The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-16
Butte Department.

at the beginning of the season Eek
cusable in some cases). A prominent
member Of last years team did not
appear on the field till near the middle
of November. One of the chief places
in the line on Thanksgiving day was
filled-and creditably, too by a man
who had not practiced for r1ore than
two weeks. This was Reinhardt. IL
he had played through the season he
would have made a star player. A vet
eran back of great ability, Hnbcrn.
turned out for practice at the close of
the season. Our plucky center, Self
ridge. suffered all through the .all for
lack of a strong man to play against
him and spur him on. At the very last
a law school man of much promise
appeared. But why was he not there
Oct. 1? If these four men had prac-
ticed hard for two months the team
would have been 10 per cent. stronger
and we would have won the game.
Second. negligence in practice and
training in most cases mere thought
lessness. but fatal all the same. Mr..
Butterworth has commented on the
easy satisfaction of many of the men.
Men with slight ailments would stay
away from practice without permis-
sion or appear in street costume On
the bleachers. Men with no ailments
at all would come out from to 30
minutes late. One important man, at
the height of the season. confided to
the coach that he never went to bed
till IL o'clock. and always ate bananas
late in the evening. Another was seen
on the midnight boat from San Fran
cisco on the night of the 23d. Mr.. But
terworth stated there were but three
men on the IL. besides the captain,
who were absolutely faithful In prac-
p I'M fG a.
that these four saved the game.
Third. gross disloyalty. A promi-
nent candidate for center (Schmidt,)
childishly stopped playing because he
was put back on the second IL. A
promising quarter back (Baker), did
the same. And yet a prominent man
In the university has recently advocat-
ed. in private conversation. the ap-
pointment OF this very deserter as cap
tain for next year. A very talented
player Is said to have told the CAP
tain that IL he could not be assured of q
place in the big game he would not
come out to practice. Two important
men are said to have spent the early
part or the season coquetting with ath-
letic clubs. This would be in conceiv-
able with proper state of student
sentiment. One man who played on
the 2Sth is said to have broken train
ing In the grossest manner, not 10 days
before the game.
"'Why don't we beat Stanford?
These facts answer the question. Our
seasons history is as follows: A few
men did their whole duty, from the be-
ginning to the end of the season. Most
of the others took things easily at first
and did not really arouse themselves
until 1t was too late to reach their best
form. A few were grossly disloyal.
The FIRST class should receive all the
praise and honor which their grateful
fellow students can heap upon them.
The second class should feel the mild
but firm disapproval of their friends at
the very outset. and be brought into
line Oct. 1 and not Nov. Is. The third
class should experience such a burning
heat of honest Indignation as would
make II impossible for such conduct
to be repeated in the future.
" DO we really want to beat STAN
ford? There is but one way to accom-
plish IL. and that is by loyalty. fidelity
and hard work. Butterworth can't
win for us. Cheering and roofing can't
do 1t. But IL the 900 men who shouted
manfully on Thanksgiving day will
appoint themselves a vast committee
on the three virtues just mentioned,
with sub-commmittees on punctuality,
regularity and determination, not all
the Walter Camps in New Haven can
save Stanford
Deforest Richards of Laramie, Wyo.,
has been elected manager of the Uni
versity of Michigan team for 1896 to
succeed Charles Baird. He is a sopho-
more and prepared at st. Paul's school,
where he played football