The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-09
GETTING INTO TRIM
The Butts's Don't Propose to Return
From the Coast Vanquished.
PRACTICING EVERY DAY
They viii Play Just as Fast as Anv
OF the Salt Water Boys-The
Olympics Are Home In
Frisco Again.

along the Pacific coast, and IL exnert
opinions count for anything 1t may be
safely promised that 1t will give a good
account OF itself. On account of his
familiarity with the style of play that
is In vogue on the coast, George Nc
MILAN. who formerly captained the
reliance team. is coaching the team
Tor Its coast trip. and under his ex-
perienced training there has been a
wonderful Improvement in their play
ing. particularly as regards team work
ana fast playing. The smoke eaters
are playing much faster game now
IMAM they did a week ago. and Mr.. Nc
MILAN states that by the end of the
week they will be playing as fast a
game as any team on the coast. The
coast teams have fondly imagined all
along that their fast playing would
give them big advantage over the
suites when the latter met them on
their own grounds. and they will prob
ably be carried off their feet with as
T tonisnment when they go up against
Buttes will practice both forenoons
and afternoons this week. In the morn
ing they will practice catching the ball
ana punting 1t so as to be fully pre-
pared for the Berkeley and STANFORD
Teams. and the afternoons they will
/
IN winch they are making great strides
| towards perfection.
| IL is the present intention to take IL
| or IL men to the coast and there will be
| no regular team. A team will be made
up that will derive the most advantage
from the weak spots in the opposing
eleven. and the Buttes are particularly |
fortunate in having a number of men |
who can fill several different positions |
and I'LL them well. ellis, Brooks, Nc |
MILAN. Bohn and Lasswell can ali play |
half back and Brooks and Bohn are |
also practicing for quarter back |
When there Is great deal of line |
bucking to be done Mcmillan and Lass
well will be probably put in for half
backs and when there Is a chance for /
gains around the ends ellis and |
BROOKS will take their old positions,
Richards going to quarter. The team
VIII be very strong behind the line and
there are so many good substitutes
that several of the regular men can
be taken out of the line and played be-
hind 1t without weakening It. Lass
well, Perham, Hartzell and Mcmillan
can all do full justice to the full backs
position and Chef Smith, Richards or
Boyce can be put at right end. McMil-
Ian VIII play right tackle when he is
not back OF the line Perham will play
right guard and Jim Hooper will be
given his old position of left guard.
Manager Stivers is now trying to
arrange a game with Stanford at San
Francisco on Dee. 2s. and it is expected
-sIles pus IIIM suoIlBIloseu sul 3gul
factorily. Portland will probably be |
played on Jan. 4 and Seattle and Ia
coma as soon after that date as DOS 4
sible.
The Olympic footbaIlers are back
home and the San Francisco Examiner
Gays of them:
THE Olympic Club football team.
which recently played a disastrous en-
gagement with the crack eleven OF ,
Butte Mont, arrived home last night
ana were given a welcome by their ,
Scarcely one of the fourteen PLAYERS ,
Is without twisted ankle, gouged eve.
a broken nose or some other momento
OF the prowess of the Butte team. OIL
lenberg came in on cruthces Pedlar {
had his collar bone fractured and Por- Q
ter showed up with two ribs to mend
and She1rat had his reght eye In a s
sling. =
My boys are a little disfigured but i
not bat sorry that they met the men {
Of Butte said Manager Leonard Gill | :
We had a royal time. thanks to the a
hospitality of the people of Butte. Yes \
we lost both games, but our defeats I
were excusable. In the first place we '
ground frozen as hard as a basalt :
pavement. Our boys were not used to y
hat. Their hands became stiff with .
he cold, with the result that they FUN =
'led almost every time they essayed to =
bass the ball. Then the rarity OF the =
atmosphere of that high altitude =
pumped them OUT"
The Examiner also has the follow y
ng:
The Olympic Club football team n
vh1ch has just returned from Butte, :
don't, Is not going to disband, as has e.
zen reported. On the contrary the n
nen Will resume active training as soon a.
; tney have recovered from the bumps 81
ma bruises in their two collisions with OF
ne butte giants. and will prepare to m
gam force their recent rivals upon vi
ne latters arrival here IN about two tn
veeks. m
Although the Olympic club can al
cast OF having one of THE best elevens to
the coast playing under its colors, w
IS nevertheless a fact that the d. al
ectors of the organization have been bl
erslstent In their determination to fh
lscourage the sport and prevent the or
'rmation OF club teams Economy m
ems to have been the principle reason TO
Rough that the clubs fame should be NJ
lnanced by the possession of one or "a
ore teams which could defend its
'fors on the gridiron, but they refused
put up cent for the support of such
ans. further than in supplying thor,
it'll uniforms. The training expenses as
the players who have done battle su
r this club this year have had To he al
,rne by the men themselves.
Had IT not been for rhe pluck and
lancial skill of Capt. Leonard gill. Ma
e olympic team would never have &c
ade that journey to Butte The club ia
not assist in the venture in the sir
asst Gil took chances. but by good esi
anagement came out even w
: Outside Of the fact that We wore
e clubs uniforms. IL had absolutely
thing 10 DO with our "trip, contrary TO ]
e general belief. said GIL YESTERDAY Wi
went before the directors and asked ne
: financial assistance, but they would a
I hear OF IT, Things are done differ A. ,
tly IN Butte. There everybody helps rea
: t.1-Da-i payers ana are glad 20 do pri
va I'll you see tnat team when rhi