The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
FIRST GAME
Is GODDARD'S
Close, Fierce Struggle With
Spaulding High
BUTFEW BASKETS THROWN
LII
Goddard Covered So Effectually That
Spaulding's Forwards Could Not
shOOt-Final Score Was
"a to 9.
BUTFEw BASKETS THROWN

-
The spaulding high school basket bail
team was defeated by Goddard seminary
at the Church street gymnasium last
evening. The score was IA to 0, and the
game was the closest and hardest fought
that has been played here since the God.
dard and Peoples academy lie game last
winter. The crowd at that game was
the largest that had ever turned out to
basket ball game in Barre, and the
crowd last evening was its equal in size.
The $50 tickets that were put on sale
yesterday afternoon disappeared like
chat before the wind, and fifty more tic
kets we're put up at the two selling
places and these were quickly gobblod
up. Several who had tickets to dispose
Of found ready customers for them at so
cents apiece
The capacity Of the gym. was taxed
to the limit and a large number Of peo.
pie who had not purchased tickets at
the advance sale came to the hall, but
could not get in The two sides of the
court we're roped off and three "coppers"
were present in the hall to keep the
crowd in line. The minute the doors
opened az seven o'clock, people began TO
flock in and at 1880 nearly the limit had
been reached. Those who were not early
enough to get seats had to stand for
two hours before the game started, and
~ tssoo ln.0E hafaea fka Nrfah
Through Misunderstanding as 10
what rules the game was to be played
under, the two teams debated this ques-
tion for nearly an hour and II was nihe
o'clock when the game finally began.
No agreement had been made by the
teams before they arrived at the hall
as to whether the game should be played
under the amateur or intercollegiate
rules. Spaulding wanted the amateur
rules, as they claimed that they had
played only one game this season under
the intercollegiate rules-that with St
Johnsbury academy. Goddard stuck out
for the intercollegiate rules, as they
claimed they he'd prasdiced and been
coached TO play under those and supposed
the game was to be played that way
anything but the amateur rules, and Cod
dard finally consented to play rather than
throw up the game.
The only important difference between
the two rules is that the intercollegiate
rules allow dribbling OF the ball and
shot for the basket at the end, while,
under the amateur rules, the ball cannot |
be shot for the basket by the one who is
It, but must pass it to another
player, who can then shoot it for the !
basket.
Referee Tillinghast Of Vermont acad
emy was imported for the game and was
the sole official, performing his difficult |
task we'll. The game was so extremely /
close that he had Ms Work cut out for
him, and ALI things con sgitdered,, It must
be admitted that sh6 was successful tel'
ra Goddard had considerable the adyan-
tage Of weight over tlieir opponents, and /
their persistent and effective work in
keeping their men covered was the secret I
Of their success in winning the game.
Spaulding shot but two baskets from the
floor, one by Grigg and one by Maiden,
while Goddard got four from the floor,
two each by Richardson and Moore.
Three fifteen minute periods were played. /
GTigg made the first score of the game
after five minutes Of playing, but Rich
ardson of Goddard evened up the points
almost Immediately. Spaulding Of God
dard soon had two free throws for the
basket from fouls, but missed. On the
second throw, Richardson caught the ball
as 1t bounded back and tossed it in
for goal from the floor. Spaulding
shot one foul for Goddard, which ended
the scoring for this period. This left
The score with Goddard in the lead, to
. The second period ended 3 TO 4 in
soddard's favor, Spaulding getting but
two points on goals from fouls, while
Goddard got one goal from the floor and
Two from fouls.
In the last period, each side made the
same number of points Moore shooting
/ basket from the floor and Spaulding
shree from fouls for Goddards, Maiden
i basket from the floor and Cummings
shree from fouls. Spaulding high made
i've throws from fouls out of l3 chances,
Ind Goddard made six out of the same
number of chances.
There was a perfect bedlam throughout
he game, and the players were keyed
% high tension from whistle to whistle
The Spaulding boys made many more
hrows for the basket than Goddard, but
he shots lacked accuracy, as the God
lard men did not once give them an open
'hance for a shoot. Another game is
scheduled to be played between the two
,chools.