The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-10
GODDARD WAS
BETTER IN MUD
Troy Conference Academy
Beaten Saturday,
35 to IA
VISITORS STRONG
ON FORWARD PASS
Wall Was the Individual
Star For the Home
Team

By the efforts Of an ambitious big
brother and the grace of Providence
the scorer is a proficient waterdog
Barre, therefore, learns that Goddard
slipped and slid, stopped and Topped
through Saturday afternoons storm to
a IS to IA win over Troy Conferences
academy at the seminary campus. It
was carnival of muck. After the
first minute of play fhe men were a
mess and the field little less, but the
game was good and Goddard won, SO
everybody at home was happy.
Goddard played faster game and
showed superior football knowledge
but the few fans who brayed the down
pour were given food for meditation
by a few flashes OF brilliant forward
passing by the visitors. A clear day,
dry ball, etc, might have brought rev
citations from this quarter. However,
Troy hadn't expected the slashing
type Of game played BY Goddard and
was obviously unprepared for the ter
rife onslanghts of the Barre lads. The
Poultney boys played more conser-
vative game, and as consequence
were on the defensive most Of the
time. But It was a strong defcn-
sive and Goddard was forced to use
everything to get through.
Only once was the academy eleven
demoralized and that was when Dris-
coll of Goddard recovered Troy fun
bic on Goddard's l5-yard line and ran
the 50 yards to touchdown. Dris-
coll picked up the ball and started
away so quickly that Troy didn't real
ize what had happened and start after
him until it was too late. Driscoll
himself couldn't believe il, apparent
", as he stopped for second at the
Troy e5.yard line, bewildered look
on his face. However, he got the idea
right away and dashed on the remain
ing distance for the tally. Driseolls
run was the feature of the day.
Wall, the tiny Goddard fash. was
easily the whole game. He simply did
what he wanted TO and got away with
it. II didn't make much difference to
him whether he went through center
or around the ends, he gained every
time. They do say this little lad i
l0.iiat man on the hundred and he
sure proved il Saturday. No matter
how big the man that tackled him,
Wall twisted, sqnirmed and tore him
self free and il took two or more 10
down him always. BY the way, the
score would have been seven heavier
for Troy If it hadn't been for this
man Walls flying feet.
In the last two minutes of play in
the second period Leonard. che whirl-
wind Troy quarterback, threw a per-
feet pass TO Brough. The latter made
an easy catch at the 40-yard line and
tore down the field for the goal line
with Goddard trailing way behind. 1t
looked like a cinch and it should have
been because it was a great piece Of
football However, our Mr.. Wall
couldn't see it at all. Out he stepped
md down like q streak after Brough.
Every water-soaked, mud-spattered
ian on the sidelines forgot even ;he
weather in the thrill of those few
tense seconds. Inch by inch Wall !,
yained but closer and closer hove The
Goddard goal line. Finally with a SUI
,reme effort Wall leaped, landed on
3rough and hauled down the Troy /
rope Of tally ut the l5-yard line. It