The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-23
Goddard Lost to St. Johns
bury Academy, rs to "a
FINE PASSING DIFFICULT
Visiting Team Was Lighter but 1t Made
Up for 1t by Quickness-Game Was
Exciting, as One Team and Then
the Other Forged Ahead.

In the closest and most exciting game
Of the season, st. Johnsbury academy
defeated Goddard seminary last evening
at basket bail by the score Of 25 TO a4.
A large number Of the members Of the
school on the hilr' a. we'll al many from
down town were fortunate enough to see
the game.
Owing to the way in which the play
ers kept punched there was not much
chance for any fine passing, although
once IN Il while each team would show
few minutes Of scientific playing.
Both teams certainly guarded well and
In large hall they probably would
have done better passing. The visiting
team was much lighter in weight than
was the Goddard team but what they
lacked in weight they surely made up in
were sure at baskets. Their chances ut
the net were many less than Goddard's,
but Goddard had hard luck on many Of
theirs. In the last half, the game was
highly exciting, as first one team would
be ahead and then the other. Some ex-
eelient playing was done BY both teams
at these critical points.
1T. Johnsbury started the scoring with
a basket BY Hooker, followed by one
by Cummings, and then one by Richard
son Of Goddard. Hooker then dropped
the disk through the basket again. as
did Houghton and Merle Clark for Cod
dard, Kicker for Sc. Johnsbury secured
the next two and Fox shot foul. For
Goddard, Richardson secured one more
basket and Houghton shot one from the
foul line. The score then stood II to
. IN favor OF the visitors.
The game grew interesting the first
thing in the second half When the
first period had closed the score was
two points in st. Johnsbury's favor.
Gibson made basket for the visitors
and then they were four points ahead
The hopes Of the Goddardites were
quickly revived, however, by baskets BY
Merle Clark and Blake in quick success
sion. This tied the score and the cheer
ing seemed TO do the Goddard players
good, for Merle Clark secured another
basket almost as soon as the ball had
been put in play. This placed Goddard
two points ahead But their lead was
short lived for Cummings, the visitors
fast forward, had snatehed their victory
from them in a twinkling. The bah had
scarcely left the referees hands before
a st. ,lohnsbury man tossed it to Cum
mings who did what was expected OF
him. But what WIS worse, he did 1t
again. scoring another two points.
This placed st. Johnsbury two points
in the lead The Goddard boys did not
given M hope and began playing In a
way that meant business. ID had its
result in Clark's making another basket,
thereby making the score even once
more Fox performed his part in this
furious game and Goddard was again
two points in the rear. Houghton got a
free throw from one of the fouls in the
game and scored one point from it. Now
the visitors were only one point beyond
the home team. But Fox was becoming
aggressive and had dropped another bas-
ket before Goddard became aware that
their goal was in danger
Houghton shot q basket amid a storm
OF applause and Goddard was once more
IN sight OF victory. But Cummings
spoiled their chances by scoring another
basket ST. Johnsbury was then three
points ahead and the time for play was
getting short. The very last moment
Blake tossed Goddard's last basket, re-
ducing the visitors lead to q single
point.
The game ended with the score 20 to
"a in favor Of St. Johnsbury academy
The line up;
ST. j. ACADEMY GODDARD
Fox, /. f........l. f., Booth and Blake
Cummings, +. f....... i, T., Richardson
Gibson, c....... .....e., Houghton
Hooker, r. g.......r. g, M. Clark
Capt. Kicker, ]. g.......l. g., h. Berry
Summary; Baskets from the floor,
Fox 2, Cummings 4, Gibson /, Hooker 3,
Kicker ,. Blake 2, Richardson 2. Hough
ton 2. NJ. Clarke s baskets from the
foul line, Houghton 2, Fox / periods,
two 20.minutes; referee, Calderwoodj
umpire, Mariani; score IS to "a in "a
yor of st. Johnsbury academy.