The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
THE GAME At MISSOULA..
Local Football Team Will Leave
To-Day.
HOW THE PLAYERS SHOWUP
Much Interest Centers In To-Day's Con-
tsst-Ths Thanksgiving Day Game
With Butte Definitely Arranged.
Football Gossip.

The members Of the Anaconda foot
ball team will leave this morning for
Missoula. where they will meet the
eleven Of the University Of Montana in
a match game. The boys are all in fine
fettle and are confident Of winning.
despite the great changes in the ioca!
lineup. oliver. Mcmillan and Ariett
will not play. and thus the old stone
wall OF defense will be broken up, but
q vigorous patching has served to de-
velop some excellent substitutes.
The boys realize that the ~collegians
are able to put up a stiff game and are
preparing for some trick plays as well.
Coach Starlight Of the u. OF NJ, who
Ia also left half. Is known as one of the
best developers of intricate formations
In the business. The Anaconda line
men will average a little heavier than
their opponents. but this is in a meas
ure counterbalanced by Missoula's
heavier backs.
The return of Left End Fitzpatrick
from an extended Eastern trip will
greatly strengthen the left side of the
line. His ~neighbor on the right, John
Lafontise. is truly Anaconda's pride.
Whether at back. end or tackle he has
always been as sure as a bullet. John
Harrington at left guard was out of
the game last season through pressing
business engagements, but followers of
the game will remember his clever
blocks and tackles of former seasons.
At center is an entirely new man. j. T.
Rentz. He was discovered by George
Mcmillan wandering through the cal
cine smoke of the upper works. but
from his practice he has evidently
found his home at the pivotal point of
the line. Rentz' righthand neighbor Is
also a new mar Big Sullivan of the
old baseball team has been urged to I'LL
the place. His inexperience will doubt
less count against him, but great things
are expected of him before the team
meets Butte. Alex Thierkauf at right
tackle Is an older brother Of Gus. and
football ability evidently runs in the
family. He can be relied upon to do
his work well n to keep his %opponents
guessing. The position al right end is
as yet an unsolved problem. Joe De-
zell. the crack bicycle rider, and Ernest
Baguier are the candidates. At the
present time IL looks as though both
will play q part Of the game. Dezell is
a man OF some experience. but lacks the
strength and speed of Baguier. The
latter Is a new man, strong and active.
He Will doubtless eventually be a star.
But back of the line Anaconda is
weaker han ever before, unless, as
some believe, the new men will do bet
ter than the wise ones think. Baby
Patsy Is the same steady, earnest quar-
ter as Of old, but he will only have Jus
Thierkauf of the old back field left.
The quarter back will direct the play
and call the signals. McHale at full
Is n OF the new recruits. He shows
wondrous speed and grit. but fails to
hold the ball. For a new man, he picks
an opening well and all hope that the
A~atfnpannt 90 49, $500 ..ar "a.
him. O'Meara will play right half and
his brief experience in The past should
help him some to-day. He goes low at
the line and does not die easily, but
falls to take advantage of an opening.
Doubtless the major portion of the back
field work will devolve upon Thierkauf.
He is easily equal to the occasion. He
Is n OF the quickest starting backs
ever seen here, and he will gain yards
when others would quit. He. probably
more thar any other. will have to be
the ~steadying influence of the team. Ar
lett and Mcmillan will accompany the
team and act as officials.
The Thanksgiving game with Butte
is definitely arranged. Manager by.
CERT has accepted the proposition of
Manager Arlett, and now the boys are
working tooth and nail to build up a
winning team. AS yet the place of the
game has not been determined. blu,
within a week the matter will be set
tied. A great deal Of money is already
up on the outcome. and one enthusiastic
Butte supporter has placed $500 against
$3.50 that Butte wins. Only one game
will be played between the two teams. |
and necessarily the outcome OF that will
be watched with increasing interest.
1t il rumored that one or two of Dead |
woods best players are still in Butte |
n practicing with the team. A great |
deal Is also heard in Anaconda about |
new blood, and every indication would
point to such football as has never been