The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-02
DEPENDS GODDARD.
A Former Athletic Manager Writes Of
Situation.

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Editor OF the Barre Daily Times; Be
ing interested in the Goddard Athletic
association, also holding the office Of
manager for one OF the school teams last
year, | feel it my duty to show the true
craftsmanship at Goddard.
Last there were only few four year
men in school, and | was one OF them
In my whole four years at Goddard,
never knew Of one person who received
any compensation for his athletic ability
| My last year in school / was one OF
the executive board of toe athletic as,
ISOLATION, therefore / would naturally
be one of the first 70 hear OF any person
or persns who wanted money for his
athletic ability or help OF any kind
Only those who could not pay the gen
eral expenses We're helped. and they re-
ceived no more nelp than anyone who
had never seen or heard OF foot bali
basket ball, or base ball game. The
only help such ones as there received
was q scholarship or a chance to work
for part Of his board.
In the case of the captain OF last
years base ball team, | can say that
ne was capable of paying his full eX-
penses, but wanting to go 10 college ne
wished to save what he could by work
ing for his board.
The first of last year we that were
interested in the coming base ball team
began 10 look around to see what ma.
terial we had on hand, and to our disap.
pointment found we were not very
strong in the box. One OF the students
from MASSACHUSETTS, VINO had played hall
with Worcester academy the preceding
spring, and had come TO Goddard to pre-.
pare for college as his parents did not
wish him TO play foot bali, as they
thought that Goddard did not enter into
this sport very heavy.
After this student heard that we were
weak in the box, he wrote TO a crack
pitcher whom he had backed up behind
the bat at Worcester academy the pre-
ceding spring, and tried to get him
to come to Goddard. But the fellow
would not come unless he could get a
scholarship and chance to work for
his board ] went to Mr.. HOLSTER and
asked him what he could do for us, and
the only reply ! got was that he would
give him a scholarship or a chance 20
work for his board, providing he couldn't
afford to pay the general expense, but
that was all. ! saw him two or three
times after, telling him how bad we
were in need OF pitcher, but could
not get any inducements in the least.
After we had finished the base bail
season, was glad that we did not nave
tbis man come TO Goddard, that is.
mean ii we had got to give him any
inducements. But not only this For
We won the championship OF Vermont
with not paid man ON the team When
we ended the season. il was said that
Goddard had one OF the hest prep. school
pitchers in the state. Olsen was a four
year man who had got his start at
Goddard. lie entered u. V. NJ. this fall.
As TO the manager OF the base ball
team at NJ. ). receiving inducements to
enter Goddard, don't see why anyone
should think OF such thing, for he
was no better ball player than anyone
on the &. :. team, including the subs,
last year.
remember last spring at a NJ. S.
and q. s. game at lntercity, MIR Fair
child and | we're talking about the two
schools IN general, and Mr.. FairchiId
made the statement that he would like
to attend Goddard next year This IS
all ever heard Mr. Fairehild say about
entering Goddard. and met him several
times and talked with him in regard to
the games / also visited him twice at
Montpelier, and he never mentioned
about attending Goddard but that once
| have heard several people make the
remark that we mad men on our team
which we paid, but it was only by those
who were down on the s9hool or couldn't
back up their statement.
tSignedl Percy c, Keir, '0s.
Mgr. of q. =. b. b. r.. '0s.
Craftsbury, VT, Oct. lst, zoos.