The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-09
GODDARD'S
ELEVEN WON
Defeated Montpelier High
School on Gridiron,
Ii to 6
EXCITING CONTEST
ENDED IN THE DARK
Home Team Got the Jump
at Start on Seminary
Campus

In the presence of large crowd OF
spectators on the Goddard campus
Montpelier high school was defeated by
Goddard, IL to 6, yesterday afternoon
Goddard got the jump on Montpelier
at the outset and started such whiri'
wind pace that the 1912 state cham.
pions were taken off their feet. To-
ward the end of the game Montpelier
came back strong and after persistent
work, carried the ball across for a
touchdown just at the end of the game.
When the teams faced each other,
Goddard showed much heavier, and when
the play started, Montpelier's backs
found it hard to penetrate the defenses
of the home team. During the first
three periods Montpelier could gain but
little, being forced to punt often. At
the same time Goddard's offense was
proving of considerable scoring ability,
so that there is prospect of team
which viii bring the state school cham
pionship to the school on the hill.
The best playing by the losing eleven
was contributed by Mack and Blair, the
ends, and Bartlett and J. Laird, who
made most of Montpelier's gains. oil.
son, the Goddard end, took prominence
for Goddard, his tackhng being hard and
sure. The most spectacular play OF
the game was contributed by Witt, who
caught forward pass and raced past
the opposing secondary defense for a.
touchdown, making tracks over 10 yards
of turf in the run.
Goddard Scored Early.
The game started promptly at AIS.
j. Laird kicked to Goddard, Gray eaton
ing and making good run. BY a series
of line plunges, with the backfield men
the pigskin was carried well
down the field. Near the 15yard line
Rogers fumbled but Tierney recovered
the ball, Continuing the rushes, God
dard sent Gordon over for the first
touchdown of the game. Rogers kicked
out poorly, and there was no goal. Aft
er the next kickoff the period ended in
Witt Ended All,
In the second period, Goddard held
and Montpelier punted. Rogers and
Witt made first down and then God
dard was penahzed 10 yards for hold
my. VII h3tt utAt pray WIN HE
spectacular run, and Rogers kicked the
goal. After Goddard's kickoff Bartlett
contributed 36-yard run for Mont
pelier on a criss cross play, but Mont
pelier soon was forced to punt Olson
and making short distance,
when the period ended
In the third period. Wits kick was
poor. With the ball on the 45.yard line,
bucks by the Montpelier backs resulted
in first down. Soon afterwards Bartlett
resorted to a punt. Goddard was then
held for downs. With the ball on the
35-yard line, Bartlett and J. Laird per-
petrated a successful forward pass for
20 yards. With the ball but short
distance from the line and rushing down
hill, Montpelier was unable to push
the sphere across the line. Rogers punt
back up, the field from behind his goal
line carried to about midfeld. When
time was called for the period. Mont
pelier had the ball on the 35-yard line.
When the final period started, Mont
Delier started line bucking. Finally the
I0-yard hne was reached. With three
Towns, Montpelier had gained but six
Yards. Then Bartlett found a hole and
'cored Montpelier's only tally. T. Laird
JAILED to kick the goal. The game soon
ended The score;