretty SINE to be a gain. He made one
| run OF thirty yards from the center Of
| the field, that was the feature Of the game.
Hill was the only man between linn and
"a touchdown. But Hill did his work
well and brought down the runner on
the 25-yard line. Sawyer at quarter
ran the team we'll.
| For Montpelier Bigelow at right half
was the best man, although his partner,
Wells, made some good gains. Bigelow
found a hole in the right side Of the
Goddard line, and he plugged it for sue
cessive gains during the latter part Of
the game.
There was ridicuously, small attend
Gnce for a Goddard Montpelier game
when the whistle blew at 4.05, with
Montpelier kicking off to Goddard. After
a few short gains Goddard was penalized
en- wards by Umpire Mclver who claim
| ed that Sawyer started on a quarter
lback run without going the necessary
| FIVE yards to the side. Goddard put up
| a protest against the ruling, but to no
avail. With IL yards to gain Goddard
was forced to punt, but Immediately took
the bah on downs. From her own 40
yard line Goddard carried the ball for
a touchdown, without once being held for
downs. Knapp aided greatly by passing
| six chalk lines on one run, and he finally
crossed the Nj. 5. line for the first and
lcnly touchdown. The attempt to kick
goal failed.
Goddard kicked off this time and af-
ter few plays NJ. S. fumbled. Goddard
tried one play and also fumbled, the bah
going to Montpelier. Here the crimson
line stiffened, and NJ. S. had TO surrenI-
er the ball on downs. With the play on
|Montpelier's 25-yard line Goddard start
ed for another touchdown but the
whistle sounded before one play could
be completed.
In the second half Montpelier was
more of factor. Goddard kicked off,
and the ball got through several men and
rolled over the goal line. NJ. S. then
puntcd from the 25-yard line to the cen
ter Of the field, Goddard rushed back to
the ten-yard line before being stopped
Mainly aided by Bigelow's skin tackle
plays M. S. regained the distance, only
to surrender the bali after Goddard had
summoned enough men TO the right OF
the line to plug up the hole. Back again
as far as Montpeiierss 7-yard line God
dard again marched with the ball. Here
the blue and white men made o fine
stand and took the bali ON DOWNS
With only three minutes left they
started really strong offensive game
and chewed up the right side Of
CSoddard's line On almost exactly the
same play and with Bigelow running
with the ball nearly every play they
advanced from their own 7-yard line to
the center Of the field and then back still!
farther until the whistle sounded the re-
lief to Goddard with the ball within
twenty yards to their goal line. The