The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-29
Butte. 4: Reliance. Q.

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The colors of the great Reliance foot
ball team were lowered again yester-
day 10 the crimson and cream in a
game which demonstrated the super
iurity of Butte as We'll as the fact that
the cleyerness and strength of the big
Califotnians had not been overcsti-
mated. II was "A glorious victory and
was won solely upon the ground that
Butte outplayed the visitors. When IL
was over everyone was glad the second
game was played. as had IL not been
Reliance would have gone away claim
ing that the defeat of the Californians
had been due to the unfavorable condi-
tions under which they played on
Thanksgiving day-cold, stiffness from
travel, absence Of stars. etc, all of
which. for fairness sake. il was con-
cedcd. initiated against the visitors In
the opening game. but as II is now. they
can claim nothing ON any of those
scores. for. by their own statement on
Saturday. they were iii to fight for their
lives.
Butte had Just as many absent stars
and hence Butte's great victory cannot
be tarnished ar detracted from by any
claim that the members Of the home
team were favored by conditions, for. as
a matter of fact, whatever advantage
conditions conferred upon either team
was reaped by the Californans. who
Enthusiastically withstood the frigid tem-
perature better than the Butte men.
who. although they claimed Saturday
that they were feeling first class. could
not disguise the fact that they were very
sore. whereas Reliance suffered very
little on that score, the men having
conditioned themselves against lame
ness by a long season of hard work
with which Butte had not been favored.
Just why Reliance. unaccustomed to
Snow and cold took more kindly 10 the
cold weather that Butte is somewhat
difficult To understand. but IL WIS un
doubtedly "A fact and the men put
much more ginger into their work than
the Buttes. A great and glorious vie
tory must therefore be concedede to
the wearers Of the crimson and cream.
Too Cold for a Crowd.
II was not good football weather be-
ing much too cold for the players 10
feel comfortable even during the hot
playing and as for the crowd. only a
football crank could be expected To
brave two degrees below zero. To watch
"A football game. no matter how anx-
ious the general public might be to see
Butte yanquish her old-time Zoe.
About 500 enthusiasts. however, stood
on the bleachers and about the grounds
and cheered the home team On 10 vic
tory between stamping their feet and
whipping themselves to stand of the
cold. At times enthusiasm IAN high
and when Butte went over Reliance :
lire for "A touchdown. The 800 benumbed
spectators went wild with joy and set
up tumult that would have caused
one who could have heard, but not seen.
to have thought the number of roo,crs
contributing to il was several times
as great as IT was. Among the number
VINO Witnessed the crownlng triumph
of the Butte kickers were perhaps two
dozen ladies who shivered and shook
but whose enthusiasm was too much
for the frost and they brnvely stayed
il out and joined in applauding the bril-
liant plays. There was not much color
Ia the scene. the crowd what there
was Of it-present. apparently thinking
they were showing loyalty enough by
going az all without stopping tn deck
themselves out with ribbons. IL WAS
also too cold to indulge IN blowing
horns and other forms ~ venting Ell
jhusiasnI common 10 the galia or In
fact Ia 10 anything but ny aIi keep
warm. and as "A result th" customary
aspect ~ the football crowd was en-
tirely lacking.
II was n Superior Game.
The game. though far less exciting
and much slower than mat Of Thanks
giving day. was superior to the former
one in many respects. hc Improvement
Of Reliance making il exceedingly close.
1t il doubtful IL two football teams
were ever more evenly matched than
were Butte and Reliance yesterday and
IL Is certain that among all the fierce
contests that have t,'u ~agrd On the
gridiron at AthlctlC park none have
been harder fought nr won more nearly
pn their merits than HuE HrSiclday'F
game 1ud the tieinE a' thu scurr viii
, Reliance, each team Aailns A2N MoA