The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-25
To Preparatory School Foot
ball Championship
WON ITS SCHOOL GAMES
And Lost But Two Games Altogether
Was to Have Played Brattleboro,
Which Claimed Southern Leader
ship, but Latter Cancelled.

BY winning its preparatory school
games this year, Goddard seminary
energies from the football season Of 1910
the only undisputed claimant to the
preparatory championship Of the state,
Rolling up decisive score against the
strong Newport high school eleven, God
dard subdued the erstwhile champions
of northern Vermont. Later in the sea-
son, the seminary defeated Burlington
high school, hitherto strong factor in
the race To elinch it's hold on the
championship, a game was arranged
with Brattleboro high school, which team
had already overcome everything in the
southern part OF the state. The latter's
failure, however, TO obtain better than
an even break with Bellows Falls high
school last Saturday resulted in the can
ceiling Of the game, Brattleboro relin-
gushing all claims to the honor in favor
of Goddard.
Lost Only Two Games.
Among other elevens that have gone
down before the local school are: St
AIichaels college, always formidable and
ever worthy OF any teams steel; the
Montpelier Independents, an eleven COM
posed largely OF players from Montpelier
high school and Montpelier seminary
and the Italian club Of this city. God
dard has lost only two games during the
season. Early in the fall the Norwich
university seconds came to Barre and
scored victory over the locals, largely
by reason of their team work and SUI
perior knowledge of the new rules.
The seminary eleven, hastily construct
I'd as it was of much raw material, even
then showed signs of the excellent form
displayed only few weeks later. Toward
the close OF the season, the team met its
second and last reversal. by going down
before st. Michaels college at Winooski
The loss Of this game was due for the
most part to temporary slump, and
the absence of some of the star play.
ers.
The squad has been coached during the
season by I. j. Stacy, a graduate of st.
Lawrence university 1t was through
bis thorough knowledge of the game ana
bis ability to successfully interpret and
put into practice the new rules that the
team has done so well, and he is deserv-
Ing of much concentration for the cred
liable showing of the team William
Richardson has proved an able captain
and inspiring leader, while Lyle L. Craig
has acted efficiently as manager The
average weight of the team is l6l pounds |
and height 5 feet, 10 inches.
A well-balanced Eleven.
This years aggregation is one OF the
best balanced eleyens which has ever rep
resented the school on the hill Team |
work in every instance has been the chief
feature of the play, and naturally has |
been one of the contributing causes for
success. On the ends, MeLeay and Nc /
liver have played like veterans. In Turn |
ey, Louis, Richardson, Tinkham and La
nou, the team has had strong line, !
composed of men that were in the game
ut every stage. Fiske, at quarterback, !
has proved himself entirely capable of
executing difficult plays, and has outgen- |
eraled and outguessed his opponents in |
every game repeatedly. He is without |
doubt the best quarterback in the state. |
The remainder Of the backfieId, Scott and !
Chapple in the halves and Sherburne al
The work of the line and formed COM
bination that was almost impossible to |
stop. This years eleven has also been
unusually successful in having a SQUAD /
of fast and heavy substitutes. The m
will lose by graduation Captain Richard |
son, Tinkham, Fiske, Turney, Scott ana
Louis 1t win thus be seen that good |
nucleus viii remain for next years elev
en-.
The team has won five games and lost |
two, scoring lis points to 80 for their |
opponents. The games and scores fol-
low
Goddard, Norwich university Eds II |
Goddard, 10 st. Michaels college . 0
Goddard, Italian Athletic club . oil
Goddard, 6s Newport high school 0
Goddard, St. MichaePs college %
Goddard, % Montpelier Indep'nd'nts 0
Goddard, 5 Burlington high school 0