The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-26
DEL|R|0US WITH HAPPINESS
Butte Lost Her Head When the Result of the Football
Game Was Announced.

ginning the game resulted. but the
crowd buttoned up their wraps and
took the wait good naturedly, indulg-
ing themselves the while In footing
horns and various other forms OF di-
ycrtisement to keep their minds from
reverting To the cold until the kickers
should arrive. The management had
provided bales of straw which were di-
vided up and distributed among the
ladies'. each one being given a wisp TO
put under her feet. No one therefore
experienced any great discomfort and
almost everyone who went out re-
msined and watched the game to the
end. The crowd journeyed Ia the
grounds mostly bv street cars and as
a special provision had been made for
the occasion by Manager Wharton of
the street ear company there was no
difficulty In handling the people. A
great many, however. drove ouI in car
riages. some of them handsome turn
outs and generally containing ladies,
lined the east side of the ground.
Grouuss in Good Condition.
The condition Of the gridiron was not
all THAI could have beeh desired though
ID was held by the visitors and many
others that they favored the home
team materially. which was doubtless
tIut W a tAttuk. tlA-
ers of the home team had put three
men TO work the day before 10 get the
gridiron in good football condition. but
they failed to carry out his orders. with
the result that snow covered the
ground. varying from one To two inches
deep, but as IL had been well packed
by the scrapers used To clear IL on, IL
did not make a bad surface. particular
ly for the Butte men, who are not un-
accustomed to treading on the beau
tiful. IL proved hindrance TO the boys
from the orange groves and they at
first slipped and slid considerably ~
their disadvantage, but they soon be-
came accustomed to the footing and
cannot attribute that as the sole reason
for their defeat Generally speaking
the grounds were i'm good condition for
football and the covering of snow un-
doubtedly saved many shin and
many another portion OF the anatomy
Of 80 individuals which would have been
skinned and bruised had the ground
been hard and dry. As IL was no one
was seriously hurt. and the - men who
started In remained throughout. There
were numerous incidents in which a
man had to lie ON his back while time
WAS called TO allow him TO take kink
out of his back or get his wind. but the
ii'cA TffHdc ohs tht t'sfif'h
was that of Searight OF the Reliance
team, who got bad brulse ON his left
leg. which was already very lame from
a wrench IL received in Reliance's re-
cent game against Stanford.
Fea. urcs of In. o.me.
IL was a game characterized by fierce
line bucking and superior offensive and
defensive work on the part of Butte
and strong. hard offensive playing by
Reliance, whose defense, however. was
lar less brilliant As has become the
rule In modern days In games where
the teams are strong and evenly
matched. there We're few spectacular
Individual plays, although there were a
few that were sensational enough to
satisfy anyone. The play was confined
almost wholly to solid team work. and
I Il was by this sort OF play that all the
gains We're made with but few excep-
tons. Particularly was this the case
with the Buttes who confined them
selves almost wholly TO massed plays
outside of tackle, a slow process but A
/ sure game with "A team whose offen-
1 siye work was so well nigh irresistible
as was Butte's. The interference Of the
/ home team was also good when the
men were called upon for IL, but as they
! did very little end work IL was not
often required.
The Butte team played almost iden-
tically the same game IL did against
the olympic club in San Francisco in
which Laswell. Dygert and Slater fig
ured so prominently. Reliance also em-
ployed the msssing tactics and gained
much ground thereby, but the gains
were usually small. owing somewhat
Ia the slippery surface. When IL came
TO the defensive. they failed and could
not stay the onward rush OF Butte.
Reliance's interferences which came in
TO play in the end runs that were made,
was the superior characteristic of the
team play.
In the first half Reliance had much
the best Of IL and although Butte buck
"a the line Niciously the ralifornians
worked their way steadily toward
butte's goal and only the magnificent
defense of Butte prevented them from
scoring. The ball was on Buttes 90
yard line when the first half closed
In the second half IL was evident the
| hare play WAS telling on Reliance al
the outset. The Californians had mot
had any practice for week and were
stiffoned by travel and when they en-
countered the chilly atmosphere and
high altitude they showed the effects
Still IL is doubtful IL they could have
withstood Butte's fierce onslaugh,
which commenced when Arlett for Re.
lance kicked of To Butte's 20-yard line
| Butte took the ball and by the massed
Z plays advanced II steadily to Reliance's
goal, making the first touchdown IN
| Just IL minutes. 4 successful kick for
goal by Benson made the score s To o.
Again the hall was put In play anc
several times IL locked as though Butte
would score. but Reliance rallied each
successive time. BY degrees Butte wa,
/ forced back TO her S5-yard line wher
Carter took the bali. made a dash ovei
tackle and sprinted for touchdown
! nygcrt falling to stop him. The touch
/ down was made too far 10 the left oi
! the goal for a safe kick and a try foi
a place kick was thwarted. making th'
score : To in Butte'E favor. Thai
ended the scoring. for though Umpir'
! Brooks claimed a safety at the close o
( the last half. Referee Frick declared
/ the play touchdown for Reliance.
Individual Features.
/ individually the Ruttes covered them!
I selves with glory. II was about "A draw
! between Slater and Dygert as To VII,
was the most effective. but both piayo,
brilliantly Time and time again Slate
would take tho ball and throw hmssl
through RelancU's line around tackle
assisted by splendid Interference hl
would 40 through tbe line of the enc
/ my like a pointed arrow Tor four, ny,
. and SIX YARD gains II was impussibl,