The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-01
Had Better Team Than Mont
pelier Seminary
THE SCORE WAS is 10 0
Goddard's Strength a Surprise - Five
New Players in the Line Up
Game Interesting from Start
TO Finish.

The Goddard foot bali team came of
victorious in the FIRST game Of the season
played at Montpelier yesterday after.
noon, against Goddard's old athletic RI.
val, Montpelier seminary, the fnal score
being 10 TOT
The Montpelier team had slight adj
vantage IN having played one game Lhis
season, but Goddard was too strong for
them all the way through, aud The
Montpelier team did not come within 20
yards OF scoring at any time during the
game.
Goddard's strength was somewhat Of
a surprise 10 the spectators, al FIVE new
players were in the lineup, and some
Of the others had played in but few
games.
Among the new players, Benedict at
center and Conner at guard played a
strong game, while the old players gave
the usual good account Of themselves.
the work Of Heath and Mcdonald being
particularly good.
The game wac fast from the start,
and enthusiasm ran high, the support
ers Of both schools giving the police all
they could do to keep the spectators off
the field.
Goddard had the kickoff. Benedict
making the kick 10 Reed, who made
IS yard end nm, Clark gained 3 yards,
Currier made l2.yard gain around the
end, when Simons took the ball and lost
II TO Goddard on tumble.
Berry, who had the ball failed 60 gain
in the first run. but Mcdonald made q
sensational 30yard run around the left
end and Berry gained 10 more. IN tho
next rush Berry lost a little ground,
bnt Goddard retained the ball and Me.
Donald made six yard gain. followed
BY l0-yard run around left end by
Berry. Mcdonald again went around the
left end to the five yard line, and Berry
made the first touchdown.
Mcdonald attempted to kick goal and
failed.
Benedict kicked of to Currier, who
made u 20-yard run, and in the next
play a forward pass 70 Reed gained II
yards more for Montpelier when God.
dard got the bah on tumble.
Berry made five yards on the first
down. but Goddard was unable 10 make
the distance and tho ball went to Mont
pelier on downs,
Montpelier attempted a double pass.
but faiied to gain hut retained the ball.
Slmons punted 70 Goddard's s0.yard line
when Mcdonald got the ball and made
a l5yard gain, which was forfeited with
- wards penalty because Of Goddard's
holding
Goddard gained 10 yards on a forward
pass but was unable TO gain more be.
fore the halftinie whistle blew
half and started his work BIZ catching
The kickoff and making Il 20 yard run
around left end Goddard gained 10
yards by an outside pass. and Berry
gained 10 more when Goddard was again
penaiized Is yards for holding in the
line,
Heath made q 20 yard run around left
end, Berry added 10 and Heath gained
IL BY 4 quarterback run. A double pass
put the ball to Moutpelier's five yard
line
Goddard WIS unable to advance the
ball beyond the two.yard line, and it
went to Montpelier on downs.
Goddard regaihed the bali in the first
tHaU AH iNAtAhAN AIM AFNii% AhAlF AHN
second touchdown.
Heath kicked the goal, making the
score II to in favor OF Goddard.
Simuns kicked OIL and Olsen got the
ball for 10 yards gain, followed by one
az IL BIZ Hartford Goddard was again
penaliged, this time for attempting a
forward pass over the center 81 the
line
Heath punted and Olsen made a 10
ward gain, when the ball went to Mont
pelier on tumble and Thomas made a
hve,yard gain through the line
Goddard was penalixed FIVE yards for
playing ott side
Montpelier gained 30 yards on a dou.
Die pass. followed by forward pass,
which Berry took and made long run,
which was good for touchdown il the
crowd had been back advancing che bali
40 yards
Heath and Berry guf the ball 70 the
25.yani Tine. when Mcdonald advanced 1t
40 yards ana Heath made touchdown
by quarterback run around the left
end from the l5yard line.
Heath missed the goal kick.
Harrison and Mcdonald made 80
ward gain, followed by six more by
Heath when tho time whistle blew.