The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-30
FOOTBALL PRACTICE
Mcmillan and Hooper Putting tie
Boys to the Test.
PROBABLE NEW PLAYERS
Some of the Old Players Are Not
Taking Much Interest In the
Game. and May BE Left Out
of Future Line-Ups.

The first regular practice of the foot
ball team yesterday was attended by
a great many of the old players and
several candidates for positions on this
years team, and under the direction of
Captain Jim Hooper they spent a
i couple Of hours In tackling and falling
on the ball. 1t Is a regrettable fact that
there is tendency among a few of
last years players to stay away from
the preliminary practice games and
several of them have refused to work
during the early season. 1t is thought
that they will soon change their minds,
but If they do not they Will not play on
the Butte team this year. The mem
bership with which the team starts out
will be continued through the season
without change so far as possible and
the management is agreed that men
who are not willing to practice for the
early games will not be allowed to play
In the big games during the fall. This
rule has been laid down by Manager
Mcmillan and Captain Hooper, and Ii
will be vigorously lived up to. First
class team work, which is a strong
teams strongest point, can be attained
only through constant practice of the
full team.
When George Mcmillan captained the
Reliance team he brought it's team
work up to the highest point of perfec-
NAOh Ht tApttlS W nave lHlS year
Butte team fully as strong in team
work this year as Reliance was last
year. Captain Hooper is going at it in
the right way to attain this end.
There are a number of new men who
are trying for position on this years
team, and it is not unlikely that there
will be several new faces in the line
up against the Fort Douglass team in
about six weeks. Archie ellis, a
brother of Donald, and j. II. McPher-
son, who had no chance to show what
he could do last year, are trying for
end positions and both are showing up
well. Richards, who was one of the
hardest players on last years team, is
expected to attend practice as soon as
he RECEIVERS the use of his shoulder,
which was injured at Portland, and he
may be played at either quarter-cen-
ter. tackle or end. Ellis may be tried
at right guard and Perham will move
out to tackle. Mcmillan is practicing
for guard, tackle and halfback. The
manager of the Reliance team has
written for a game during the fall and
he will surely be accommodated, al
though no date has yet been offered
him. IT is the great ambition of both
Manager Mcmillan and Captain Hooper
to beat Reliance. and they confidently
expect to accomplish this feat.
The football game between the High
School Juniors and Walkerville Slug
gers yesterday was won by the High
Schools by a score of "a to 0. The High
Schools average weight was 131 and
the Walkerville's 145. The lineup was
as follows:
High Schools. Positions. Walkerville
Right guard,
f. Bigelow ......................B akey
Left guard.
Z. Phelps. Cadagan (Captain)
Center.
l.. Hawley. .....................H olbrook
Right tackle. .a.a
"A. Pondor1. ............... Hale
Left tackle, n..H..-. /
j. MCLEOD. ........... -. WI alen
Right end,
X. Downing ....................... Call
Left end,
l.. Clabourne. ...................N orthey
Quarterback,
Right half-back,
B. Worthington (Captain) .... Phillips
Left half-back,
u. Mclean. ....................T Thornton
Full back,
H. Boyer' ''...'.....'........ .... wright
sherlock, ).................( Flinigan,
Wathey, .......Subs......) Batch,
).................( Mcdonald.
TouchdownS-High Schools Bower. 2: