The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-20
Butte DEPARTMENT.
AND NOW FOR DENVER
The Butte Boys Are Going TO Kick in
Colorado.
ABOUT THE OLYMPIC CLUB
A Letter From the Captain In
Which Some Valuable Pointers
Are Civen-The Game for
Thanksgiving Day.


The Butte football team left over the
Union Pacific yesterday afternoon for
Denver, where they will play the Dem
yer Athletic clubs eleven on Saturday
afternoon. The team Will lay over in
Salt Lake city to-day and will reach
Denver Thursday night. which will give
them a days rest before the game.
Butte's lineup against Denver will be
the same as in the recent Reliance game
with the exceptions that Weiss will be at
center in place of Langley and j. ".
Bohn will play right end in place of Per-
ham, who is moved up to tackle. j. III.
Macpherson and ]. A. Monroe accompa-
MED the team as substitutes.
The Buttes will return home immedi-
ately after the game to get in shape for
their game with the Olympics on
Thanksgiving day The team will be
strengthened for the Olympic game by at
least one valuable addition. and he will
be a man who will be able to give the
rest of the team a good many pointers
about the Olympics' style OF play
Manager Stivers received the following
letter yesterday from H. p. Taylor. the
captain of the Olympic club. in which he
gives some interesting information about
the players and their positions:
"San Francisco, Nov. IS. 1895.
ID Gay Stivers. Manager Butte Football
Team. Butte, Mont.
'.Sir: Answering your request relating
to information. concerning our footballl
eleven, enclosed find newspaper clippings
and a regime of the entire team. Pic
lures, ETC., will follow. George Smith,
commonly called Pete" received his
football education at Berkeley university.
where he played guard for two seasons
on the varsity eleven. Hefflhnger, the
famous coach, claims that he is one of
the best defensive players and surest
tackles he has had the pleasure of teach
ing. Mr.. Smith played left guard with
the champion Reliance team last season,
and certainly played star ball. He was
elected captain of the Olympic team last
month, and has not only proved himself
to be an efficient officer, but affable and
congenial with the men, necessary attri-
butes for a successful head. Mr.. Smith
is but q years Of age. and in football re-
gala weighs 207 pounds. He Will play his
old position of left guard.
"F. A. Kington. nicknamed Fat" is
comparatively a new man, receiving his
first football knocks last year with the
Olympics' second eleven. Although but 70
years old he weighs 210 pounds, not as fat
as the above name would imply, but good
hard. solid muscle Mr.. Kington is the
champion heavyweight wrestler of the
club, having won this distinction last
month in the tournament. He will be a
sure candidate for center.
RoIlie WILDER, the champion shot-putter
of the coast, is an old-timer at football,
having played on the university and Re-
lance teams. He is p years old and
weighs 205 pounds. He is a greatly deter
mined player and an excellent interferer.
The position of right gaurd viii be as
signed to him.
"w. A. Sexton. better known as San
dow" will play right tackle. His foot
ball knowledge and experience has been
confined TO the past five years with the
Olympic and Reliance clubs, and for a
sure tackler and a 'never-say-die' play
er Mr. Sexton has but few equals on this
coast Both universities and the Reliance
teams have made indefatigable efforts to-
wards securing Mr.. Sexton for this sea
son. He is "a years of age and weighs
ls2 pounds.
Robert Porter. alias Chronic Bob.
and destined to play right tackle, is one
of the best all-round players of the coast
and the best football authority. His foot
ball career dates back to 1889. when he
played on the Pennsylvania second
eleven against Harvard. He was re-
sponsible for Berkeleys first defeat
against Stanford, due to his clever coach
ing for the latter team. For the past
three years he has been alternating with
the Olympics and Berkeley teams, play
ing fullback for the varsity eleven last
season in the big Thanksgiving day game
against Stanford. MIR. Porter is "a years
old and weighs 2Oi pounds.
Hunter Harrison. who will hold down
left end, has been playing football for
four seasons He is titled ''Gecko." Mr..
Harrison is a conscientious player and Is
doing some remarkably good work thus
far in his old position. His age is "a and
weight 17o pounds.
Virgil Nahl, known as the Little
Un." is about % years old and weighs
about 40 pounds. Although miniature in
size, he is one OF the most agile and de-
liberate players on the team. He seems
to be in every play and under every
scrimmage. and very much similar in
style of play TO Eddie Sherman. the IA
nous Berkeley captain and right end. To
that position Mr.. Nahl is assigned and
will unquestionably give a good account
of himself.
'F. Sharratt is the only new man on
the team. and is rapidly developing into
a quarterback. He is active and strong.
and a fine tackler. His passing of the
ball is superb. but his lack of experience
and knowledge Is a great drawback. He
weighs 155 pounds and is 10 years of age.
IL. A. Hilborn. the famous mile, half
mile. 40 and 220-yard runner. formerly of
Berkeley, is trying for the position OF
right half Mr.. Hilborn has played I'm
like capacity on the varsity team the
past two seasons. but owing TO removal
TO this city he has Joined hands with the
Olympic club-their loss our gain. He Is
decidedly quick at starting and keeps