The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
PLAYED TO
STAND STILL
Neither Goddard Nor Mont
pelier High School Scored
i'm THE OPENING GAME
Visitors Had Bali Within Five Yards
Of Seminary's Goal---played Under
New Rules and Game
Was Slow.


The football season Of 1906 at God
dard seminary opened Saturday after
noon when the initial game was played
on the local gridiron with the Mont
pelier high school eleven, and resulted
IN Q to 0 score. AS to weight and
former experience In the game, the
teams were about evenly matched, but
the high school made more and longer
gains and would have scored had il not
been for fumbling and off side work.
Goddard showed up quite favorably for
the opening game, considering the new
rules and the green material to work
up in the short time that they have
been practising.
Coach Bates Will now be able To get
to work on the weak places in the team
which this game showed mp, and as he
has plenty OF material to pick from,
be expects in short time now to de-
velop a much stronger combination. The
team Is playing under the new rules.
which have made some radical changes
III the game, the most noticeable of
which is the necessity to gain ten yards
in three downs instead Of five yards as
under the old rules. Several other
changes have been. made which make
the game more open. A player while ad
vancing the bali Is not allowed To hurdle
this year, and this fact was the cauSe
Of both teams being penalized many
times in Saturdays game.
The g1ne opened with Montpelier
kicking of to Goddard and the ball was
downcd on the 25-yard line. Goddard
failed to make the required ten yards
in three downs anj the ball then went
to the hgh school, which made a gain
Of FIVE yards and then lost the ball on
tumble After the ball had changed
hands several times, Cioddard's quarter
back, Mcdonald, got around the visitors
left end for a 2s-yard gain, but as be
made some ten yards Of the distance
after hurdling an opponent who attempt.
ed to tackle him, the bah was brought
baek fifteen yards BY the referee.
y. Berry and Olsen each gained fiys
yards through the line, and u Berry
then followed this up with ten yards
more around right end On their S.
yard line. the high school took brace
and held Goddard for downs and punted
TO the center of the field, s. Berry re-
ceiying the ball for Goddard. J. Berry
advanced the ball ten yards and God
dard was given five more on NiontpeI.
ier's off side work Goddard failed 10
gain on a fake punt, just as time was
up for the first half.
Goddard kicked of in the second half
and Montpelier gained steadily toward
the home teams goal, losing the ball
once on tumble. but soon regaininu
il with little loss Of ground, until Cod.
dard's 20syard line was reached, when
the locals held for downs and then punt
ed. The ball went outside. hut they
gained ten yads and retained The ball
After failing to gain on the first down
they punted again. The punt wat
blocked and the visitors got the ball
Reed then circled Goddard's left end
for a 2a-yard run and nearly made 4
touchdown, being tackled on the FIVE
yard line In the next rush into the
line they fumbled the ball and S. Berry
fell on II. Goddard then rushed II back
20 yards and punted Is more. With a
few minutes more to play, the higi
school got in some fast work and rushed
the ball back to Goddard's 15.yard line
when time was called
Reed PLAYED the star game for III,
high school. making nearly all Of Their
gains. The two Berrys, who were or
the Goddard team last year. did som,
good work and are mountain Of
strength to the team. Alexander, al
right end. showed up well in that DO
sition and made some god tackles. III,
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