The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-22
TWAS A CLOSE GAME
The Butte's Lose in q Sea Of Cali
fornia Shiny Mud.
GILLlS MADE A TOUCHDOWN
His Run OF 90 Yards the Shining
Feature of the Day-Recruits for
the Alliance Win the Con-
test-Score 10 to q.
GILLlS MADE A TOUCHDOWN

| under the name and colors of the
| Reliance team this afternoon proved
to be too strong an organization for
the Buttes. who succumbed to their
prowess by a score of 10 to 4 in a most
stubbornly fought contest. That the
team which Butte had in the field to-
| day would have beaten the regular Re-
lance team with comparative ease IL
| admitted by Manager Pringle, the Re-
lance coach, but the massing to-
gether of all the cracks in California in
one great team was too much for them,
as 1t would have been too much for
| any other team in the country outside
of the great college teams. In football
circles the game was regarded as
contest between California and Mon
tana, rather than a game between Re-
lance and Butte. and IL was freely
spoken of in that light. Reliance was
strengthened by the mighty Pete Smith
and Sexton of the Olympics and Paul
Downing and Harry Walton, STAN
ford's brightest stars, and those four
men did more playing than all of the
other seven, and with either pair out
of 1t there is little doubt that Butte
would have been victorious. When
Downing was knocked out in the sec
ond half, McCue, another rank out
slider and star player, took his place.
The regular Reliance players were COM
pletely eclipsed by the brilliant play
or the new and temporary recruits,
Bert oliver and Harrelson being the
only old players whose work attracted
any attention.
The sting of Butte's defeat. however.
Is greatly softened by the wonderful
performance of Donald Gillis, their
great half-back. who scored their only
touchdown after a run Of 30 yards al
most the entire length of the field. GIL
lis was not played in the first half, as
1t was the intention to buck the Reli-
ance line and tire 1t out during the first
half and then have him go in fresh for
the second half and carry the pigskin
around the ends. The folly of this plan
of action was made apparent later, but
when Gillis went in at the start of the
second half the Californians were pre-
pared for him and they did not require
the warnings of the crowd to look out
for Gillis. They watched him so close
ly that 1T was some time before he got
an opening, but when he got il he
broke their hearts.
The pigskin was away down on
Butte's 20-yard line and the crowd was
preparing itself for another touchdown
by Reliance when the ball was passed
to Gillis. Big Jim Hooper and Slater
tore hole through Reliance for him.
and he shot through IL like an arrow.
Harrelson, Wyckoff and Walton were
in front of him, and he shook them off
as easily as though they were flies and
galloped away. down a clear field while
the Butte contingent and almost the
entire crowd yelled themselves hoarse.
Walton started after him, but 1t was
like chasing railroad train, and he
soon gave II up. Gillis was not taking
any chances, however, and covered the
80 yards at a 10-second gait and planted
the ball between the posts. II was the
greatest run that has ever been seen in
California and the favorite, of whom
Butte is most proud, was accorded an
ovation. Gillis' run is as much talked
of tonight as Reliance's victory.
McMillan also put up a splendid
game for the Montanans and there Is
no denying the fact that there was an
Improvement in the team after he took
charge of II. when Brooks went out in
the first half through sprained ankle
The ex-Reliance captain played with
determination that would have won
against less powerful combine and
he inspired the players with an en-
thusiasm that they have not shown in
long time. He gave the signals quick
ly and the Buttes played faster than
Reliance all the way through. Nc
MILAN possessed the full confidence of
the players and they gave him a loyal,
though at time. little ragged support
McMillan's line bucking was terrific
and he was in every play and always
where the fight was thickest. He is
one of the heroes tonight Hartzell,
Laswell. Bohn. Perham and Jim Hoop
er also put uD a great game. Perham
made stand off of 1t with Bert Oliver
and Jim Hooper did the same with the |
great Pete Smith. There was no ad- |
vantage In the guards on either side. |
Monroe was weak In right tackle. |
through inexperience. and Downing |
outplayed Slater at left tackle, al |
though the latter worked hard and
fought bravely. Bohn played a strong |
game at right end and King took fair |
ly good care of the opposite extreme. |
Neither the interference or team work |
of Butte was up to that of Reliance.
The Butte players, with one or two |
exceptions. do not consider that they |
had their strongest team In the field |
to start with to-day. They believe that |
their best lineup would have been
Mcmillan at left tackle, Richards at |
quarter and Gillis and Laswell for
half backs. the rest standing as they
were. Gillis was not put in at the |
start for reasons explained above, and |
SUBSEQUENT events showed that IL |
would have been better to have put |
him in all the way through. as Reli- |
ance was weakest at the ends and he |
could probably have made some good |
gains. as he did repeatedly In the sec |
ond half.
The Buttes are greatly dissatisfied |
with three decisions of r. z. Ransome |
of Berkeley. who umpired the game. |
and Brooks and all the Butte |
players charge him with having un-
fairly taken the ball away from them |
three times. once when IL was within 1
10 yards of Reliance's goal 1t leaked |
out this evening that Ransome Is a /
OF the Reliance club. The ref
cree. who is also San Francisco man.
said after the game: Two of Ran
some's decisions were unquestionably /
unfair and greatly against Butte"
Travis also made the remark The
other officials were George Il. Diggert.
referee: Ferd Travis and Thomas
Code. linesmen-
There was very little kicking during Il
the game. and 1t was almost entirely