The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-19
STORMS CUT NO FIGURE
Football Men Practice Despite
Rain and Snow.
EVERYBODY is CONFIDENT
Not q Single Man Jack of Them Fear
Dcseat-A Few Predictions by Local
Experts About tbs Big GENES
in the East To-Day.

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ing or two considerably hampered the
hoys ~, Tho ,o..t ,o,a, I'm ,ha,r D,,c
-
tice. Inc reaiizauon' however tha'
Butte has secured the services Of sew
eral old players made the boys turn out
o. ,h.,r ,,ah,,v vorL a..,.,
'"i '"" "'e""' WIN ~"
arrangement are ABOUT all complete
for the struggle on Thanksgiving day.
A Inference tho two manax-
-,
e'e he" sS'ei""S esu''e" "
the selection of w. +. Nor
ley and Fred faeger as officials.
and the announcement OF these names
Will cause great satisfaction among he
cranks. Mr.. Morley's clear-cut. decis-
I've work OF last spring led to his I'M
mediate choice as one OF the officers Tor
this game, and the experience OF Mr..
Yaeger places him as a worthy asso-
ciate.
Betting In the local pool rooms shows
neither team a favorite. although sever
al Butte fanciers have offered 10 to Z
without any enthusiastic Anaconda
money is as vet i'm sight. as the specu-
lators are waiting for a final %announce-
ment OF the line-ups. II is now known
that 'BiI' Slater will play with Butte,
and rumor has Il that Mahoney and
Dygert NAV be seen on the field that
day. II such be the case. then Butte
viii have a decided advantage, but
these reports have not discouraged Cap
tain divers men. They are determin-
ed that no one will have cause to COM
plain of the work done by them.
Though they may be defeated, they'll
quit only at the sound of the whistle.
1t IS not definitely known whether or
not Searight will be able to line up with
his old colleagues. Inman is at present
filling the place and his work Is very
satisfactory. 1t may b. that La Fon-
tise will be called back from tackle and
one OF the reserves placed there. In
fact, the final makeup OF the team is
very much in doubt.
Never before have the boys felt the
support of the fans as they do now.
The granting Of a 81 round trip rate
over the h.. A. Il p. will doubtless
cause more to attend than otherwise
would. Tickets to the game are now on
sale. and the members of the team hops
that those intending to go will purchase
tickets early. as a large preliminary ex-
pense has been incurred.
In speaking or the big Eastern games
that are 10 come on to-day. one or the
iocai footbaii men made a Few remarks
iast evening mat VIII De read with IN
terest by the football-loving public. He
Two or the main matches OF the
year are 10 De played to-day. Yale
meets harvard ana tne Ilgers go
against the Dlue ana red OF Pennsyi-
wanna ror the nrst time IN several
years Harvard mas put orward a team
tnat IN n creuit 10 tne crimson. Al
though sne won from fennsyiVania py
a scare OF III 10 U only TWO weeks ago.
she may. ana probably Will ma her
WORK cut OUT py faie. In al places
nut AT tackle harvard probably out
classes her opponent' but the sons OF
Ola I'll are SO strong at those positions
ina, Dipolee ; runs may De Impossible,
III the cambridge tackles nave learned
tne lesson OF low aggressive paying
harvard shouIu win oy ABOUT Two
VI otherwise' the wearers
OF the piue can carry on the PAIN by
a very narrow margin.
"The frlnceton game ls
equaiiy a matter OF CONJECTURE taken
IN the ight OF comparative scores the
men from Jersey ought 10 win; put stu
dents or me game know that sucn a
metnOd IL liaDle TO leau one VIDE OF the