The record-union., 1897-11-29
FOOTBALL IN MONTANA.
THE BUTTE TEAM GIVES RELI-
ANCE ITS REVENGE"
Beats It Worse Than It Did on
Thanksgiving, the Score Being
Four to Nothing.

BUTTE (Mont), Nov. 2S.--Not salts
fled with their victory of Thanksgiving
the Butte football team gave Reliance
it's revenge" to-day by defeating the
coast team by to o. 1t was not an
ideal football day. 1t would have
suited very we'll for a skating tourna-
ment or polo on the ice. The thermom-
eter down in the flats" was just be-
low zero, and the ground was covered
with about four inches of snow, which
was cold enough to have been kept on
ice for a week Not only was the
ground covered, but the seats as well.
The spectators, therefore. suffered more
than the players, whose inconvenience
were limited to their hands. Every
time there was a rush, a tackle or
mix-up the under men in the heap
emerged from the pile with the appear
ance of having come from a snow
drift Despite the snow, the weather
was clear, the sun bright, and there
was no smoke or wind. The attend
ance was limited to about 900 but it
was noisy and enthusiastic, and showed
it's appreciation of the second play Of
the home team over the coast cham
pions.
On account of the cold the halves
were shortened to twenty minutes each
by mutual agreement. Butte kicked
off in the first half and the ball went
right into one corner of Reliance's ter
ritory. Reliance, by hard work and
line bucking, worked it back to near.
the center of the field. Here Butte
got the ball and seemed to have no
trouble whatever going through the
visitors lines. Little by little the home
players worked the ball along to within
six or eight yards Of the Reliance goal.
Then Dygert, one of the Butte half
backs, got it and went through the
line form the rest of the distance for
d touch down. Richards, the other
half back, who was holding the ball
for the goal kick, let go of it Just as
King kicked and the goal was missed
Reliance now kicked the ball well into
Butte's territory, and from then to the
end of the half the fight was there
The visitors only lost the ball once,
and then Butte did not succeed in
keeping it long. Reliance resorted 10
bucking with great success, having no
trouble whatever going through the
Butte line. The gains We're small. how
ever, and the visitors had only sue
ceeded in getting the ball TO Butte's
ten-yard line when time of the first
half was over. In the second half there
were no remarkable features outside of
the stubborn fighting The ball was
kicked into the visitors field. and there
the battle ragged. Butte was on the de-
fensive most of the time seemingly
making no effort to keep the ball. but
being content to keep the visitors from
making much headway
This was evident from the fact that
when the home players got possession
of the ball. instead of trying to make
advances and hold the advantage, they
punted often to keep the ball in the
visitors territory. The greatest run
of the game was that made by Carter
left half back for Reliance. He went
through the Buttes line for about thir-
ty yards and was getting we'll into
Butte's ground. when Dygert grabbed
and downed him.
But for the time and advantage lost
in a dispute, there is no telling but that
Reliance may have scored. The half
was drawing to q close, and the ball
was about in the certer of Butte's
ground. Butte had ~, and after two
downs failed to make any gain.
Benson, Captain for Butte. punted
the ball over the Butte line 1t struck
IA Reliance man. who failed to grab it.
and it bounded back toward Butte.
Dygert caught it and held it. Both
teams claimed possession. and there
was a long dispute. The referee finally