The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-11
PULL THE CORKS.
Big Hooper, THAT Baby OF Ours" IL Fly
ing Westward Pigskin Talk.

Ing Westward iGshih A"sn'
The country is saved. Big Jim Hoop
er is on the road on a train flying TO-
wards Butte as fast as steam can car
rv him. A telegram was received from
him yesterday that he would leave Ann
ArIbor last evening. That viii prlns
him into Butte Thursday morning
Hooper had delayed his return so long
that many were fearful that 'papy OF
ours" would not come back to Buute
after all and that the team woulo
have to make its coast trip without
him. But II Is all settled and the foot
ball enthusiasts who got drunk last
night had good grounds for IT.
Captain Brooks said yesterday that
he ala not know whether he could go
with the Butte team or not. can
play at home all right without inter.er-
ing with my business much" said Mr..
Brooks. cor i can go away for two or
three DAVIS. But to take a trip OF three
or four weeks is a different thing. !!
want to go very much. but am AFRAID
I may have to give II up. 1 nave not
decided yet for certain, however.
The team would have hard work get
ting along without Brooks, VINO mas
captained the team from the start: IL
| is sincerelv to be hoped that he Will be
able to arrange his law business 50 as
| to get away for the trip.
The San Francisco Chronicle OF las'
| Sunday contains a picture of Captain
| Ellis of the Butte team. IL speaks OF
| the cheer and royal welcome receYVeo
by the Reliance and Olympic teams ln
| Rutte. tells of their treajtment, AND
esatd: "a football player in Butte rs q
| privileged character, and az he were uht
| president himself he could not evoke
more admiration" The Chronicle furtn'
er says: The Butte team Is a VERY
strong one and Notwithstanding TN
fact that the men had really no stront
teams to practice against, tney sue
ceeded in giving the two California atn
lesttc clubs hard rubs. The eleven is IN.
nride of the town, the people OF wnlcl
will hack IL to the very last In TN
first game with the Olympics the pop
ulace bet very heavily that the Olym
plcs would win. In the second game
| after the Olympics were defeated by
score of "a to 0, the Butte people. feel
ing remorse for their former actions
wagered that the Olympics would no
| score In both cases they were inJure
parties by some $4,000.
1.-The angel of the Butte team as ne
known, is a ydung Croesus. with som
$50. OOO. 900 to his bank account. Es
tabnshing and maintaining footba
teams Is one OF his hobbies. No matte
| what the cost, expense or trouble cor
nected with ut, the existence or 100
ball team I'm Butte was TO MIN a nece'
sbty. and as he was the only perso
who appreciated the Importance OF M
ing a want 80 long existent in BUTT
| me formation of a team was left
him alone. After exhausting the pos'
BILE material in the town he searche
the state and when this source prove
| insufficient to supply his wants he b
| gan importing men. Money was u
| least object an the world to him, IL !
| position for his proteges, mercantM
POLITICAL or otherwise. was availabl
ne had one created. as in the case
| George MCMILLAN, ex-captatn of the X
Nance team. The angeP became e
I | aurored with McMtlian's playing an
{ determined ITO secure him for the team
| After much negotiation Mcmillan su
!. | rendered and ne now occupies a poll
I cal sinecure drawing $3.50 a month"
: The Olympics and Reliance will phi
: sn san Francisco next Saturday for
| charity benefit.