The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-12
Easy Victory For Heavier
Foot Ball Eleven
ON A MUDDY GRIDIR0N
Visitors Only Score Was Made on \
Pretty Drop Kick BY Hlil-0oadald
Had Little Trouble in Gaming
Around the Ends.

With the Rridifun slippery with mud
and water from The pouring rain, God,
dari seminary played BE- lrst home
game II che season yesterday afternoon
with the 81. dohusbufy academy eleven
and Won the game easily, hy q score d
"a 20 g. Goddard was e littIo thu heavier
Ia weight and played snappler and
better game than their opponents,
Around st. bloomsbury. ends Goddard
had little trouble IA making big gains
aud had The grounds been In good shape
would have run up a much larger score
against the arndemy, A. n was. The
game was called Ia the middle 81 the last
half On account 81 darkness.
The game wa started with 81. Johns.
bury kicking on 90 CuHnefs. who was
dawned on Goddafd's f5.yanl line God
dard then started IN with a rush that
swept the visitors 81 their feet. and In
less than five minutes Of play Berry had
made Goddarls first touchdown from
the ilftoen-yard line. Mcdonald made
two long ond runs, and fp0te added 20
yards more on a quarter back run, put
ting Goddard on the visitors i5yard
line. from where Berry scored IN the fret
rush. Mcdonald failed to kick the goal.
the ball being fairly soaked with water.
making il hard 10 kick a goal
ST. Johnsbury then kicked Of TO Cod
dard again. and with the same tactics
Goddard soon had the ball on the visit.
ors l0yard line. fooie and Mcdonald
both making sensational runs. Melon.
aid went around the aeademy's right end
ana between the goal posts Tor the sec.
ond touchdown Mcdonald again missed
kicking the goal
Goddard kicked to 81 Johnsbury, who
advanced tie ball 20 yards before II
was finally downed on The 50.yard line,
ST. J. made ten yards OF the gain BIZ
a double pass after the first man with
the hall had been tackled The visitors
then played the strongest that they did
AZ any time IN the game. and rushed the
bah 70 Goddard's ten-yard line, gaining
is yards by a fine forward pass. God.
dard held them Tor two downs here. and
quarterback liill then dropped back for
a try for goal from the field, being
nearly directly in front Of the goal posts.
The center made a perfect throw and
Hin dropkieked the ball squarcly b..
tween the posts Tor their four points.
st. J. kicked 20 Mcdonald, who was
downed on the % yard line. ON the first
rush Mcdonald lost five yards on al
attempt to 70 around left end. Quarter
back foote then tried the forward pass,
but Mcdonald failed 90 catch the ball
Olsen fell on It, however. and saved Il
for Goddard with gain Of IS yards
Alexander then skinned the right tackle
for a IS ward gain and Mcdonald added
len yards more around right end. With
The ball then On the visitors ten-yard
line. Berry carried it across the goal line
in the next rush for the third touch
iown, Just a. time was called for the
first half Benedict kicked the goal
III the second half Goddard kicked to
st. j. and downed the ball on the IS.
ward line. st. J. at once fumbed and
Mcdonald secured the ball for Goddard
olsen gained yards through left tackle
md Mcdonald then went around the
cit end for 40 yards, but when he was
ackled dropped the ball and lost it to
he visitors. st. J. attempted to punt,
lut Hill kicked poorly and made only
bout ten yards. In the first rush Slack
.artied the ball over the line for the
ourth touchdown. Benedict missed the
,oal
Goddard kicked to the academy. and
lie game was soon called with the ball
n the middle OF Che field.
The liuc-up.