The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-05
THEY WON NEW LAURELS
Butte Business College Defeats
the State University Eleven.
SCORED AS THEY PLEASED
The Varsity Boys Were No Match for
Their Opponents The Score Stood
% to 10 at the End of the
Game-One Goal Kicked.

New laurels were yesterday added To
the wreath of victory that has come 10
Butte football players all along the
line this season when the sturdy young
kickers of the Butte Business college
wCrsted the State University team of
Missoula by a score of % TO 10. The
varsity boys We're no match for their
opponents, who scored about as often
as they pleased.
1t was the second meeting between
the two teams this season. and the
Missoulians. pricking under their form
er defeat, came over prepared to turn
the tables. They had the strongest
team they could muster and played for
their lives. but the Business college
boys had the advantage of having seen
too much good football for the visitors
who had not enjoyed the same privi-
lege, to hope to cope with them.
1t was an ideal day for football the
weather having seemingly moderated
for the occasion sufficiently to enable
spectators to witness the game in COM
fort, yet not enough to interfere with
the play by making slushy the field
which was still covered with snow.
There was not much football to the
game, for those who witnessed the
great Butte Reliance battles. and the
game was much too one-sided 10 be in
tereSting to anyone except the 200 or
500 students and friends of the players.
who found much pleasure in the en-
counter and rooted in good old college
fashion for their respective favorites.
The teams lined up as announced pre-
vious to the game except that Farlfn OF
the Business college was barred and
Rice took his place at left guard.
Butte kicked off to Missoula a few
minutes after o'clock. The visitors
Immediately lost the ball on downs and
Butte took the bal and pushed 1t over
the line to "A touchdown in three min
utes of play. Hopkins failed to kick
goal. and the score stood TO o.
The ball was put in play, MisSouia
kicking off to Butte. The ball moved
up and down the field one side making
steady gains for several minutes only
to lose the ball before the enemy's goal
line was reached. when the conditions
would be reversed Finally Missoula
| secured the ball and by superior often
| slVe work broke down Butte's defense
| and carried the ball to a touchdown.
| Like Butte. Missoula failed at goal and
| the score was tied.
Butte kicked to Missoula but secured
| the ball almost Immediately afterwards
! and forced it to a second touchdown.
| Again Hopkins missed in kicking goal.
| Score: 8 to in Butte's favor.
| Missoula kicked to Butte who fun
| bled Missoua getting the ball. A few
bucks at the line and run around the
end by HeGron gave the VISITORS a sec
| ond touchdown and a successful kick
for goal sent varsity stock rising and
filled the visitors and their friends with
enthusiasm which cooled. however
from that time on as the Business col
lege lads rose to the emergency ano
held their opponents NJ standstil
thereafter. The half closed with tins
score 10 to in Missoula's favor
The second half was far less interest
ing than the first as the Business col
lege kept the ball nearly all the time
and virtually played horse with the Wis
itors until it was only a question 81
how badly the universitys should bt
beaten Ward went around Missoula' ;
ends repeatedly for 25. 80 and 45yard
runs. and the home team made touch
down after touchdown while the visit
ors could do nothing to stay the rushes
of their opponents. When the game
was over the score stood 2S to 10 II
Butte's favor, and only one goal hae
been kicked