The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-10
THEY DID VERY WELL
Anatcnda'S OxfOrdS Surprise Their
Many Friends.
1T WAS THEIR FIRST GAME
The Silver Bow Juniors of Butte
Carried Off the Honors-Another
Game Proposed The Visitors
Are Pleasant Young Men.

a football game with the Silver Bow
Juniors of Butte. For the local team
1t was their first experience on the
gridiron field in a match game, or even
n practice scrimmage. Their knowl-
edge of the game was mainly gained
from guides" the football rules and
the practice that they could get in lin
ing up together and getting away with
the ball, without and team opposing
them. Their friends, therefore. who
were most sanguipe did not look for
them TO win the game. Their oppo-
nents on the other hand We're men who
had played several match games and
whose practice has been gained in the
training field with the Butte champion
team that defeated the Spokane and
Salt Lake teams. Their education in
football, therefore, should be well nigh
perfect.
The visitors arrived via the Montana
Union train at 40 o'clock and were
met at the depot by a delegation of
Anaconda boys, who escorted them to
the Montana hotel for luncheon.
The teams were taken to the park by
the electric route and preliminary ar
rangements were quickly made. Game
was called at o'clock in the presence
of 500 spectators. Donald Gillis of
of Butte, as umpire, and James Shields,
tr., of Anaconda, linesman. DIR. II. w.
Stephens, as field surgeon, had a sine
cure, for none of the players were Sc
riously hurt in the game. Referee Gill
lis cautioned both teams, saying that
no rough playing would be allowed,
and IL any man was caught violating
the rules. his side would forfeit 10
yards to the opposing side for the first
ofense, and on a repetition of the Of
Tense, he would be barred from the
game.
Captain Davis of the Anacondas. won
the toss, and he chose the west goal,
giving the Buttes the kickoff. Cap
tain Felix Ryan of the Silver Bows.
made a pretty kick, sending the ball
close to the goal. The Anaconda boys
were slowin their moves and Cleary got
away with the ball after a brief strug-
gle and went around the end, making
the first touch down. This entitled
the visitors to a goal kick, but Cap
tain Ryan's luck had changed a little
and the ball went wide of the mark
giving them only four points
The ball was again carried to the
center of the field and Butte scored
their second touch down by a run.
made by Johnny Doran, who escaped
all the Oxfords easily in the chase,
and Tonkin kicked goal. adding there
by six points to their score.
Right here, however, there was n
change in the order of things, and
when the ball was again put in play
by Butte and scared over into the Ana
conda field, ii was promptly captured
and taken in custody, and in a success
sion of scrimmages, was forced to the
entire length of the field. Griffith, Da-
Wis and Morgan were most successful
in advancing the ball. The tactics of
the team seemed to be in plays with
an effort TO break the Silver Bow line.
In this they were fairly successful and
retained possession of the ball until
within three yards of a touch down.
Then in a critical play it was lost
Butte captured the pumpkin. and by
series of end plays, carried the ball
away from the danger line. In one
scrimmage Ryan of the Buttes, car
ried the ball and about six of the home
team on his back for a couple of yards
before he was downed.
Anaconda recaptured the ball and
renewed the effort to make their goal
Griffin carried it forward about 10
yards by a sprint. then Tonkin went
down with him. In the tussle which
came up when the ball was put in play
1t came back of the Anacondas to Ro-
nan, who punted it and il went into
the hands of the enemy for another
brief space. Morgan got the ball for
the home team and the Oxfords were
doing noble work, when time was call
ed and the players given 10 minutes to
breathe and rest.
For the second half the teams
changed goals. Davidson kicked off
for Anaconda, sending the ball out of
bounds. Rowe then tried his kicking
powers and it fell more fairly. The Sill
yer Bows played ball as before very
fast, and rushed the leather towards
their end of the field.
The crowd of spectators was unman-
ageable and kept crowding about the
field in spite of the efforts of two or
three policemen and volunteer assist
ants.
In this half the Juniors made a touch
down, but failed to make the goal, but
on second attempt were more sue
cessful and increased their lead to 20 !
points. At this time there was but
five minutes more to play, and the rec |
ord was unchanged, stading at the call |
of time, Silver Bow Juniors, 20; Ana |
cOnda OXfords, o.
In the last half Sullivan of the Silver |
Bow team retired, having cut his head
in fall on rock, Elba taking his
place. Neal Of the OXfords was bleed
ing at the nose and his place was filled
by Miers. ]
The individual work of the Anaconda /
team was generally good. but in tack
ling and interference they were unmis-
takably weak. Captain Davis did ex- .
cellent work, but there is a suspicion
out that the visitors got onto his sig
mails, which were not sufficiently dis
guised.
Griffith. the little man so often the /
hero on the baseball field, distinguish |
ed himself in his first football game in /
tackling and all-around playing.
r. Rowe, the 1S7-pound center for |
the OXfords, came up smiling from the /
bottom of the heap in many a hot /
scrimmage, and his side partners, /
Trathen and Martz. did good work /
Neal received a punch in the Jaw and /
Davidson carried away a black eye,
sustained in one of the many collisions.
O'Leary and Fitzpatrick and Roman I
played earnestly and well.
The best work for the visitors was
done by Captain Ryan. Griffith.
Cleary. Tonkin and Williams
After the game the two elevens. their I
officials and a few friends sat down -, I
one Of Manager Reynolds best SUNDAY [
dinners. For this the players had an
Mites t-hich nra hleH thor,, q, - |