The Helena independent., 1894-11-25
NOTHING FOR EITHER
The Helena.Butto Football Match Was a
Very Holly Contested Came on
Both Sides.
NONE KILLED BUT SOME WOUNDED,


| Nnf Aohnk ldhl Spectators ua'' ''E AU'
intervals when attention was bcinl
given to the wounded, rh, dag was IN
ideal one for foot BAH. There was II,
wind to amount Ia nhytnin,y, ard IN,
wind To amount u anything. and IN,
temperature was just right. The grid
iron, too, was In splendid condition. II
was % slow Held, So 10 speak. but had
the advantage Of anording n soft place
for thc heroic players To be knocked
down on. Perhaps this fuct accounted
for the lack of very serious accidents
during the play.
larly yesterday afternoon people be-
gan to move ont 10 Athletic park. and
10y $3.50 every outgoing street eur was
nllcd to ovcrfowing, Scores OF ear
ri1gps rolled ont To the purk, conveying
many ladies, who went 20 enjoy the
exciting contest as wcl as their BROTH
rrs When thc game opened there was
nearly 1000 people on hand. They did
nat coniine their applause 10 the bril-
liant plays of the home team alone, for
whom the visitors would make some
particularly clever runs they would be
chcered ns they deserved. II was n
good-natured, enthusiastic crowd, thor
uughly representative oi the citl. All
classes were there - LAWYERS. doctors,
merchants. clerks and lr0crtlkrrs. The
people Went out to puInl tl'u gama. ana
the way they yelled and threw up their
hats and prauued around demonstrate "a
that they appreciated it's fine points.
Some one provided with mechanic $
Hen had recently removed a great share
of the fence inclosing the park but that
made not a particle of difference In
the gate receipts. Although there
were no guards out, even the boys
marched up To the box Office. bought
their tickets and walked into the
grounds by the straght and narrow
way
The game was lively from start 10 IN
lsh, The usual number Of c1suahes
occurred, but none were OF very seri-
GUS nature. To many people 1t seemed
vomaI kable that any player left the
deA alive. Now and then one would
Eet all the wind knocked out Of HIM,
but none OF these tribes delayed the
game long After some particularly
fierce scrimmGge, once In awhile. a
dozen men would climb or the heroic
fellow who had dropped onto the ball,
only 10 find him apparently dead To the
world. In such a case some one would
sell for water. and as a bucket of the
teyNing tluid was always on hand, 1t
would only be few minutes before
the player would be back To- life again
During the periods when disabled
player was stretched out. the other
men would take advantage OF the res
pite 10 rest up "A bit. Altogether 1t
was more interesting than a ne fight,
| for twenty-five strong, swift Men were
arrayed against each other. To bc
SURE the ring was larger than the or
dlnary kind, but that made No differ
| enCe. The men never avoided punish
ment: they never tlinched; they never
ran away from the fight but each and
every one piled into the thickcst Of the
fray at every opportunity
II was one of the most remarkable
rumes ever played. Not "A touchdown
was made by either side. This showed
wonderful evenness of teams. Helena
won the first kick of. Capt. Hill made
a good thirty yard kick. Bowie, Butte's
fuilhack, caught the ball. but before he
could make any distance Helena's line
was upon him. Then followed success
sion ~ scrimmagcs which brought the
ban 20 Helena's twenty-five yard line.
After the lineup there, through FUN
bile Of Butte's. Hin got the ball and
punted IT, Bowie caught the bali and
was making time down the field when
he was clcVerly tackled by Hermann.
Helena's center rush, and downed. In
the tusscl that followed the lineup
Bphn received the ball, but was thrown
by Richards over the side line. Butte
sun had the ball IL was passed to
Butte's quarterback. who fumbled IL.
but Lloyd, by clever drop, secured g.,
ON an On side play by the Helena's.
Butte was awarded ten yards. Hell
caa gOt the pigskin on three downs.
The bah was passed 10 Fred Yheger.
who made "a brilliant run before being
downod. After the lineup Word. Hell
vuHs lett halfbnck, got the ball and
made dash tu Within three yards Of
goal. Here. unfortunately for the Hell
ruas time was Whistled up. and the
first half closed without point having
been scored
Toward the close Of the first halt
Bowie was knocked out in a collision
capt. Pearce, also Of the Buttes re-
ceiFCd "a bad fall, but was not disabled
Lloyd took Bowies place, King took
LluYd's and kremrr. substitute. was
put In as loft halfback
Ina the srruud half Mattlson, fui
Butte. started I'm with a costly error
Ne m1dc two splendid long distance
AieEs, bot at both be sent the ball out
Uf bounds aud Hrlrnu was awarded
th' Rick uu. Lloyd cnught the ball
| hut hefprr hc could advance hc was
! Ilid luW, The succession NJ center
| plays un The part NJ Butte which fol-
| iaHrd brought the oval into Helena
/ territory Erarmpr made two splendid
rans. Helena E1t the buIl ON downs
| bQt failnd tu gain, and the Kick was
blocked. liuttp Etllng possession OF thi