The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-21
New Hampshire School De-
feated Goddard Seminary,
II to Is, Last Night
GAME WAS SWIFT
AND FAIRLY CLEAN
Goddard Second Team De-
feated by Combina-
ton Five

Basketball fans who attended the dou
BILE bill at Church street gymnasium las
evening with the anticipation of gettin.
variety for their money, returned
home after the games with their desire;
filled, after Colby academy had won ovel
the Goddard seminary quintet in fast
and clean game by score OF II to 10
while the Goddard second team sue.
cumbed to the Combination Five 10 to 6
in rough and tumble game.
The Goddard Colby game was without
doubt the best contest seen in Barre this
winter, and was fast from the time the
whistle blew in the first period until the
last second OF play in the second half.
Colby had slight edge on the Goddard
five in the passing department, but when
| they worked the ball near their goal.
| the Goddard guards showed good work
in breaking up the plays and kept the
score small. There were times when
Goddard showed signs OF team work but
as general rule there was something
lacking to give them the desired punch.
As time went on both teams played a
faster game and at the end of the second
period they had worked up to the limit
of their speed; but no matter how hard
either team played, they were almost
always halted at the basket and shot
after shot went wild.
After the first few minutes Of play the
visiting team acted perfectly at home on
the floor and as the game progressed
they improved in their work The play
ing of Virgins at left forward was easily
the feature of the game. as he was fast
on his feet, played a good dribbling game,
was sure passer and crack shot In
the first period he rather dazzled Slay-
ton by his speed and kept away so that
he looped the ball three times; but in the
second period Slayton had little trouble
in following him and held the Colby wiz
ard to lone basket thus breaking up
the teams offensive play. Virgins was
the only man on the team who seemed
to be a sure shot, as the others were
plugging the bah at random toward the
basket and had little success at making
points Williams at center for the Colby
team shot the fouls for the visitors and
did very good work, as he missed but
few and made five counts.
The Goddard team started the game
off in good style and Carroll had little |
trouble in outjumping Williams, and Nc |
Williams was always there for the ball |
ahead Of his man, but Smith, who was |
playing the other forward position for
seemed to be having an off |
night, and failed to negotiate with the |
pass from McWilliams, and his opponent
almost without fail started the team
work by passing the ball to Cooper, who
would fall back as McWilliams advanced
IN the play. In the first few minutes of
,lay Smith looped the ball twice on diff
icult shots while in a scrimmage in front
# the basket, but after that he failed
o make much Roadway. While McWil-
Jams had hard luck in his shooting all
he evening he made few clever plays
nd did some remarkable floor work
dcWilliams. who shot majority of the
ouls, had his eve on the basket and
ooped four from the foul line scoring
hree in the first period and one in the
asst half
Carroll at center made the most points
or the hilltop aggregation, shooting two
rom the floor in the first half and two
a the last period. He also received sew
raj hard passes and dribbled well. The
yards both played good games, Slayton
utting up an especially good game in
he last half, as Virgins looked TO be
ne of the hardest men TO follow who has
layed on the local floors this winter
Welsh at the other guard played the
Tine consistent game which he has been
rowing all season. Welsh played the
est passing game which he has shown
lis winter and broke up play after play
nder the Colby basket His great
rength enabled him to wrestle for the
all and seldom did he lose it. and he
'uld lay his hands on it.
Roughhouse was something of the past,
far as the varsity five was concerned,
nd no fouls were called for this and
ugh work seemed eliminated from the
ntest. The game started with Smith
oring the first points by shooting
lsket from the floor in the first two
inutes of play, followed closely by
iggins looping one from the side OF the
III. Smith soon Gagged another point
aker- ana from mere On Oouuaiu neiu
e lead until the end OF the period, when
e score stood-i0 to 8.
With a lead of two points in their
vor at the beginning OF the second hall,
,ddsrd gained a point on their rivals
re when Colby fouled with two men
B., McWilliams making his shot from
e foul line good. Goddard managed to
ep the lead until they scored Is points.
this stage, Gronwoldt made a pretty
OF from the side of the hall and shortly
ter Williams Gagged two from the foul
e, both fouls being made with two
m on. With Colby two points in the
ID and three minutes TO play, Goddard
ed their utmost to score. but Colby's
tense proved too strong. as their men