The herald., 1897-11-29
NOBODY FROZE
But Reliance Found the Day
Very Cold
THE CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONS
BADLY BEATEN BY BUCKERs AT
BUTTE
THE CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONS
Exhibition and State League Ball
Games-Wheel Work-Tod Sloan
Cutting a Wide Swath
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 2S.-Not Salts
fled with their victory Of Thanksgiving
day the Butte football team gave Re-
lance it's revenge" today by defeating
the coast team by four to nothing.
| 1t was not an ideal football day. 1t
would have suited very we'll for skat-
ing tournament or polo on the ice. The
thermometer down on the flats" was
just zero, and the ground was covered
with about four inches of snow, which
| was cold enough to have been kept on
ice for week. Not only was the ground
covered, but the seats as we'll. The
spectators therefore suffered more than
the players. whose inconveniences were
| limited to their hands. Every time there
was rush, tackle or a mix up the un-
der men in the heap emerged from the
pile with the appearance of having come
from a snowdrift. Despite the cold the
weather was clear, the sun bright and
there was no smoke or wind. The at
tendance was limited to about 500. but
it was noisy and enthusiastic and showed
its appreciation of the second victory
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 of In
the first half, and the ball went right
into one corner of Reliance's territory.
Reliance by hard work and line bucking
worked it back to near the center Of the
An1I Iynra Ilrrff ~, to11 Nd
ed to have no trouble whatever going
through the visitors line. Little by little
the home players worked the ball along
to within six or eight yards Of the Reli-
ance goal. Then Dygert, one of the
Butte half backs, got it and went
through the line for the rest of the dis
tance for a touchdown. 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 welt into
Butte's territory, and from then to the
end Of the half the fight was tough. The
visitors only lost the ball once. and then
Butte did not succeed in keeping 1t long.
Reliance resorted to bucking. and with
great success, having no trouble what
ever in going through the Butte line.
The gains were small, however, and the
visitors had only succeeded In getting the
ball to Butte's ten yard line when the
| time of the first half was over.
In the second half there were no re-
markable features outside Of the stub
born fighting. The ball was kicked into
the visitors field. and there the battle
| ragged. Butte was on the defensive 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 pos
session 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,
the half back of the Reliance. He went
through the Butte lines for about thirty
yards, and was getting well into Butte's
ground when Dygert grabbed and down.
ed him.
But for the time and advantage lost
in dispute there is no telling but that
Reliance may have scored. The half
was drawing to close and the ball was
about the center of Butte's ground
Butte had it, and after two downs failed
to make any gain.
Benson, captain for Butte, punted the
ball over the Butte line. It struck Re-
lance man, who failed to grab 1t and 1t
| bounded back toward Butte. Dygert
caught 1t and held it. Both teams claim
ed possession, and there was long dis
pute. The referee finally decided in favor
of Butte. and the Reliance players quit
the field and refused to proceed. They
were finally gotten back. on a compro-
mise, by the terms of which the Reliance
got the ball and Butte a gain Of five
yards. 1t was now five minutes of the
end Of the half. Reliance punted nearly
to Butte's goal, where Dygert got the
ball and took 1t back to the fifteen yard
| line. There Butte began to gain, but had
only gotten the ball to the twenty yard
| line when the second half was over.
The teams lined up as follows: