The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-29
IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW
Crimson and Cream Float High in the
Air To-Day.
BUTTEs DEFEAT OLYMPICs
Three Thousand People Witness
One OF the Finest Games Ever
Played In the City-The vlsi-
tors Register No Kicks.

Three thousand people, who consti
tuted the largest and most enthusias
tically loyal crowd that has ever wit
d. messed a football game in Butte. saw
tie San Francisco Olympics go dow
before Butte's smoke eaters by tn,
great score OF "a to yesterday after
noon and cheered the result and tn,
many brilliant plays of the game unit
their lungs ached and their throat,
were sore. The Buttes played the game
of their life. and in less than two hours
they not only regained all of the
ground they lost through their two de-
feats by Reliance and Denver, but
gained firmer hold on the affections
of Butte people than they have ever
had The only regrettable feature OF
the game was that 1T was not the Re-
hance or Denver team that was going
against the red and white, for the
game that Butte put up yesterday
would have easily beaten either of
those teams.
The Buttes showed an improvement
chat was surprising to their firmest
himself. Their team work was almost
perfect and their interference was SUI
perb. They played together beautiful
ly, and there was hardly a man on
the team who did not distinguish him
self at some time during the game
ellis put up the greatest game that
he has ever played, and drove the
crowd wild with delight by his bril-
1anf 60-yard run to a touchdown at
the start OF the second half. Hartzell
who took Lassweirs place at full back
after he was disabled, at the close of
the first half, proved himself to be
phenomenal player. Although he
weighs more than 200 pounds stripped.
he can run nearly as fast as ellis,
and his interference Is OF the highest
order. Al line bucldng ne is a won
DER ana Is fully the equal OF Lasswell
IN this regard II not a little superior to
him. on account of the advantage his
great weight gives him. He is quick
ana strong, and he hit the Olympic line
like three-foot log rolling down a
mountain He made a gain every time
ne hit the line and some OF them were
big ones King and Bohn, at the ends.
tackled everything that came their
way, and II took the Olympics only a
few minutes to discover that II was
useless TO attempt to get around either
or Butte's ends. Slater played the
game OF his life and hit the line like
a cannon ball. while he tackled hard
and effectively. Charley Hooper. at
center. strengthened the team wonder
ruIiy, and played a great game all
through. He and Richards worked To-
gether like clockwork and without the
suspicion of a tumble. Perharn was
lnvincfble. and made a gain every time
ne got the bah. Captain Brooks. Lass
Wen and Chef Smith played their usu-
al strong game.
Captain Pete Smith and Sfrnpson
carried on the honors for the Olympics,
afuhough Thierkrauf also played a good
mint
Ifne IN alarming style, and made Weiss
iook Ike very weak player. The
truth or the matter Is, however. that
smith Is without am equal on the coast
IN breaking through a line. and he
makes a monkey of every man he goes
against Simpson played a fine game
at right tackle, although ne has never
played tnat position before. The Olym- |
pics seemed to hose heart after the fret |
half and they played a poor game. |
Porter. the Olympic fun back, had two |
ribs on his left side fractured early in |
the second half and was taken up town |
an the ambulance. The ribs had been |
broken In a game some time ago and |
were stfn weak. When Porter droppei |
OUT Sharratt went to quarter. Nahi |
TOOK Thferkrauf's place at left half ana
Thterkrauf went to fun back.
The Buttes and Olympics will plav
again next Sunday and the latter ex- |
peot 30 keep the score down below that
on Yesterday. The following was the
Butte Pos,tsors Oh.
hooper,. .....Center. Kingdon
rernam.. LEFT Guard Pete Smith
$3.50 ~ ess.... hight Guard. .Mkddlemas
Slater. Left Tackle. Sexton
Eins.... fright Tackle. Simpson
hing.... .....Left End Olenbur-g
Bonn. ........ Right End .Cameron
tpchards.. Quarter Back. Nahl
BROOKS. Left Half Back. .Thierkrauf
Gillis.. fright Half Back .Pedlar
LasswNh.- Full Back. Porter
The Game
The Olympics won the toss and Sc
Iected the south goal, giving she
5uttes the ball with a strong sun in
heir eyes. King kicked off and the
bail was downed on the visitors On
Fard line. The visitors started IN at
,nce with their center rushes. which
lney USED almost entirely during the
satne ana went through the Butte line
OF edght yards. A right-end plav
sa1ned them a yard and they ammedi-
lfeiy lost two yards on a tumble
1auner tnan take chances on, losing the
,aH on downs the ball was passtSd 10
'orter, VINO punted IL rs yards IN the
leh buute held the ball only an in
'taD1, losing it on a tumble on the first
lown A center rush gained the Olvn-
,lcs nve yards and they lost the same
Instance on the next down on a fum-
lie. Porter again punted the bali ont
b yards to GDlis. Slater and King tors |
mole IN the Olympic line and adj
'anced the pigsktn five yards. Lass
yell shot through between Midilenas
M Cameron made a 25-yard run with
All dozen OF the Olympics dangling
Z his heels and with lead OF si2
1ches more he would have escaped
nd made touchdown. Lasswel hit
he line for five yards and repeated the I
lay for the same gain ellis then Got
be ball on a criss-cross from Brooks
nd made beautiful 40-yard run
round the left end, In which he was
wen great Interference by King, Sla-
r. Perham. Ellis and Brooks. Fills
Iade a hole through the line for Lass
ell, who gained five yards and Lass
ell gained six yards more through