The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-31
Butte DEPARTMENT.
VICTORY FOR BUTTE
The ALI Nebraska Team Goes Down
By Score of % to 0.
FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON
IL Was Particularly Noticeable
That the Home Team Has Inn
proved = Better Playing All
Around-A Few Accidents.

Twenty-Five hundred people Witness
ed the Inauguration of the football sea-
son of 1896 yesterday afternoon and
saw the All Nebraska team go down
before the victorious Buttes by a score
of % to 0. While all the conditions
which surrounded the game were not
as suspicious as could have been
wished for the enthusiasts derived a
sufficient measure of happiness from
the fact that their idols won the open
ing game of the season and. too, with
a shut-out for their opponents To
begin with, the threatening weather
served to keep a great many people
away from the grounds, and at about
the hour at which the game was an
nounced to commence, by which time
the clouds had cleared away to a great
extent, several hundred people who
were anxiously waiting up town for
street cars to the battle ground were
compelled to either walk down or go
back home. For some reason or other
the street car service was very poor
but for which fact the attendance
would have been much larger. And
finally the Nebraskas were so easy that
the Buttes did not really have an OPP
portunity to show their full capabili-
ties. 1t was easily apparent. however,
that the present Butte team is a great
improvement over that of last eason,
both in its individual makeup and In
team work, which is always the
strongest point i'm football. That the
hard work of Captain Hooper and
Manager Mcmillan has not been with
out good results was abundantly proved
by the fact that the team work of the
smoke eaters was very nearly perfect
when all Of the players went into 1t;
and that they did not all get into IL on
every play is doubtless due to the fact
that they had such an easy game. The
same may be said OF their interference.
and for the same reasons II was brill
liant and effectual at times. while at
other times II was weak and ragged.
There is a marked and gratifying
Improvement over last year however,
in both the team work and interference
and this Improvement will continue un-
til there is nothing left to be desired.
In offensive play the Buttes were very
strong and the weakness which showed
itself at times when they were on the
defensive is due to the fact that they
have not as yet had full second eleven
to line up against. This difficulty will
be remedied at once and the teams
defensive play will soon be up to the
high standard of its offensive play.
When the Buttes had the bah they
showed a confidence that knew no dis
snappy game
Great interest was also conferred in
the individual playing and all of the
new players were closely watched. This
was particularly true OF Dygert, at left
halfback and Benson at quarter. and
their clever playing quickly elevated
them to the top notch in the approval
of the public. Dygert bucked the line
hard and with unfaillng success, and
his playing all around was of the bril-
liant order. Benson strengthened the
team at a most vital point and one at
which II has always been weak. He
snaps the ball quickly and surely, and
Notwithstanding his small stature, he
goes into every play and makes his
presence felt. 1t took the crowd only
a few minutes to realize that both Dy-
CERT and Benson are very valuable men
and both were loudly cheered. Nc
Pherson, who for some reason was not
given a chance last year to show what
he could do, put up great game at
right end He was all over the field
and in every play and besides tackling
hard and low he made good gains. Bob
Ellis put up a strong game at the 9TH
er end Brahm, the new man at CEN
ter. created a very favorable impress
sion and successfully stood off an eN
perienced and tricky opponent Hoop
err, Mcmillan, Slater Perham, Lasweil
of their old-time vim and brilliancy
and they all contributed largely to the
success of the team. There was in
fact not a weak spot in the team.
Towards the close of the game sever
al OF the substitutes were given a
chance to show their mettle. Among
them Bartlett showed up particularly
well. All OF the Buttes showed n great
Improvement in their teckling and they
seldom missed n pair OF legs. The Ne
hraskas were clearly outclassed, and
there was no time when they were in
danger OF scoring and breaking the
goose egg Several of Captain Thomas
best men disappointed him at the last
minutes and their places had to be
filled with men who were hurriedly
picked up. There was n noticeable
lack of team work and their individual
playing was not of startling order
Shedd and Hayward carried Off the
lions share of the honors which fell to
the losers. The visitors played for time
almost from the start and the Buttes
bit at the bait and did great deal of
talking with them.
Hayward. the Nebraskss right tackle.
sustained a broken collar bone in the
first half. Lehmer had his nose broken
in the second half and in the last play,
ID. Gay Stivers. who was at quarter, re-
ceived bad cut over the left eye.
W. II. Armstrong was referee. Thorn
as Bowie umpire and a. J. Weaver of
Omaha and Chef Smith of Butte lines
men. The team lined up as follows:
ALL NEBRASKAS.
Name Position Weight
MeKell.... 80. ........L. E..........165
Thomas. 80. .......L. T..........1S5
wilson,. ...... .....L G..........lS0
Hammang... 49,. .... { ..........1S7
Polcar....... 800. ....R G..........l92
Hayward. ..... ....R E..........115
IenInef..... ....-. .....N E..........l4S
Frank. ..... 80. B..........l50
Price,. ........ IL. H.........i55
Shedd... ...... .......R. H..........l70
Fair....... ......... IF. B..........l75
Substitutes-Weaver. Tuckey, Kelly.
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